Seaholm Powers Ahead, Amid Questions About the 'Public Interest'

Oft-delayed development getting serious at City Council

"...public; Enterprise revenues will provide long-term funding for transit, trails, sidewalks and bike paths. State and federal dollars could..."

Dec. 12, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Leffingwell's Legacy

"...former Mayor Leffingwell. With the defeat of the urban rail bond on Nov. 4, Mayor Leffingwell stated he believes..."

Jan. 20, 2015 Postmarks

Top 10 Developing Stories

"...and the new library and to shape the streetcar rail alignment, evolution of Waller Creek, and Waterfront Overlay District...."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Falsely Maligned in Postmarks

"...greatly appreciate your excellent coverage of the evolution of passenger rail in Central Texas. I was disappointed to see,..."

Dec. 1, 2008 Postmarks

Building a Neighborhood

Images of Transit-Oriented Development

"...Proposed Passenger Rail Network in Austin Metropolitan Area circa 2020s Photo..."

Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature

Postmarks

MUD Myths

"...Southwest Parkway, he is for an election on light rail before the project begins, he is for an election..."

April 18, 1997 Column

TWG Considers Green Line

A rail line along the Austin-Manor-Elgin corridor could decrease traffic congestion and minimize air pollution

"...begin evaluating a Capital Metro proposal for Green Line rail transit service along the congested Austin-Manor-Elgin corridor. Members of..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Rail + Reality = Railality: Wow, again? According to The..."

July 26, 2024 News Feature

Tied to the Tracks

"...authority inch toward an apparently final decision on light rail in Austin...."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

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

"...nobody in it. A college student taking the light rail from the Drag to Downtown for a night out...."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin @ Large: Hate Males, Not Rails

Please don't make me write this column again in four years.

"...really, I care less about the male-haters than the rail-haters, who come in both liberal and conservative varieties. Since..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Watson Surveys Stakeholders on Cap Metro Reforms

Now is the time to act, senator says

"...• Rail expansion: Allow Cap Metro flexibility to extend passenger rail..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Kontroll

Hungarian writer-director Antal is like the conductor of a midnight express: Grab a rail and hold on while he whizzes through montages and extreme angles of impossibly precipitous escalators in the Budapest subway system.

"...curses and dirty syringes, amateur welders work on the rails, and even the white-collar business travelers don’t bother buying..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Naked City

Capital Metro faces criticism for unsafe rail crossings after derailment

"...Two years ago, the Federal Railroad Administration warned the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority that it..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Developing Stories: A Long Route to Go

Will we vote on urban rail in November 2010?

"...Line to open, what's the status of that other rail transit project – the Downtown streetcar once championed by..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

'All Systems Go!' ... Very, Very Slowly

Cap Metro proposes a rail plan that is much less than meets the eye

"...the bus. Don't try to beat the train at railroad crossings. And don't make any commitments that might cross..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Top 10 Transportation Stories

MetroRail finally launches but ...

"...1) METRORAIL LAUNCHES! Two years behind schedule and after a few..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Locals Talk Cash in D.C.

Rail, roads, and BCP lead the Austin delegation's list of talking points

"...with Texas delegates and government bureaucrats to discuss roads, rail, economic development, health care issues, and the Balcones Canyonlands..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin @ Large: Switching Tracks

The Union Pacific offer to move east symbolizes a new era in regional transportation politics

"...For the rail fans among us, it's still a minor thrill to..."

April 9, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Best Transit Plan for Austin's Future Is …

"...Dear Editor, I appreciate your recent coverage of urban rail planning currently underway in Central Texas [“Urban Rail: Which..."

Dec. 16, 2013 Postmarks

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Judge Peter Sakai met with representatives from Union Pacific Railroad in Washington, D.C., to discuss solutions to expand passenger..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...Her SB 385 would forbid accepting federal funds for passenger rail projects without a public vote – moreover, a..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

The Local Politics of Climate Protection

Q&A with Will Wynn on his efforts to fight global warming

"...the Transit Working Group and the call for urban passenger rail, I have never said, "Global warming is why..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Cap Metro Courting Prospective Partners

Transit authority could extend rail and bus service well beyond Austin

"...New rail transit service between Elgin and Austin – enthusiastically advocated..."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...it is other forms of transportation, such as sidewalks, trails, bike facilities. And that's the way I would like..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

State Report Slams Cap Metro

Transit agency in a crisis, Sunset Advisory Commission says

"...shore up the Authority's finances. In anticipation of building passenger rail, Capital Metro accumulated more than $200 million in..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Over a Troubled Bridge

Neighborhoods Battle Plan to Widen Lamar Bridge

"...Club Chair Dick Kallerman agrees that the Town Lake Trail is Austin's heart and social promenade, a place where..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature

The Commuter

Liam Neeson still has a very particular set of skills

"...(Neeson) commits that error when a fellow commuter line passenger called Joanna (Farmiga) sits down and poses a question:..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Roadblocks

Transit agency's self-evaluation report reflects frustration over impediments

"...is required to hold a public referendum to operate passenger rail service – a requirement that the law slaps..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Res Publica

"...CENTRAL TEXAS RAIL WORKSHOP Regis­ter online for this comprehensive look at Austin's..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature

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