Program Overview

Participants

The I-35 Capital Area Improvement Program is a community-driven effort that includes local, state and federal agencies, as well as the public and community stakeholders throughout the three-county study area. Partners include:

• Senator Kirk Watson, Chair Rider 42 Work Group
• Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
• Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
• City of Austin
• City of Pflugerville
• City of Round Rock
• Federal Highway Administration
• Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties
• Texas Department of Transportation
• Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Austin Chamber of Commerce

Additional partners will be included in the process as the project expands further into Hays and Williamson Counties.

Open House Events

A series of open house events were hosted throughout the program area to gather input and feedback from the community. At these open house events, participants were asked to provide problem areas and possible solutions, as well as comment on preliminary concepts developed by the consultant team. Following are the dates and locations of the open house events held as part of this program:

• September 28, 2011 – Parmer Events Center
• November 17, 2011 – Austin Energy’s Town Lake Center
• May 17, 2012 – Austin Energy’s Town Lake Center
• September 25, 2012 – First United Methodist Church
• September 27, 2012 – Buda United Methodist Church
• October 29, 2012 – Austin Energy’s Town Lake Center
• April 2, 2013 – Travis County Community Center in Pflugerville
• April 3, 2013 – Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Culture Center
• April 4, 2013 – Manchaca United Methodist Church
• June 25, 2013 – Akins High School
• June 26, 2013 – First United Methodist Church
• June 27, 2013 – Kealing Middle School

Downtown Stakeholder Meetings

In addition to hosting open house events, the program team has met with adjacent communities and stakeholders to solicit their thoughts on the project. To schedule a meeting with the program team, send an email to info@mobility35.org.