Council delays support for Travis County Active Transportation Plan, requests county briefing in Manor

At the meeting, the Manor City Council considered a county request for a municipal letter of support for the Travis County Active Transportation Plan 2050. Council members uniformly asked for more detail before signing.

Staff said the county requested a letter as part of a grant application and the deadline was near. Several council members and staff stressed the need to know whether the plan would address local priorities—most prominently improved connectivity across US Highway 290 and more timely transit service to Austin and local shopping centers. Concerns included:

• Lack of a public plan showing how Manor’s priorities (for example, improvements on 290 East and West) are included. • Whether the county’s advisory groups would meaningfully include Manor residents versus mostly Austin‑based stakeholders. • The need for local public engagements (town halls in Manor) so residents do not have to travel to Austin or Pflugerville to participate.

Councilwoman Wallace moved and Councilwoman Weir seconded a motion that staff request a county representative to brief the council on how Manor would be affected and return with that presentation on July 2. The motion passed 7‑0. Council members recommended staff ask the county for specific dates of public engagement opportunities within Manor and to consider editing a draft letter of support so that it includes the parts of the plan the city endorses and clarifies how residents will be engaged.

Staff and the assistant city attorney said the county’s grant application likely routes through TxDOT but that the plan is a county plan; council members asked staff to obtain the existing 2040/2045 plans for comparison and requested a written explanation of how the county intends to include Manor in advisory or stakeholder groups.