AUSTIN | Transportation Updates - Page 490

electricron · #**9781** Posted **Mar 4, 2025, 4:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Riverranchdrone

I agree with this statement. The only big city that I can think of that doesn't have a train to the airport in Las Vegas. That might have changed since its been over a decade since I have been there. When I drove for Lyft, the airport to downtown route was the most popular and profitable route. There are Uber and Lyft drivers coming from Houston that just drive people from the airport to downtown. Imagine all the cars that could be removed by having a train to the airport.

We wouldn't have to look far. DART's Orange Line to DFW travels to downtown Dallas. Let's look at its ridership data from FY 21
https://dartorgcmsblob.dart.org/prod/doc...eferencebookmar22.pdf?sfvrsn=f25bb030_12
DFW Airport Average Weekday 893, average Sat 547, Average Sun 587

That's less than 900 riders per day boarding and alighting at DFW Airport.
It moves over 69 million passengers per year, or over 189 thousand passengers per day. That's not including the workers who work at DFW and are not considered passengers. So about 0.47% passengers use the train to reach DFW. So over 99.5% get to the airport using something other than a train.

gillynova · #**9782** Posted **Mar 4, 2025, 4:46 PM**

What about Love Field? Is there anything connected to that

electricron · #**9783** Posted **Mar 4, 2025, 5:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by gillynova

What about Love Field? Is there anything connected to that

Love Field has a shuttle bus called Love Link from Inwood/Love Field Station that services both the Orange and Green Lines. Not every one embarking and alighting at Inwood/Love Field takes the shuttle bus. In FY 21 Inwood/Love Field Station weekday ridership was 1507. Weekend ridership was less.
Since the shuttle bus service is free between the train station and Love Field, little ridership data is published.

The point I am trying to make is that having a train service doesn't automatically decrease parking requirements at the airport. Having one less parking space requirement at the airprot for 200 passengers on average will not affect traffic much.

gillynova · #**9784** Posted **Mar 4, 2025, 5:07 PM**

I35 North

CarlosSi · #**9785** Posted **Mar 10, 2025, 5:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by gillynova

I35 North

Incredibly narrow. Lose a tire and you're going to bang into someone! Wish they could've found a way to widen the highway first before forcing all traffic each way into a fraction of the existing highway. That section of 35 isn't fun and I've occasionally avoided it.

enragedcamel · #**9786** Posted **Mar 11, 2025, 10:24 AM**

"Not fun" is going to describe huge sections of I-35 for the next decade, assuming no delays.

drummer · #**9787** Posted **Mar 11, 2025, 1:39 PM**

The next "decade" is optimistic for major transportation projects in the Austin area...

Croon · #**9788** Posted **Mar 11, 2025, 8:51 PM**

35 is becoming a real chore especially between Wells Branch and 183 flyovers. Narrowed lanes, rough entry and exit ramps, sometimes short entry lanes that less skilled drivers don't know how to deal with it. 3 weeks ago SB near Yager as that final real freezing cold front came in amid drizzle, a multi-car pile up with several injured and a car trapped under an 18 wheeler. This past Saturday around Noon a wreck in the left lane on SB 35 at Yager snarled traffic - truck rear-ended someone else. And this Monday morning around 7am SB 35 at Braker a multi-vehicle involving a truck caused injuries and snarled SB traffic behind the wreck and those who ended up on SB frontage approaching Braker and after Braker...and a lot of people ended up on Lamar from Parmer going south to reroute their commutes. Improvements from 290E to SH45 in Round Rock on the 35 corridor are expected through 2029. What a headache for commuters and random wrecks anytime causing havoc. It will be miserable for those across private and public sectors being called back to the office full-time.

Jdawgboy · #**9789** Posted **Mar 12, 2025, 1:08 AM**

I'm glad I live on the Southside.

ATX2030 · #**9790** Posted **Mar 12, 2025, 7:21 PM**

How would Austin's light-rail system be any different from riding the bus?

KUT 90.5 | By Nathan Bernier
Published March 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM CDT
Updated March 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM CDT

https://www.kut.org/transportation/2025-...system-project-connect-capital-metro-bus

Austin is planning to build its first modern light-rail system, if the plans — dubbed Project Connect — can survive legal and political challenges.

But what exactly is light-rail? How would riding Austin’s system be any different than taking the bus or the existing Red Line commuter rail? And why does it cost so much?

Let's answer those questions.....

gillynova · #**9791** Posted **Mar 13, 2025, 3:27 PM**

I'm glad I live in the south side too but it's always a trek just to go to an Asian grocery store or get Asian food... Need us to have an H Mart down here

chinchaaa · #**9792** Posted **Mar 13, 2025, 4:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by gillynova

I'm glad I live in the south side too but it's always a trek just to go to an Asian grocery store or get Asian food... Need us to have an H Mart down here

we have to be close to getting one! two hmarts, hanyang, 99 ranch, etc. in the north and nothing down here? sounds like a business opportunity.

Jdawgboy · #**9793** Posted **Mar 13, 2025, 5:46 PM**

I agree, we need Asian markets south. There are a couple of small stores here and there but that's it. At least we have a Daiso!

Sigaven · #**9794** Posted **Mar 13, 2025, 7:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by gillynova

I'm glad I live in the south side too but it's always a trek just to go to an Asian grocery store or get Asian food... Need us to have an H Mart down here

Jealous that you have 888 though. I will drive 40 minutes round trip just to order some takeout on a friday night lol.

paul78701 · #**9795** Posted **Mar 14, 2025, 1:23 PM**

I seem to recall Fiesta having a good selection of Asian groceries. (I haven't stepped foot in one in probably ten years though. So I don't know if that's still the case.) I know it's not comparable to H Mart or whatnot, but it could be worth checking out.

Mopacs · #**9796** Posted **Mar 15, 2025, 3:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Croon

35 is becoming a real chore especially between Wells Branch and 183 flyovers. Narrowed lanes, rough entry and exit ramps, sometimes short entry lanes that less skilled drivers don't know how to deal with it. 3 weeks ago SB near Yager as that final real freezing cold front came in amid drizzle, a multi-car pile up with several injured and a car trapped under an 18 wheeler. This past Saturday around Noon a wreck in the left lane on SB 35 at Yager snarled traffic - truck rear-ended someone else. And this Monday morning around 7am SB 35 at Braker a multi-vehicle involving a truck caused injuries and snarled SB traffic behind the wreck and those who ended up on SB frontage approaching Braker and after Braker...and a lot of people ended up on Lamar from Parmer going south to reroute their commutes. Improvements from 290E to SH45 in Round Rock on the 35 corridor are expected through 2029. What a headache for commuters and random wrecks anytime causing havoc. It will be miserable for those across private and public sectors being called back to the office full-time.

And look what happened just a few days later, a horrific 17 car/truck pileup!