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

Getting off the Road

Rail will help, roads will help – but so will your decision not to drive today

"...Either you make more money: Take on a second shift? Pawn your watch? Or you make your existing income..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Road Foes: Down, But Not Out?

Fallout continues from last week's toll-plan vote

"...likely reveal whether the coalition opposed to the regional toll road plan will hold or fold after the defeat..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Reading the Road (and Rail) Map

"...enhanced bus services, some of which would use the toll roads to be built and operated by the Central..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

Then There's This: Dangerous Path

Commissioners commit to $15 million toll project, minus enviro study

"...a $15 million debt to pay for a controversial toll road over the Edwards Aquifer...."

March 21, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

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

Then There's This: Highway 45 Revisited

Except for the mayor, Council reaffirms opposition to 'aquifer toll road'

"...more one considers the plan for State Highway 45 – its patchwork of moving parts, the clever side-stepping of..."

May 23, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

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

Bonds for Bikes

Bicyclists ask committee to invest more in two-wheel transportation

"...Advisory Committee, the cycles' owners in search of big-time cash to fund a series of ambitious on- and off-road..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Austin @ Large: Wreck on the Highway

Why the dogs can't catch the toll road speed machine

"...happened. Oh, state Rep. Terry Keel got into a shouting match with pro-toll witness Michael Von Ohlen, and then..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Manor Expressway: Oh, the Vehicle Miles You'll Travel!

Cash and criticism for the $623 million toll road

"...Regional Mobility Authority is a stop-gap measure; the 6.1-mile toll road will be funded primarily through the sale of..."

July 3, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Is Lockhart the Live Music Suburb of the World?

A growing wave of musical expats heads south

"..."It was just a long, low shack with no sign, about five miles north of town...."

Sept. 9, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Growing Program Creates Green Jobs, Maintains Underserved Parks

Building a sustainable future

"...privet, a small tree with glossy green leaves and dark-purplish berries. It may look pretty – in fact, people..."

March 25, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Eastern Crescent’s Path to Get Past Pandemic Is Rough

Finding a way out proves elusive for East Austin and beyond

"...Austin's coronavirus tunnel. But that proverbial light is not shining brightly on everyone...."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Climbing Mount Compost

Austin's next big zero-waste project is feeding nature's recycling program

"...life, the steaming pile of compost at Organics "By Gosh" was jack-o'-lanterns and Christmas trees, pizza boxes and dried..."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

The Traffic Report

Rail rolls forward, but toll roads encounter slowing

"...Capital Metro's latest rail plan, local leaders on the toll road front – having gotten an earful from many..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

In a surprisingly uncontentious meeting, the CAMPO board discusses several less prominent, but still important, road and rail-related items.

"...of the last months, it was kind of a shock to see the August 7 meeting of the Capital..."

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

Here Come the Transporters

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

"...same plan. Though the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's toll-road system and Capital Metro's commuter-rail-and-bus proposal originate from different..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

SH 130 toll road secures funding

"...SH 130 is a step closer to becoming a reality...."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Headlines

"...Detective Charles Kleinert, still under investigation for the July shooting of Larry Eugene Jackson Jr., has resigned. That ends..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature

Miles to Go

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

"...been treated as a zero-sum contest between rail and roads, infill and sprawl, cities and suburbs. But as befits..."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

One System, Multiple Modes

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

"...The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's toll-road plan and Capital Metro's proposed rail-and-bus plan are, in..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature

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

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

"...volatile proposition from the ballot: to expand a suburban road over environmentally and politically sensitive terrain. That's just as..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

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

Traffic Report

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

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature

Perry's Imperial Corridor

TxDOT details plans for the Trans Texas Corridor

"...history lesson from the Texas Department of Transportation: "Well-constructed roads and bridges held the Roman Empire together. The inability..."

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.

"...It wasn't exactly a crossroads, but Capital Metro did make it through a rough..."

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

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