1. Introduction The Austin metro area is one of the fastest growing in the country – State Highway 130; easing the pressure – Study of Sections 5-6 How GTG is going to help – The environment, the people, and the money. Solutions for everyone

2. Purpose GTG will identify a route for sections 5 and 6 of SH130 based on:  Economic  The shortest feasible route  Environmental  That would bypass the most environmentally sensitive areas  Social  That would disturb the fewest culturally sensitive areas

3. Scope

4. Methodology Create base map Digitize segments 1-4 Determine preexisting concerns Manifold Excel and/or Access UTM Zone 14 (NAD 83)

5. Methodology Create routes Assign values to route segments Create compromised route

6. Implications Detailed maps Community/government compromise

7. Data Sources Data and Sources Base GIS Files- Texas Natural Resource Information System (TNRIS) http://www.tnris.state.tx.us/digital.htm Base GIS Files- Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) http://www.capcog.org/Information_Clearinghouse/Geospatial_main.asp#roads Background Information and Overview- Lone Star Infrastructure http://www.sh130.com/ Landsat 7 Imagery- Texas Synergy http://synergy2.csr.utexas.edu/website/LandsatLocator/viewer.htm

8. Data Sources Traffic Records- City of Austin Personal Inquiry and Interviews for Data on Traffic Fuel Consumption Statistics- United States Census Bureau and Texas Transportation Institute http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/ Travel Time Information- E Podunk http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/incomeCommute.php?locIndex=26118 Urban Planning Information and Data- Envision Central Texas http://www.envisioncentraltexas.org/resources.php Statistical Information – Time Magazine online archive December 6, 2004 http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,832224,00.html Types of Community Impacts - Joseph C. Gorney http://mather.ar.utexas.edu/cadlab/handyweb/joe.html

9. Budget

10. TimeLine Week/Date6-Feb13-Feb20-Feb27-Feb6-March20-March27-March3-April10-April17-April24-April1-May Website Development Data Collection Data Analysis Data Processing Data Interpretation Final Deliverables

11. Final report Poster Web Site CD

12. Conclusion: Final Planning of SH-130 Segments 1-4 are scheduled to open in 2007 – preliminary studies have started for segments 5-6. Placement and funding for 5-6 are controversial – citizens need to voice their concerns in intelligent dialogue with government. This study will produce viable options for the placement of the highway.

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