Welcome

The City of Austin thanks everyone who participated in the community conversation to discuss changes to Burrell Drive in the Wooten neighborhood. The City of Austin has reviewed the responses and is moving forward with the proposal, with modifications based on feedback. 

A full report of all feedback received is available here.  

Construction Update

The first phase of the Burrell Drive Project is now complete to include the following components: 

• The centerline has been reinstalled along Burrell Drive between Wooten Drive and Weyford Drive 
• Dale Drive has been converted from a one-way into a two-way street 

The second phase will begin in November with crews focusing on concrete and asphalt work as follows. 

• A new shared use pathway behind the south curb of Wooten Drive between Burrell Drive and Wooten Elementary School to support safer routes to school 
• Curb bulb outs at Anderson Lane, Wooten Drive, and Ohlen Road for the in-street trail connection 
• Pavement markings (two white lines) will be placed between Anderson Lane and Wooten Drive to define the travel lane and to set up space for the new corner construction at Anderson Lane and Wooten Drive. On street parking will be permitted on the east curb during this phase of work.
• A new concrete pedestrian island will be installed on Dale Drive between Burrell Drive and Lazy Lane 
• Asphalt speed cushions will be installed on Burrell Drive between Wooten Drive and Weyford Drive 

The construction timeline is dependent on weather or any other unforeseen delays.

Project Scope Map

Changes based on feedback 

• Speed cushions will be installed in the first phase of the project. 

• Dale Drive will be converted to two-way traffic to better support neighborhood circulation. 
• A new pedestrian crossing will be installed on Dale Drive to help keep speeds low and support improved access to the park, playground and recreational sports fields.  
• A shared use pathway will connect from the in-street trail on Burrell Drive to Wooten Elementary’s new campus along the south curb of Wooten Drive.  

The in-street trail (two-way bikeway) along Burrell Drive is moving forward as proposed. For a detailed drawing of the planned changes, please click on the picture below:

This project is a critical segment along the Red Line Parkway alignment. The map below describes the various segment of this trail system and where the Burrell project fits.  

About Burrell Drive

Burrell Drive is a two-lane residential street through the heart of the Wooten neighborhood, connecting residents to local schools, parks, churches and nearby restaurant, retail and grocery destinations along Anderson Lane to the south and across US 183 to the north via Ohlen Road. Burrell Drive is also parallel to the Red Line Parkway, a 32-mile urban trail that is planned and built in segments that generally follow the CapMetro Red Line railway.  

Project Goals

MAINTAIN SAFE SPEED │ RED LINE PARKWAY CONNECTION │IMPROVE COMFORT AND ACCESS

• Keep Speed Low – Burrell Drive's posted speed limit is 30 mph except in the school zone between Anderson Lane and just north of Wooten Drive.  The goal of this project is to return average speeds to 25 mph or lower and offer that consistently across the entire extent of Burrell Drive.  

• Connect the Red Line Parkway - Efforts are underway to fund and construct segments of the Red Line Parkway north and south of Burrell Drive as shown on the map above. There are currently no plans to construct a trail along the rail right of way between Anderson Lane and Ohlen Road.  As a street that runs parallel to the planned trail alignment along this CapMetro Red Line railway, Burrell Drive creates a unique opportunity to provide a trail connection much sooner.  

• Increase comfort and access - Burrell Drive currently has a sidewalk on one side and no bicycle facilities. People on bikes and people driving currently share the general travel lane. Sharing space on streets with higher speeds has been found to be generally uncomfortable for most Austinites, especially those who are interested in bicycling but concerned for their safety or the safety of their young children. 

• Safer routes to schools and parks - Wooten Elementary School and Wooten Park are both located just east of Burrell Drive and the Redeemer Lutheran School is located at the corner of Burrell Drive and Anderson Lane. This project seeks to support safer routes to these schools and the neighborhood park, while also maintaining vehicular access and space for queuing during morning drop off and afternoon pick up. A shared use pathway will be constructed on the south curb of Wooten Drive between Burrell Drive and Lazy Lane as part of the Safe Routes to School Program and the AISD renovations of Wooten Elementary school's campus.

Proposed Changes

For a detailed drawing of the proposed changes, please click here for a roll plot. 

Project Components:

• In-Street Trail - An in-street trail is proposed along the east curb of Burrell Drive, protected with rubber curbs. Mail and trash service would continue along the east curb as it does now. 

Burrell Drive (Anderson Lane - Ohlen Road) Existing Condition

Burrell Drive (Anderson Lane - Ohlen Road) Proposed In-Street Trail

An example of an in-street trail protected with rubber curbs

• Slower Speeds and Improved Safety - The addition of the in-street trail is expected to help keep speeds at the desired 25 mph or lower. Similar projects have shown a reduction in high-risk speeding (speeds 5 mph over the posted limit) by 90%. Overall crashes are also shown to decrease on average by 30% with similar projects in Austin.

• On-Street Parking - In order to make space for these changes, on-street parking would be modified to the west curb. Parking analysis shows that overall parking utilization does not exceed 50% of available space on any given segment of Burrell Drive and it is generally higher along the west curb than on the east curb. 

Parking analysis performed at various times of day and days of the week on Burrell Drive.

LEGEND

• Yellow: Weekday afternoon
• Green: Saturday morning
• Coral: Sunday morning
• Light Blue: Weekday evening

Implementation

The project will be installed in phases, starting this Fall, as follows: 

• Reinstallation of the speed cushions on Burrell Drive between Wooten Drive and Weyford Drive 
• Converting Dale Drive from a one-way to a two-way street 
• New Shared Use Path on Wooten Drive from Burrell Drive to the Wooten Elementary School 
• Construction of a new concrete pedestrian crossing island on Dale Drive near Wooten Park   

From this initial phase of work, corner modification will follow at Ohlen Road, Wooten Drive and Anderson Lane. This work is necessary to make space for the in-street trail. Once the corners are reconstructed, the in-street trail will be installed in the Spring of 2026.