Cars Let People Ignore Their Surroundings

"...can't appreciate Austin without a car. But people in cars don't really see Austin. They see fragments or highlights..."

May 4, 2011 Postmarks

Takeover of Walnut Creek Trail Section for Self-Driving Cars Halted

Walnut Creek vs TxDOT

"...corridor to a "principal arterial" – renamed Mobility for Connected and Automated Vehicles (MoCAV) – would pave sections of..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: Let’s Get Connected Again

What we can do now to prepare for the mobility future

"...folks, we need to get people out of their cars, now, or your grandchildren will never play outside. Nobody..."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World

Werner Herzog goes down the internet rabbit hole

"...the astonishments of technology – soccer-playing robots and self-driving cars, oh my – to its many perils, like addicted..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Our Bodies, Our Cars

Time to walk the walk on making cities healthy

"...of Public Health – on the message, "Everything is connected with everything." Frumkin said 37 states now have "no..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Too Soon?

We grade some of SXSW Interactive's boldest tech

"...Verdict: No, no, no, no, no, no, ... Connected Cars..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessica Luther

Last Train Home

This small masterpiece of documentary filmmaking offers an intimate look at the impact of China’s industrial growth.

"...platforms for a place in the packed, standing-room-only rail cars. These staggering images are returned to again and again,..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Generic Ensemble Company’s Collection

GenEnCo uses an eclectic mix of objects to explore how relics of relationships past keep us connected to love

"...– perhaps only a moment – when two hearts connected...."

Sept. 1, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

David Israel Won’t Be Commodified

Stream the Austin songwriter’s lament of reality TV love

"...contemplation of the modern American experience. “If we are connected by nothing else,” he offers in the album’s press..."

June 11, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Ray Wants to Bring Electric Car Charging Stations and Roads to Central Texas

Helping Austin travelers reach the future faster

"...a message picked up on the infotainment screens of cars heading south on MoPac: "Icy road conditions near the..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Y Not?

The battle over AMD's move to Lantana is a one-tract skirmish in a larger war over the uncertain future of Central Texas

"...even if their commutes are shorter, those 2,000 employees' cars will still dump plenty of crap onto the pavement..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Postmarks

"...If people live downtown, they won't need as many cars and parking will become less of an issue, not..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Column

Autonomous Vehicles Seek Traction in Austin

Hands off the wheel

"...The road to driverless cars has been a long and winding one. Look no..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

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

"...way to harness abundant nighttime wind power when the cars are plugged in. Some studies even envision owners powering..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...red banners, hammers and sickles, etc. Symbols not normally connected with American patriotism or peace...."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column

Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...rail lines while also trying to make room for cars. That includes plans to demolish about 12 businesses, including..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Can Architecture Provide a Blueprint for Our Post-COVID Existence?

Forge Craft Architecture's COVID Companion is a field guide to the world of the Aftertimes

"...customers are. One-way streets with just one lane for cars and one for buses, and other lanes transformed into..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips: Interurban Railway Museum, Plano

Remembering the interurban rails

"...intercity railroads operated. For nearly 50 years interurban railroads connected a large section of Texas from Denison to Waco. ..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

How Smart Is Your City?

Interactive panels dive into the data

"...in their branding. Austin's pitch early on included self-driving cars, electric fleets, and "connected corridors" along stretches of roads..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Beejoli Shah

Sidewalk Fail!

"...foot, first you have to walk next to parked cars that take up half the sidewalk, then you run..."

Aug. 28, 2014 Photo Gallery

Postmarks

"...a rogues' gallery of developer lobbyists, lawyers, and PACs connected to Jim Bob Moffett and Gary Bradley...."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column

End of the Line

The Short and Troubled History of Austin's Streetcar System

"...M.M. Shipe wasn't necessarily interested in streetcars; he was a developer. His Austin Rapid Transit Railway..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Suits or Citizens: Who Gets the Prime Parking?

"...car lots should be located at more remote sites connected to the terminal by shuttles, thereby freeing up all..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...take their four dogs and six boats and two cars and Grandma and Grandpa and get out on that..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

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

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

"...not all. The jury is still out on driverless cars. Will they become ubiquitous? Walking and biking on many..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Hightower Report

Bushites fail to protect troops; and Wall Street divides up the bonus booty

"...because the Cougar contract went to a small, politically connected outfit in South Carolina that had never mass-produced vehicles..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...was that there was no way for people without cars to walk away from danger. The emergency plan for..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column

Need an Intercontinental System of Bike and Walking Paths

"...was that there was no way for people without cars to walk away from danger. The emergency plan for..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Postmarks

Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?

Bikin’ down the highway

"...transportation or recreation. When not congested at rush hour, cars zip along the winding six-lane highway, where the posted..."

June 18, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...According to AAA, those who buy new cars spend an average of nearly $10,000 a year (on..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

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