Public Notice: Connecting with Project Connect

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

"...round of public input sessions on the Orange and Blue line projects, the two light rail lines that will..."

July 9, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...Project Connect was pitched to voters in 2020 as a..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Project Connect's Blue Line to Connect Austin Airport to Downtown

Cap Metro moves forward with high-capacity transit plan

"...After a Monday, May 20, Blue Line open house, Capital Metro's dreams of operating a..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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

Diving into the plan

"...The Project Connect system plan and "initial investment" – the latter..."

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

New Transit Agency Takes Command of Project Connect

Let's get rolling!

"...from election night – the resounding victory of the Project Connect transit plan – has been quietly nurtured through..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Transit Partnership Needs Your Input as Project Connect Enters Its Trade-Offs Era

Turn this train around

"...since May 2022. In the years since voters approved Project Con­nect, ATP revealed exciting ideas to Austin­ites, such as..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Project Connect Unveils Cap Metro's Orange Line

The first route in a high-capacity transit plan

"...More than 100 Austinites attended Cap­it­al Metro's come-as-you-please Orange Line information session on Monday, April 8. The proposed line..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Who Will Guide Project Connect Into the Station?

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

"...validation of what a big deal and success story Project Connect has become. But he will indeed need to..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Project Connect Maps Unveiled

Making rail a reality

"...a sweaty Central Library space to take in five Project Connect rail design options during a March 21 open..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Opinion: We Deserve Project Connect

The executive director of Transit Forward makes the case for the city's ambitious public transportation expansion

"...Luckily Austin voters overwhelmingly passed Project Connect in 2020, so this way is coming with..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Column by Bill McCamley

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

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...And after dramatic declines at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, rush-hour gridlock..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

What Kind of Rail Bridge Will Austin Build Across Lady Bird Lake?

Project Connect offers options for the transit expansion

"...When Project Connect’s Blue Line begins operation sometime around 2029, passengers..."

April 26, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Trade-Offs and Throughput

Oak Hill tree removal halted; Project Connect “15%” done

"...they promise? Will TxDOT really stand down on a project that's already into the construction phase? Check back in..."

Aug. 6, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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

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

"...Capital Metro has released its recommended Project Connect plan for high-capacity transit in Austin - with..."

March 6, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: The Cost of “Whatever It Takes”

Project Connect hits a patch of rough news but – so far – stays on the tracks

"...it did after voters approved the Capital Metro­Rail Red Line in 2004...."

April 15, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Moves Up Target Date for Net-Zero Emissions Goal

City emphasizes equity as it ramps up climate action

"...alone; the climate plan points to the importance of Project Connect and its major upgrades to Austin's transit system...."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

We Have an Issue: Always Be Bustling

Pride events, cultural fests, celeb sightings, and Project Connect progress fill a packed calendar

"...It's wild now to remember a time when Austin..."

June 3, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin at Large: This Train Will Leave on Time

But Project Connect's power structure bends a bit to help everyone get on board

"...90% of you have barely thought at all about Project Connect since you voted a year ago to give..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: We’re Deciding How to Decide

Project Connect team, transit stakeholders to see where Austin’s willing to cut back

"...the bold visions and pretty renderings that guyed the Project Connect referendum in 2020. We have the money we..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council Grants Early OK to Statesman Property Plan

Batcave begins

"...a high-level master plan in 2016. Insiders call the project the Statesman PUD (i.e., planned unit development, like Mueller);..."

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Cars Off Guadalupe?

Project Connect rail plan envisions a transit throughway

"...Wednesday as we went to press with this issue, Project Connect staff presented two options for how to navigate..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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

Deconstructing Project Connect’s new vision for light rail

"...The Blue Line and Orange Line are gone; what we have..."

March 24, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Automatic License Plate Readers to Return?

Plus, votes on the Statesman PUD, 12th Street plans

"...Justice Coalition, Grassroots Leadership, and the Texas Fair Defense Project) don't think Council should authorize APD to reinstate the..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City and Cap Metro Contemplate How to Make a "Real City” Transit System

Following the slow march toward a vote on a multibillion-dollar investment in public transit

"...transit authority emphasized how the plan envisioned by the Project Connect effort – with a price tag estimated at..."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Turtles, Two-Steps, and Active "Shooters"

"...now, the word "equity" remains in the "school change" project's mission statement.) For now, the board seems to have..."

May 24, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council OK's Motel Purchase to Help Homeless

Also on the dais: parks, trains, trails, diapers

"...to housing the unhoused since facilities can be brought online quickly and at a lower cost than buildings that..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin City Council Shows Surprising Interest in Upzoning

Mayor throws a curveball in advance of Monday's new Land Development Code revision report

"...city's major goals over the next 20 years (as outlined in the Austin Strategic Mobil­ity Plan) is to achieve..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City, Cap Metro Commit to “Historic” Transit Expansion Plan

Plan includes new rail lines and enhancements to the current MetroRail Red Line, MetroRapid, and MetroBus service

"...of Directors and Austin City Council unanimously adopted the Project Connect System Plan and Locally Preferred Alternatives, setting the..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

The train is here

"...and the city of Austin have unveiled their recommended Project Connect (2.0) plan for high-capacity transit in Austin –..."

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

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

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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