Austin just launched its new Curb Management Plan Survey, and it’s one of the most actionable ways residents can influence how parking, sidewalks, loading zones, scooters, rideshare areas, and bike access will work across the city in 2026. The survey is open now through January 25, 2026 at www.SpeakUpAustin.org/curbmanagement.
Take the survey with a specific corridor or intersection in mind (your home block, office, favorite nightlife stretch). Concrete examples make your feedback much more useful to staff.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
The city wants direct input on how Austinites use curb space, where frustrations exist, and what changes they want in neighborhoods and business districts. You can see how this fits into the broader work of the Transportation and Public Works Department, which is coordinating enforcement, signage, and multimodal upgrades across the right-of-way. Draft recommendations arrive in April and May 2026, with the final version targeted for June; local coverage of the survey launch breaks down how city staff will use your responses.
This curb survey feeds into on-the-ground changes like new loading zones, revised parking rules, and better-marked crossings—not just long-range planning documents.
The survey window closes on January 25, 2026. Once it’s closed, your block’s curb decisions will move forward without additional public input.
WHY IT MATTERS
Parking availability, sidewalk conditions, scooter clutter, delivery congestion, and rideshare chaos are all tied to curb planning. This survey will shape policy updates across these categories and influence future mobility projects that are already outlined in the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan and the Austin Core Transportation Plan. If you care about safer walking, biking, and transit access downtown and in neighborhood hubs, the city’s Transit Enhancement Infrastructure Report and the Great Streets update show how curb decisions directly impact crosswalks, bus stops, and street life.
Skim the Great Streets and Transit Enhancement reports before you respond if you can—they’re full of diagrams that help you picture how curb changes will actually look on your block.
INSIDER INTELLIGENCE
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• The Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative, which breaks ground in 2026, is the clearest example of where curb feedback becomes real changes—wider sidewalks, protected bike lanes, and a new plaza near the Capitol. Recent reporting on the Congress Avenue redesign details how these upgrades will re-balance space between cars, people, and bikes.
• Mobility staff are using this survey to inform broader zoning and parking rule updates, including how loading zones and drop-off areas are assigned. Those changes will dovetail with neighborhood parking policies already shifting under Austin’s new RPP rules.
If you live on a residential street that already struggles with spillover parking, watch the RPP (Residential Permit Parking) changes closely—your curb could see new loading, rideshare, or paid parking designations.
• Expect the final plan to influence both new development standards and neighborhood parking programs, as well as how downtown businesses adapt to ongoing pressures covered in depth in this look at Downtown Austin’s small business crisis and relief programs.
Business owners and service workers should fill out the survey from a “day in the life” perspective—think delivery schedules, customer parking, and staff shift changes—to make sure curb rules work for both residents and local shops.
PRIMARY SOURCE LINKS
https://www.speakuptaustin.org/curbmanagement
https://www.austintexas.gov/department/transportation-and-public-works
https://www.austintexas.gov/asmp
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