WHO WE ARE
FUNDING A breakdown of where our funding comes from and how it is used:
The Public Works Department designs, manages and inspects capital improvement projects; promotes active transportation; plans and builds sidewalks and urban trails; partners with communities to bring improvements to neighborhoods; and maintains the City’s network of trails, roadways, sidewalks and bridges.
SOURCES OF FUNDS [ TOTAL SPENDING BY TYPE ]
USES OF FUNDS [ A BREAKDOWN OF THE SOURCES OF FUNDS ] Street Preventative Maintenance 26 %
69 %
Transportation Fund
Minor Construction and Repair
Capital Project Management Fund 29 %
Bridges, Right of Way, Sidewalks and Infrastructure
2%
Child Safety Fund
12 %
Transfers and Citywide Requirements
8% 22 %
Support Services
9%
Capital Projects Delivery
21 %
MILLION SQUARE FEET Downtown Sidewalks Cleaned
Roadway Obstructions Removed
2%
Child Safety
BUILD + MAINTAIN Throughout the year andTraffic around the clock, our professionalMILLION and technically SQUARE FEETskilled staff Water Recovered During Calming Sidewalks Roadway Sidewalk Cleaning keeps Austin’s roadways, bridges and trails safe and in goodDowntown repair. We also install and Obstructions repair Devices Installed Cleaned Removed Operations sidewalks, prioritizing work in accordance with the Council-approved Sidewalk Master Plan.
ADA Curb Ramps Constructed
MILLION SQUARE FEET Downtown Sidewalks Cleaned
Roadway Obstructions Removed
58 %
Street Repair
15 %
Utility Excavation Repair
8%
Right-of-Way ADA Maintenance Curb Ramps
2%
Bridge Maintenance
2014 STATE OF THE STREETS [ SURFACE CONDITIONS IN AUSTIN ]
GOOD 31 %
[ BY SPONSOR DEPARTMENT ]
$30,816,679
ADA COMPLIANT SIDEWALKS INSTALLED [ MEASURED IN LINEAR FEET ]
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FAIR 29 %
TOTAL SPENDING TOTAL SPENDING [ BY SPONSOR DEPARTMENT [ TOTAL BY SPONSOR DEPARTMENT ]] SPENDING
Constructed
TOTAL SPENDING
We work with over 19 City departments ADA and manage capital inspect Curb Ramps improvement projects ranging from iconic, Constructed complex projects such as the New Central Library and Boardwalk Trail, to smaller scale street reconstruction, park improvements and water projects. Our engineers, project managers and inspectors bring quality, cost efficient improvements to Austin.
Traffic Calming to design, Devices Installed
Operations
17 %
Traffic Calming Devices Installed
DESIGN + DELIVER
STREET + BRIDGE OPERATIONS [ TOTAL SPENDING BY TYPE ] Street Water Preventative Recovered During Maintenance Sidewalk Cleaning
Water Recovered During Sidewalk Cleaning Operations
Constructed to fill gaps
29,156
Repaired or replaced
41,023
TOTAL
70,179
EXCELLENT 20 %
POOR 13 % VERY POOR 8%
100 % Roadway emergencies addressed within 24 hours
PARD PARD
44%%
17 %
17 % Austin
100 % Potholes filled within 72 hours of reporting
AWU AWU
4545%%
Public
AVIATION AVIATION
12 % % 12
WPD WPD
PWD PWD
OTHER OTHER
1414 %%
10 10 % %
15 15%%
Resource
Recovery, Austin
6%
6% Library, Austin
Austin Public Emergency Library, Austin Recovery, Austin Transportation, MedicalResource Services, Financial Services, Transportation, Emergency Medical Services, Financial Services, Health + Human Services, Neighborhood Housing + Community Health + HumanPlanning Services, Neighborhood Housing + Community Development, + Development Review Development, Planning + Development Review
TOTAL SPENDING
TOTAL SPENDING
$360,570,679
$360,570,679
DESIGN + DELIVER
CONTINUED
EMPOWER NEIGHBORHOODS, BUILD COMMUNITY
Total Spent on Capital Projects
Total Construction Value of Capital Projects Portfolio
Projects Designed
Construction Value of In-House Designed Projects
Number of Projects Managed
Asbestos and Lead-Based Paint Work Requests Completed
Developed Plans Reviewed
Requests for Surveying Services
Total Value of Projects
Projects Inspected
Value of Construction Inspected
Projects Awarded Funding
Average Project Management cost
Average Inspection cost
As a % of Total Project Cost
Our award-winning Neighborhood Partnering Program assists neighborhood groups in developing, resourcing and executing small- to medium-sized improvement projects in the City’s right of way or on City-owned property. Cost sharing can be achieved through cash contributions, in-kind contributions or donated labor (sweatequity).
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As a % of Total Project Cost
Total Value of Projects
Volunteer Pledged Total ValueHours of Projects
Projects Awarded Funding
78704 78722 78723 78727 78731 78745 78749 78756 78757
Volunteer Hours Pledged
DEVELOP CONNECTED GREENWAYS Our Urban Trails Program works closely with neighborhoods, fellow departments and elected officials to plan and build the best, most environmentally conscious urban trail system that Austin can offer.
Value of Community Contribution
Urban Trails Master Plan Approved by Council
City Contribution
New Urban Trails Completed
KIDS + SAFETY
CHILD SAFETY FUND REVENUE
[ 47% OF THE REVENUE IS BROUGHT IN FROM DRIVING VIOLATIONS IN SCHOOL ZONES ]
Our Safe Routes to School program helps Austin’s children travel safely to school by educating students on pedestrian and bicycle safety and providing crossing guards at crucial intersections. We also partner with schools to encourage more active transportation through events, programming and educational initiatives.
$798,316
CROSSING GUARDS Total Supervisors
216 7
Supervisor Assistants Participating Districts
14 7
Participating Schools
101
$932,999
$932,999
Students trained in safe streetEngaged trained in safe street Engaged in Safe to Routes to Students trained in safe street .Students . . . . . 216 Engaged in Safe Routes to Revenues received from driving ............ . 216 Revenues received from driving in Safe Routes . . . . . . . .216 Revenues received from driving crossing, bicyclesafe safety, School safe School crossing, bicycle safety, safe School initial planning bicycle safety, initial planning violations inzones school zones violations in school initial planning violations in zones school ... .. . . . . 07 . . . . . crossing, 07 .. . .. ... .. . ..07 bus riding safe fundamentals, safe bus riding busfundamentals, riding fundamentals, safe . . .rail . . . and . 14rail ................ .14 . . . . . . .14 rail train procedures train procedures and trainand procedures . . . . . 101 .. .. . .. .. . .. 101 . .. .. .. .. . .101 ..... .. ... .. . .. ... ..07 . .. .. .. . . 07
07
$798,316
Total Revenue Received for Child Safety Fund in FY 2014
Revenues Received from Driving Violations in School Zones
TOTAL SPENDING
$1,731,315