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 train..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Train! The Train!

What, where, when, and who on the Red Line

"...– and two years behind schedule – the MetroRail Red Line is finally set to begin service to the..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Drunk on a Train

Four friends bar crawl their way down the Capital Metro Red Line

"...the path of the Capital Metro train, aka the Red Line. Almost five hours later, we went home blitzed,..."

July 13, 2018 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

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

"...unanimously adopted the Project Connect System Plan and Locally Preferred Alternatives, setting the stage for the two entities to..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Frequency

"...and conviction of leads Quaid and Caviezel (The Thin Red Line), you may find yourself cutting a surprising amount..."

April 28, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

"...father James Jones (From Here to Eternity, The Thin Red Line). Told from the point of view of daughter..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cap Metro: This Is Just the Beginning

Rail service to begin March 22

"...when the transit agency will finally launch its MetroRail Red Line, the long anticipated and much delayed Leander-to-Austin commuter..."

March 5, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

A Light-Rail Named Desire

Capital Metro Plows Ahead With Studies on Cedar Park Line

"...preliminary engineering and environmental studies of a commuter rail line -- the so-called Red Line -- that would run..."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Whistling for the Train

City says latest bond delay just another stop on the line

"...Capital Metro finally announces a start date for its Red Line commuter rail, the city announces that the bond..."

March 19, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Tracking Cap Metro's Eastward Proposal

The Green Line takes conceptual shape

"...commuter rail system by adding a second, eastward Green Line to complement the westerly Red Line – although its..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

MetroRail Progress Report

Cap Met says milestones met, but still no firm date for launch

"...Capital Metro finally beat a deadline on MetroRail. Back in March when it announced that..."

May 13, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Waitgate

If the purpose of rail is to relieve congestion, the Red Line is failing at Justin and Lamar

"...Could Capital Metro’s MetroRail Red Line, the new Leander-to-Austin commuter rail that begins passenger..."

March 12, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Urban Rail Meetings

City holding forums as part of FTA review

"...After Capital Metro's Red Line, does Austin want more rail? The city government..."

March 25, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

Seeing the Light

Capital Metro unveils plans for light rail, a bus-rapid-transit system, and HOV lanes for Austin.

"...accept their staff's recommendation for rail transit -- a "Red/Green" starter line running from Northwest Austin into the heart..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

Diving into the plan

"...2000 (lost narrowly), 2004 (won handily; that's the MetroRail Red Line), and 2014 (lost handily). This plan combines elements..."

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

Why Rail?

The city is pushing for a 2012 vote to build urban rail. The critics are asking, 'Who needs it?'

"...Austin's movers and shakers did last year at the Headliners Club – and you may come away convinced that..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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..."

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

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

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...Connect moves from the 5% complete design that voters considered in November 2020 to the 30% complete stage that..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Light Headed?

What Commuters Want

"...spend on each of the following four?" The results: "Reducing commute time" is worth $34, "reducing vehicle emissions" $27,..."

July 23, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Tied to the Tracks

"...to the tracks, as a congested city and its beleaguered transit authority inch toward an apparently final decision on..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Alternatives for Getting From Here to There

"...The light-rail Red, Green, Orange and Blue Lines are the same, but..."

July 23, 1999 News Feature

Rail-ly Expensive

"...Projected Cost for First Three Light Rail Lines:..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature

The Facts So Far

"...changed? The 1997 plan would have started with the Red Line from East Austin to Leander along rail right-of-way..."

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

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...At least city council candidate Bobbie Enriquez has never shared fond memories of her college graduation ceremony, as former..."

March 21, 1997 News Feature

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

The train is here

"...light rail in the Lamar/Guadalupe/South Congress corridor (the Orange Line) and along East Riverside to the airport (the Blue..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Transit Transitions

"...million light rail transit (LRT) starter system on the "Red/Green Line" -- using Cap Met's existing rail right-of-way (the..."

Oct. 15, 1999 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

"...20% increase in city taxes, costing most Austin homeowners hundreds of dollars a year. But as the funding stream..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cap Metro to Suburbanites: Get Off the Bus

Transit agency could pull the plug on northwest express routes

"...boost ridership on its less convenient (for some) MetroRail Red Line? That's long been the accusation of critics of..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Capital Metro Stays Its Course

All Systems Go!, but no extensions added, to a November commuter-rail vote

"...had likewise pushed Cap Metro to extend its starter line (aka the Red Line) from the Convention Center, its..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Welcome to Capital Metro

Whoever the new CEO turns out to be – she'll have her hands full

"...more than anticipated in building Austin's first commuter rail line;..."

June 18, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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