Naked City

"...of growth, someday soon this region will be Austin/San Antonio, the same way the neighbors to the north are..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

Postmarks

Letter to Isaac

"...Thanks so much for the coverage on the Austin-San Antonio commuter rail line ["Naked City," Vol.18, No.24]. I..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column

Page Two

Don't be afraid of State Highway 130.

"...It is time to stop talking and get the Austin-San Antonio commuter rail route going...."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...based in suburban St. Louis, showed up in San Antonio with an unsolicited performance review of VIA, San Antonio's..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...it is other forms of transportation, such as sidewalks, trails, bike facilities. And that's the way I would like..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

City Hall's Bumpy Road

Can Austin planners and the City Council ever bring an end to the local transportation wars?

"...his "smoking gun." Larsen's memo, wrote road advocate and light-rail opponent Jim Skaggs, "is just another example of planners..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Off the Beaten Track

Can Light Rail Build Livable Communities?

"...St. Louis' MetroLink light rail system photograph by Rita Debellis At the end of..."

Nov. 21, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Developing Stories: A Long Route to Go

Will we vote on urban rail in November 2010?

"...Line to open, what's the status of that other rail transit project – the Downtown streetcar once championed by..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

State LGBTQ Chambers Form First-of-Its-Kind Alliance

The new Texas LGBT Chambers of Commerce will represent Austin, Greater Houston, North Texas, and San Antonio

"...comprising the Austin, Greater Houston, North Texas, and San Antonio chambers – speaks for more than 1,000 LGBTQ-owned and..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Sound Walls Coming to MoPac

Details to be discussed at final noise-education forum this week

"...leaving room for a parallel track for the Georgetown-San Antonio commuter rail line if negotiations fail with Union Pacific...."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...If you haven't yet checked out the Austin-San Antonio Inter-Municipal Commuter Rail District's new Web site at..."

June 20, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...for adult goods anyway, an undedicated hike and bike trail with privately owned sections, and a AAA Book Store..."

July 7, 1995 News Feature

Corridor Conundrum

The Truth Is Out There on the Highway

"..."Regional Issues - Local Solutions: A Conference for the Austin-San Antonio Region." This title would seem to answer the..."

May 8, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Highly critical of a regional commuter rail district, Travis County Judge Bill Aleshire has said..."

June 5, 1998 News Feature

Seaholm: The railroad conundrum

Two pieces of long-neglected and barely salvageable railroad track along and on the Seaholm Power Plant site could hold the key to whether the city has a commuter rail system limited to North and Central Austin or one that spans the entire city.

"...Two pieces of long-neglected and barely salvageable railroad track along and on the Seaholm Power Plant site..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Miles to Go

A transportation bond package combining roads and light rail is planned for November.

"...Texas has been treated as a zero-sum contest between rail and roads, infill and sprawl, cities and suburbs. But..."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Take the A-Train

Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.

"...By the time Ross Garber discovered light rail, I was burning out on it. It may have..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...Metro's service district, and/or agreeing to participate in the Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District, which continues to push..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Alison Schulze, the new administrator for the Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District, painted a grim picture..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

One System, Multiple Modes

The map lays out the main lines of the 'multi-modal' regional transportation plans in progress

"...Regional Mobility Authority's toll-road plan and Capital Metro's proposed rail-and-bus plan are, in principle, designed to work together, and..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...started his coverage on regionalism after attending the 1997 Rail-Volution Conference in St. Louis and the 1998 Regional Issues-Local..."

July 30, 2004 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...After five years in limbo, a Central Texas regional commuter rail district is almost a reality. Commissioners in Travis..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Emory & Young Not Conservative

"...Commuter trains are coming soon to Capitol Metro if Texas..."

May 16, 1997 Column

Postmarks

Duff Gets Tough

"...last ATS-PAC meeting I heard that the new Texas commuter rail district was "not in competition" with Capitol Metro...."

June 27, 1997 Column

The Traffic Report

Rail rolls forward, but toll roads encounter slowing

"...earnest to persuade citizens to support Capital Metro's latest rail plan, local leaders on the toll road front –..."

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

Magical Mystery Tour

"...same people who demand a public vote on light rail, while barely blinking an eye at highway projects, costing..."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council: Task Lists and Wish Lists

On the agenda: Green Water Treatment Plant, Seaholm, urban rail and Austin Pets Alive!

"...wild fauna than it can swallow in Austin, San Antonio, and elsewhere, but thus far, the council seems unperturbed...."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Reinventing Airport Boulevard

Can 'form-based zoning' transform a suburban drag into walkable neighborhoods?

"...is being adopted in Denver; Miami; Portland, Ore.; San Antonio; and now in federal and state transportation planning policies..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Over a Troubled Bridge

Neighborhoods Battle Plan to Widen Lamar Bridge

"...warns that widening Lamar Bridge will also encourage more commuters to exit from MoPac onto Barton Springs Road in..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature

Our Bodies, Our Cities

Austin and Beyond

"...As for transportation, the larger questions surrounding regional commuter rail have not yet surfaced in the House or..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

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