A carless drag could be the future of transit near UT’s campus

As the population in Texas grows, infrastructure is changing with it, including a multibillion-dollar Project Connect transit plan in Austin.

PUBLISHED 3:11 PM CDT Jun. 23, 2022transit plan in Austin. One of the latest proposals allows for no vehicles to use the drag near UT Austin’s campus.

The space would be considered a transit mall with the light rail Orange Line, buses, pedestrians and cyclists occupying the lanes, but no cars. , the drag is the area between MLK and 27th Street along the Guadalupe. Both the Orange and Blue Line will use the tracks along the drag. “The drag is one of the iconic spaces in our city, and it also happens to be one of the busiest. We’re trying to design the drag to both, move as many people through the drag as possible, but also accommodate all the people that are actually activating the space,” said Mullan. Image of the drag option. “Austin voters were promised more transit options when we approved Project Connect. We didn’t expect to lose any options.

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