Public Works Department | 2014 Year in Review

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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).

................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. .................

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


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