We here at Austin Texas Homes want to be frank: traffic in Austin can be an issue for those with tight or inflexible schedules. An urban mobility study done by the Texas Transport Institute of Texas A&M U. ranked Austin 13th in the nation for traffic delays, amounting to 51 delay hours a year per traveler (in the year 2003). Austinites hear a lot of complaints about traffic, and it is even burlesqued in live shows such as Esther's Follies. There are ways we can get around the traffic, such as: