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

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

Can Project Connect Connect?

Advisory group receives preferred corridor recommendation

"...team presented its Locally Preferred Alternative recommendation for urban rail to Mayor Lee Leffingwell's Central Corridor Advisory Group (CCAG)...."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...Texas Regional Mobility Authority's toll-road system and Capital Metro's commuter-rail-and-bus proposal originate from different directions in the local political..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Shaky Railing

Three former Capital Metro board members and two former employees claim that the transportation agency attempted to put Longhorn Railway, its costly freight rail operator, out of business.

"...Is Austin in danger of losing its freight rail service? Longhorn Railroad, which has provided service to Austin-area..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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

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

"...from traffic. A train traveling over 200 miles per hour from Austin to Dallas. A car driving down I-35..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Wrong Side of the Tracks?

Light Rail May Be a Heavy Burden for East Austin

"...While light rail is being touted in some circles as the best..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer

All Roads Lead to Bergstrom

Light Rail Ignored as City Airport Planners Encourage Vehicle Use

"...already so bad now that we can't get to our homes during rush hour, what is it going to..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Pro-light rail forces appear to have the advantage, both in numbers and funding, over light rail opponents.

"...Light rail looks like a done deal. Sure, the election won't..."

Sept. 15, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Point Austin: Running in Place

On November rail vote, Leffingwell says ... not just yet

"...Well, we've kicked the can down the (rail)road again...."

June 8, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: More Connected Than Thou

Multimodal objections to a multimodal project

"...total of $1 billion – $600 million for the rail project known as Project Connect and $400 million for..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Here Comes the Train

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

"...cactus. The three-quarter-mile spur dead-ends at the Capital Metro-owned railroad tracks, punctuated there by a rustic, long-abandoned farmhouse and..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Fast Track

The Capital Area Metropolitan Organization approved Capital Metro's light rail plans; now it's up to voters.

"...make it through a rough patch of road, or rail, on Monday night, as the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What's My Line?

Tracking the Freight Rail vs.Commuter Rail Debate

"...about the information highway than about old-fashioned locomotives and railroads. And while the average Austinite may not give much..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Project Connect: Phases and Stages

Advisory group gets closer to official Council recommendation

"...Although rail remains the preferred option, planners continue to consider Bus..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Not So Hot TODs

Sputtering rail, sputtering economy – the uncertain fate of Red Line development

"...Longtime followers of the MetroRail Red Line saga may remember that the Capital Metro..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: From Frontage Road, Texas

Traffic jamming at the Urban Rail Town Hall

"...was fitting that Tuesday night's public forum on urban rail occurred in the back room of the Greater Austin..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

Hijacking high-speed rail hurts America's future

"...long trip or making the daily commute, riding the rails, without the hassles of airports and the tensions of..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: Future in the Balance

Local Prop. 1 proponents claim a fighting chance

"...Novem­ber transportation bond – local bond Proposition 1, for rail and road projects – garnered 52% support for the..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Spring Train-ing

Rob Spillar and transit advocates work toward a 2014 rail vote

"...city of Aus­tin. But his current project is urban rail. In that regard, it's been a rough few outings..."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Daily Hustle: 11/29/10

Urban rail pulls into town. Sorta.

"...to speed on various and sundry city initiatives: urban rail boosterism, the Imagine Austin comp plan, and more...."

Nov. 29, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The postponement of light rail means we should look for other forms of mass transit

"...disappointed -- that the transit authority won't mount another light-rail referendum until 2004. But rather than nod solemnly and..."

June 7, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

Council hears light rail report, questions legal fees on LCRA water deal and snorts at proposal to have new car displays in baggage claim area of airport.

"...to formally weigh in on the city's still-nascent light rail project this week, approving a resolution supporting the Capital..."

Nov. 5, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

All Aboard the Soccer Train!

Major League Soccer and urban rail take city by storm

"...also provide the missing link in a new urban rail line serving the entire Central Texas area. The train..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

UT Students Ignite Streetcar Passions

A UT forum on light rail got heavy last week

"...Rail 4 Real, a University of Texas student group advocating..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Still Waiting for the Train

Will Austin ever get a proper light rail system?

"...The folks supporting transit rail for Austin are tiptoeing back onto the stump, hoping..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Column by Michael King

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

Top 10 Most-Viewed Stories on AustinChronicle.com

Notes on our virtual relationships

"...10 stories people looked at, maybe even read, on our website is by nature reductive – it captures only..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Point Austin: The Reading Railroad

Mayor's search for rail funding earns cheap shot from 'Statesman'

"...as a city rests to a great degree on our ability to establish an efficient, multimodal, regional transit system..."

May 10, 2013 News Column by Michael King

A Lone Voice Against Cap Metro Reform Bill

Austin resident – get this – actually rides the bus!

"...give the organization greater flexibility in extending and operating rail services – to encounter too much trouble working its..."

May 5, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

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