Project Connect: Central Corridor Options

Last public workshop considers the future of high-capacity transit

"...Midway Field House on East Riverside, the Project Connect Central Corridor study team hosted the last public workshop before..."

April 18, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Sound the Alarms: Does Central Texas Need a Storm Alert System?

Austinites struck by surprise when tornadoes swept the I-35 corridor on Monday

"...swept through the greater Austin area late Monday afternoon, Central Texans took to social media to complain of yet..."

March 25, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Planning South Shore Central: The ROMA Report

2000 study of redeveloping the South Shore was a good first effort

"...Lake Waterfront Advisory Board, to study the South Shore Central area surrounding the proposed Gotham/Mirabeau condo tower and to..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Council: Passes Corridor Plan, Kills CURE

Council paves the way for a new urban makeover of the strip east of I-35

"...agenda items. Rest assured, though, that the East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan secured final approval (despite incorrect reporting on..."

May 17, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Central Library Project Update

Price tag at three times that of City Hall.

"...on the city's list of potential bond projects, the central library was the biggest, and this week the Bond..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Verde Corridor Station on Track to Open for 2024 Austin FC Season

Rooting for El Tree is going to get easier

"...busy working on the Red Line and its Verde Corridor. Perhaps the biggest news for Austin FC fans is..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Rep. Doggett Secures $2M for Central TX Mental Health Data Map

"One-stop shop" slated for clinicians, policymakers, and nonprofits to understand the landscape of mental health

"...secured $2 million in federal appropriations for the new Central Texas Community Mental Health Sur­veil­lance Collaborative, a project that..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Is Kyle’s Water Problem a Microcosm of Central Texas Drought Issues?

Straight outta water

"...a pipeline to deliver water from the Carrizo-Wilcox to Central Texas. [inset-1-left]..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Central East Austin, On the Ground

"...build on the present and historical strengths of the corridor for the creation of a dynamic entertainment/retail/housing area." The..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature

CCAG Recommends Rail Plan

Task force forwards 'Central Corridor' project to Council, Cap Metro

"...Friday afternoon, the Central Corridor Advisory Group, a 14-member committee appointed to review..."

June 13, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Council: Have Ears, Will Hear

City gets 'Central Corridor Update' from Project Connect

"...the list is a morning briefing: the Project Connect "Central Corridor Update" on urban rail plans, mainly because of..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Project Connect: It’s East Riverside and Highland

Recommendation to CCAG chooses initial corridors for rail

"...Connect made its official recommendation to Mayor Lee Leffingwell’s Central Corridor Advisory Group (CCAG), regarding the next high-capacity transit..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Post by Mac McCann

Urban Rail: Which Way to Connect?

Project Connect recommends a rail corridor – and transit advocates board opposing trains

"...On Friday, Dec. 6, the Central Corridor Advisory Group, appointed by Mayor Lee Leffingwell to..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

Can Project Connect Connect?

Advisory group receives preferred corridor recommendation

"...Alternative” recommendation for urban rail to Mayor Lee Leffingwell’s Central Corridor Advisory Group. It runs from Highland on the..."

May 6, 2014 News Post by Michael King

A Complex Question?

Central Park's Proposed Housing Project

"...apartment project on state-owned land in the heart of Central Austin...."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Project Connect Accelerates

As decisions near, controversy dogs urban rail plan

"...On Friday, June 13, the Central Corridor Advisory Group, a 16-member city advisory group on..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads

Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote

"...little less than half of Project Connect's $1.38 billion Central Corridor Urban Rail project (aka the "Locally Preferred Alternative")...."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

How Do You Get From Here ... to Here?

The Austin transit system plan has vision but little consensus

"...to plan, the future course of mass transit in Central Texas will be decided within the next two weeks...."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive

City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide

"...developments, and regulating ordinances all aimed at redeveloping the corridor to be less of a highway from Downtown to..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Here Comes the Neighborhood

Capital Metro, City Hall, and Eastside neighbors come together to share their hopes -- and fears -- for the Saltillo corridor.

"...of the signs that this was once a railroad corridor are long gone. On one block, a stack of..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Bedfellows Getting Strange

Urban rail project slammed from opposite wings

"...with a brief letter of his own to the Central Corridor Advisory Group, the task force appointed by Mayor..."

June 9, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Project Connect Draws a Line

Group makes official recommendation to Mayor Leffingwell

"...– made its official recommendation to Mayor Lee Leffingwell's Central Corridor Advis­ory Group regarding the proposed next high-capacity transit..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

Can Project Connect Connect?

Advisory group receives preferred corridor recommendation

"...Alternative recommendation for urban rail to Mayor Lee Leffingwell's Central Corridor Advisory Group (CCAG). It would run from Highland..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

November Calling: PACs Form on Rail Vote

Groups organizing for and against potential bond proposition

"...and inspires the energy to improve transportation options in Central Texas.”..."

April 8, 2014 News Post by Mac McCann

Council on Transportation: Pondering the Bond

On Aug. 7, Council will discuss putting a $1 billion bond proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot

"...by the Project Connect team and recommended by the Central Corridor Advisory Group and then endorsed by Council and..."

Aug. 1, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Votes Pending: The Case for Connect

Cap Metro board endorses initial rail route

"...Metro board member John Lang­more, who served on the Central Corridor Advisory Group, says he's also very confident in..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

AURA Begs to Differ

Rail advocates insist they don’t advocate ‘Guadalupe/Lamar’ Only

"...Project Connect “Locally Preferred Option” recommendations to last Friday’s Central Corridor Advisory Group meeting, followed by reactions from the..."

May 6, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: More Connected Than Thou

Multimodal objections to a multimodal project

"...about where we were at this time for the Central Health district tax vote in 2012, and that won..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'

"...AC: Do you have an opinion on Central Corridor (the Highland route) vs. Lamar/Guadalupe, or bridge vs...."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Project Connect Nears Rail Route Decision

Recommendation first step toward next year's bond election

"...will present its first formal recommendation for which Austin sub-corridor to prioritize to receive light rail. In due course,..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

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