SH 130 Hot Spots

"...Texas Turnpike Authority has looked at western and eastern SH 130 alignments in three different segments, thus producing eight..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

TxDOT Scuttles SH 45 South -- For Now

For the time being, SH 45 South is off the table.

"...The western end of SH 45 South, which some environmentalists feared would increase demand..."

July 12, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

SH 45 Gap Project Moves Ahead Despite Dubious Regional Cooperation

Out of the loop

"...with some community engagement, albeit only in Hays County – and Travis County commissioners are mad about it. The..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

State Highway 130

The 174 square miles along and near the tollway corridor in Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction have limited curb appeal for city

"...it comes to the bright future around State Highway 130, it's the city of Austin's assessment that the new..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Hitting the Pavement

Building SH 130 is still being considered in terms of costs, routes, and whether it will be a toll road.

"...MoKan to spawn what we now call State Highway 130. For a generation, SH 130 has been lurking off..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Notes: Stack and Shuffle

Mayor worries that bond wish list doesn't anticipate SH 130

"...removing blocks from the base of a wood tower, reshuffling them precariously to the top, hoping the whole thing..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

GOP luminaries turn the highway's groundbreaking into a blessed event.

"...Last Friday's groundbreaking for the State Highway 130 toll road -- held under a big white tent..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

Naked City

CAMPO Keeps SH 45 (S)

"...Loop -- from the region's long-range transportation plan. The SH 45 vote was postponed from January's CAMPO meeting, at..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

CAMPO backs SH 130 but doesn't vote on an alignment, the most contentious issue surrounding the proposed I-35 bypass.

"...And what about SH 130? Well, the do-or-die CAMPO vote on that longtime..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Miles to Go

A transportation bond package combining roads and light rail is planned for November.

"...As the sagas of SH 130 and Capital Metro and Smart Growth and I-35..."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

To Bond, or Not to Bond?

Bonds dominate the immediate City Council horizon

"...with the package's late-gestation problem child – State Highway 130, the 49-mile tollway development east of the city, expected..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Round Rock residents decry the western alignment proposed for SH130 and plead the case for an eastern alignment before the Texas Turnpike Authority.

"...From the air, the proposed routes of SH 130 look, well, pretty. And attendees at the Texas..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Over the objections of SH130 backers, CAMPO expresses its unanimous support for an eastern alignment for the road.

"...Go east, young town, and grow up with SH 130. Thus spake the solons of the Capital Area..."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

From Austin to Travis County -- With $$$$$$

Travis County's upcoming bond election asks mostly urban voters to fund suburban sprawl.

"...Here's an item-by-item review of what the county wants..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Commuter Rail: Stuck in the Station Again

The attempt to salvage commuter rail in the San Antonio-Dallas Corridor

"...of the Union Pacific rail line and onto the SH 130 corridor...."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Where the Road Will Go

"...These aerial shots -- two of more than 40 included in the..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature

One System, Multiple Modes

The map lays out the main lines of the 'multi-modal' regional transportation plans in progress

"...Road Projects..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature

Round Rock Growth Explosion

SH 130 likely to shift epicenter of growth in Round Rock from land around Dell to one-time farmland on northeast end of town

"...The opening of State Highway 130 is likely to shift the epicenter of growth in..."

Sept. 1, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Page Two

Gus Garcia is not simply the best choice for mayor on this slate but the best choice for mayor, regardless; Austin needs roads, but the road propositions that go before the electorate Tuesday are bad politics; the war in Afghanistan is a terrible misstep that played into the terrorists' hands and will have devastating consequences for our community; the Chronicle co-sponsored "Eat Drink Watch Movies" series starts Thursday.

"...classic Mitchell. He does like to screw with the establishment, and he's seriously talented at doing it. The question..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Traffic Report

"...These estimates of vehicles per day on SH 130 and on other area highways and arterials in..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...force when it was not appropriate to do so, she needlessly jeopardized the life of another officer." – Austin..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature

Perry's Imperial Corridor

TxDOT details plans for the Trans Texas Corridor

"...he would likely take the project over, rather than shut it down, if he's elected. If he's not, Perry..."

July 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Fast Track

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

"...for raiding Cap Met's sales-tax collections for road projects, should the voters nix rail transit.Much Ado About Nothing Given..."

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

Endorsements

The Austin Chronicle endorses Gus Garcia for mayor of Austin and offers other endorsements on the Nov. 6 state constitutional amendments election and county bond propositions.

"...Mayor of Austin: Gus Garcia Gus Garcia is more..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature

Dreaming of Buffalo

Prairie preservationists want to turn Austin's eyes – and energies – eastward

"...It's richly textured, even in winter: it's got tall, reddish clumps of little bluestem; bare, prickly toothache trees, their..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: You Kids Play Nice!

The idea of combining Austin and Travis County's governments seems like a good one, but never seems to gain any momentum.

"...for Precinct 2 says. "We already have cooperative working relationships with the city of Austin -- and the 21..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

SUVs are not sluggish, the Internet is not homogenous, and roads are not decongestants.

"...Blinded by Science..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Column

Naked City

Despite Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos' concerted efforts, the CAMPO board rejects peer review on a vote of 11 to 8.

"...radar, and CAMPO will be the battleground for many skirmishes in our new civic wars...."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Unloading Frate

"...all-important proposal -- $66.2 million for right-of-way acquisition on SH 130 -- will be on the ballot. On the..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin at Large: Mobility Is a Civil Right

The new Austin electorate, for whom equity is non-negotiable, considers transit

"...Way back in Austin's medieval period, when State Highway 130 was yet unbuilt, I found myself in debate with..."

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

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