Trains! Tunnels! Billions! Austin Gets First Look at Proposed Transit Plan

Next steps: public input, May Council vote, November election

"...has released its recommended Project Connect plan for high-capacity transit in Austin - with light rail in the Lamar/Guadalupe/South..."

March 6, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Big, Bold, and Costly: Austin’s Makes a Third Try at Rail Transit

The train is here

"...unveiled their recommended Project Connect (2.0) plan for high-capacity transit in Austin – an investment of nearly $10 billion..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council and Cap Metro Prepare to Hand Transit Plan to Voters

City's big plan is nearing the station

"...the next-to-last stop as they steer the Project Connect transit system plan toward Election Station. At a joint meeting..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council and Staff Push and Pull Over Campsites and Transit Oriented Development

OK, how about here?

"...how to prepare for forthcoming updates to the city's Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy, in partnership with Capital Metro...."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Opinion: History Says Now Is the Time to Invest in Transit

Transformative projects like the San Antonio Riverwalk and UT Tower were forged during troubled times

"...Capital Metro's transit plan, featuring light rail along North Lamar/Guadalupe/Congress/Riverside and investments..."

June 26, 2020 Column by Chito Vela

The Making of Downtown North

The Domain may sound like just another fancy mall – but planners say it's the seed of a second Austin

"...and residential complex on what is now the near north side will start to look a lot more like..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...voters in 2020 as a complete transformation of public transit in Austin. That doesn't come cheap; those voters needed..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Solving Georgian Acres' Mobility Problem With Buses, Bikes, and Scooters

Solar-powered mobility hub planned for "transit desert"

"...Jail to Jobs are joining forces to build a transit hub in the Georgian Acres neighborhood in North Austin,..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council Moves to Ensure People Actually Live Near Project Connect Stations

What’s the point of public transit if nobody can use it?

"...near those lines and routes. More people living around transit means easier access to transit which, in theory, means..."

March 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Giving Back to Georgian Acres at New Mobility Hub

Collaborative effort led by neighborhood natives brings relief to a textbook transit desert

"...The Georgian Acres neighborhood is a textbook transit desert, caught between U.S. 183 and I-35; despite its..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Leila Saidane

From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect

Diving into the plan

"...ballot – are much larger in scope than the transit plans put to voters in 2000 (lost narrowly), 2004..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...she draws upon her own experience relying on public transit as a poor kid growing up in East Austin..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

How to Get to Q2 Stadium by Car, Bus, Rail, Bicycle, and Rideshare

"Can I park at Q2?" and other burning questions answered

"...will be parking on-site in the Southwest, East, and North Lots...."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

New Project Connect Maps Unveiled

Making rail a reality

"...Community members, Austin Transit Partnership staff, and city officials gathered in a sweaty..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

MetroRapid 101: What's a Bendy Bus?

"...a MetroRapid bus, part of the new bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Capital Metro won a $38 million federal..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: The 30% Solution

Capital Metro slow-rolls out the next draft of the rail plan

"...The basic design hasn't changed much – the north-south Orange Line goes up Lavaca, Guadalupe, and Lamar and..."

April 29, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: A Potpourri, Plus the World Cup

"...Transit Meetings for All!..."

April 8, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Connecting with Project Connect

Capital Metro announces next round of public input on Orange, Blue light rail lines

"...will form the backbone of the planned Project Connect transit system. The live virtual meetings will be held July..."

July 9, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Cap Metro Wants Its Pre-Pandemic Groove Back

Everything’s in flux with new ridership, new leadership, new routes

"...Metro, including reliability and finding ways to streamline public transit routes. The pandemic has made improving experiences like Hill's..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Chito Vela Sails to City Council

Vela wins D4 special election in a landslide

"...become the second-ever representative for the majority-Latinx district in Northeast Austin, from Windsor Park to North Lamar...."

Jan. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Crestview at the Crossroads

Near north neighborhood faces redevelopment transformation

"...might serve as a case study for the accelerating transition between old Austin and new, it is Crestview...."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...the end of Rutledge Spur Road at the far northern tip of Austin, it's hard to believe the crazy-quilt..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Urban Rail: Which Way to Connect?

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

"...that of Julie Montgomery, senior program coordinator for the Center for Health and Social Policy at the LBJ School..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

Public Notice: We Have Seen the Future, and ...

Deconstructing Project Connect’s new vision for light rail

"...Austin Transit Partnership unveiled their long-awaited transit plan revision at an..."

March 24, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Developing Stories: Compact & Connected

All aboard for Transit-Oriented Development

"...of Austin is following international best practices for planned transit-oriented development around urban transit stations. Council policy – codified..."

June 22, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Who Will Guide Project Connect Into the Station?

As leaders leave the station we look at who will drive the public transit redesign

"...seniority, took turns thanking him for accomplishing what the transit authority was created to do 37 years ago –..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads

Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote

"...San Jacinto Boulevard, up Red River to the Hancock Center, and through a tunnel at Hancock before following Airport..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Preparing for Takeoff

Plans under way for major redo of Airport Boulevard and Highland Mall

"...Highway 290, the city is hoping to create a Transit-Oriented Development out of the current Leif Johnson Ford tract..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Take the A-Train

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

"...of stories, probably close to 50,000 words about public transit in Austin and elsewhere, I hope my coverage has..."

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

1   2   3   4   5     NEXT ›    5 »