Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less

The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town

"...director of district operations for the Texas Department of Transportation. "We all understand that the state is growing by..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...for state employees. It's a million-dollar view of Downtown Austin, free to innocent trespassers...."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...A train traveling over 200 miles per hour from Austin to Dallas. A car driving down I-35 with nobody..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin Trails: New and Proposed

"...The Austin Transportation Study will consider funding the following trails this..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?

City Council mulls the "Go Big" bond in preparation for the November ballot

"...The centerpieces of the proposed Nov. 8 transportation bond – dubbed the "mobility bond" or "Go Big"..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Reconnect Austin: Part Two

It's a beautiful vision, but could it work?

"...A wistful Austin bumper sticker reads, "Visualize I-35 as a hike and..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

New Study Shows How Scooters Can Hurt

City works with CDC to analyze injuries to riders; Lege weighs in

"...A study commissioned by Austin Public Health in conjunction with the..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: High Tuition

As the centex toll plan moves forward, Austin becomes a reluctant stepchild

"...That is, to sponsor an independent analysis by outside transportation experts of CAMPO's current Central Texas toll road plan,..."

March 11, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Black and Latino Neighborhoods Face Worse Air Pollution, Study Finds

Highways, plants in East Austin fuel health inequality

"...A new study published by researchers at the Dell Medical School at..."

March 22, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The sluggish transportation beat picks up speed and energy after the election.

"...important an issue as it is, for journalists the transportation beat is notoriously dull, slow-moving, and arcane. Those of..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Neighbors Push to Limit Size of Austin Opera House Project

Traffic concerns clash with midsize venue vision at 200 Academy Dr. development

"...sticking point. The development hopes to revive the former Austin Opera House club off South Congress. While the owners..."

April 29, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Volunteers (and Smart Phones) Needed for Bicycle Study

Researchers want you to gather data for them

"...Researchers from Texas A&M’s Texas Transportation Institute and the UT Center for Transportation Research want..."

May 13, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

Austin Seeks Federal Funds for Safer Streets

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill presents an opportunity

"...All program (SS4A for short), the U.S. Dept. of Transportation opened $1 billion in funds this year – with..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Student Researchers Test New "Air" Transportation

Possible hyperloop railway may offer easier commute

"...more than three hours on the road driving to Austin from a city like Dallas or Houston. Thirty-thousand people,..."

Aug. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Victoria Mycue

CMT Can Improve Public Transportation

"...Dear Editor, While CapMetro and so-called transportation experts languish in a fantasy world where reality and..."

Aug. 9, 2008 Postmarks

Austin @ Large: Money and Power

Where Austin's city budget is concerned, the two really do go together

"...Which is too bad, even if we must respect Austin's apparent desire, expressed on so many fronts, to stay..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Pushed Out

The case of Austin's declining black population isn't so curious

"...UT-Austin's Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis has issued..."

May 27, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Transportation Planning Briefs

"...Council Chambers, 301 W. Second; see that presentation at www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=207393. The next day, they'll hold what they euphemistically call..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...The biggest stories of any year in Austin tend to unfold over weeks and months, sometimes fading..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Dis Connect

Urban rail may be going off the tracks

"...The campaign to stop Austin's next urban rail plan is under way...."

June 13, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: New (and Improved)

The new Liveable City survey confirms a community consensus on development and governing issues.

"...Last week I alluded to a new study by the all-star "quality-of-life nonprofit" Liveable City about the..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Will Austin's Silicon Hills Supply Plug-In Hybrids' Techno Entrails?

How Austin's inherent intellectual, industrial, and human resources can take charge in supplying technological guts for plug-in-hybrid electric vehicles

"...Austin may have the guts to lead the plug-in-hybrid electric..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Voters Decide Final Three Austin City Council Members

Zo Qadri, Ryan Alter, José Velásquez secure wins

"...a majority that has promised to act on increasing Austin’s housing supply with an urgency that has not existed..."

Dec. 14, 2022 News Post by Brant Bingamon

UT Releases Convention Center Study

Council to consider “alternative futures” for Southeast Downtown

"...the formal presentation of “Frameworks for Placemaking,” prepared by UT-Austin’s Center for Sustainable Development. The 295-page report, released March..."

April 1, 2019 News Post by Michael King

What Can Austin Teach Other Cities?

Preservation experts shine a spotlight on Austin

"...video cameras in hand – hoping to learn what Austin can teach other cities about growing old gracefully...."

Oct. 24, 2010 News Post by Nora Ankrum

Austin @ Large: Max on a Mission

Will Austin's turbulent climate produce a perfect storm for Max Nofziger's mayoral campaign?

"...of the season: Max Nofziger, the Voice of South Austin, has his mayoral campaign headquarters downtown, while Will Wynn,..."

March 7, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

As The Transportation Policy Turns, Latest Episode

The great Central Texas toll roads drama continues to unfold

"...The Texas Department of Transportation could not get the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Austin @ Large: Running Scared

Time waits for no one -- especially not the Downtown Austin Alliance or the Austin Music Network -- at the City Hall sausage factory.

"...the City Council could instead host programs on the Austin Music Network. What would they play? "Wipeout"? "I'm a..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Everybody suddenly wants to take credit for commuter rail.

"...that promises to be an intricate part of Texas' transportation system," Bentzin opined. (Do you think he means "integral"?)..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Reconnect Austin: Part One

The Great Depression

"...The YouTube video is displayed by advocates of "Reconnect Austin" – the proposal to send I-35 underground and unite..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

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