Texas Needs Alternative Transportation

"...we need high-speed rail, buses, and other modes of transportation to assist our Texas cities during evacuations. Many folks..."

Sept. 27, 2005 Postmarks

Suggestion for Alternative Transportation

"...every day I see a great form of public transportation in action. These cool vans with bright colors and..."

July 26, 2007 Postmarks

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

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

"...out. From simplistic to futuristic, the next decade of transportation projects figures to dramatically reshape how we get around..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin Transportation Guide

How to get around Austin, with or without your own wheels

"...a good time. Here's a breakdown of the best transportation options whether you’re trying to get to a venue..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post by Katie Walsh

A New Transportation Funding Strategy: CNU

News from Congress for New Urbanism

"...metropolitan planning organizations – like CAMPO – spend federal transportation dollars...."

June 13, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Top 10 Transportation Stories

MetroRail finally launches but ...

"...opposition stating that too much money was aimed at alternative transportation while not enough was intended for roads, Austin..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Best Alternative: Regional Rail

"...Dear Editor, Re: “Fixing 290: A Different Alternative" [News, April 13]: There is another alternative to help..."

April 18, 2007 Postmarks

What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?

City Council mulls the "Go Big" bond in preparation for the November ballot

"...The centerpieces of the proposed Nov. 8 transportation bond – dubbed the "mobility bond" or "Go Big"..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Senators Trounce Transportation Officials

Politicos field tough questions during three-hour grilling

"...Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation fielded tough questions during a three-hour grilling before a..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Cars Are Our Primary Means of Transportation

"...Cinema or the north Whole Foods locations. (And the alternatives are only increasing.) Initially, that may sound great for..."

April 10, 2012 Postmarks

As The Transportation Policy Turns, Latest Episode

The great Central Texas toll roads drama continues to unfold

"...The Texas Department of Transportation could not get the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Transportation Plan

Share your thoughts at a series of upcoming public meetings hosted by CAMPO

"...meetings, inviting review and comment on its draft 2035 transportation plan, currently dubbed "People, Planning and Preparing for the..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Need to Take a Serious Look at Alternative Forms of Transportation

"...side. Our culture has overlooked the alternate types of transportation and this is seen on an enormous scale in..."

July 15, 2008 Postmarks

Fixing 290: A Different Alternative

Build a bypass around US 290 West through Oak Hill by completing another segment of State Highway 45

"...The alternative was raised during a discussion with Commissioner Gerald Daugherty..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The McGann Alternative

"...two incumbent opponents, the first-time candidate opposes the urban rail/transportation bond proposal on the November ballot, mostly because of..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

City Hall's Bumpy Road

Can Austin planners and the City Council ever bring an end to the local transportation wars?

"...7:10am, Katie Larsen, a senior planner in the city's Transportation, Planning, and Sustainability Dept., catches the No. 16 bus..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Redrawing the Road Map

CAMPO expansion may change the roles of the Central Texas transportation game.

"...Let's be honest; transportation planning can be rather dull. Most people tune out..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Dave Mann

Born to be Reviled

Interstate 35's worst stretch is also its most politically organized -- and that's a problem for TxDOT.

"...Instead, they're found in a squat Texas Dept. of Transportation office building, stacked with dozens of other rolled-up highway..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Getting off the Road

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

"...receptive to the message, because they're so frustrated with transportation and traffic in Austin. They like the idea of..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Page Two

Light rail is coming, sooner or later, because it's a necessary part of our long-term traffic solution.

"...will become ever more densely populated. A primarily car-dependent transportation system will lead to ever more gridlock. At that..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column by Louis Black

False Accusations

"...for enjoyment, but also as a necessary form of transportation, so I feel that I can throw in my..."

March 21, 1997 Column

Getting Around Austin

Explore Downtown without a car and without getting lost

"...year, the Austin Chronicle will host 2016 Association of Alternative Newsmedia at the Westin Austin Downtown (310 E. Fifth)..."

June 22, 2016 Columns Post by Annamarya Scaccia

A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads

Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote

"...expected to discuss, and likely vote to approve, a transportation bond package, with specific bond language for the Nov...."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Postmarks

"...Moving Alternative..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Column

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Run, Max, Run

"...The inadequacies of our alternative transportation systems (bus, bike, ped) become more apparent every..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Column

Heavy Pedal

Will City's Bike Plan Ever Hit the Road?

"...also among the first council-sanctioned remedies for Austin's growing transportation needs. The plan, approved last week, is divided into..."

May 15, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Austin @ Large: Wreck on the Highway

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

"...the meeting of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board on Monday night, nothing happened. Oh, state..."

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

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"...You plan transportation for tomorrow and those in charge yesterday did not..."

April 9, 1999 Column by Louis Black

What Else Can We Do?

"...EnviroMecca is routinely undercut by its lax attention to alternative transportation...."

Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...good one for ya: How many city and state transportation planners does it take to buy a bike rack?..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature

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