Rethink35 Sues TxDOT Again to Block Highway Expansion

Claims state didn’t fully consider environmental, social fallout

"...TxDOT to pause the expansion to allow time for regional mobility plans to acquire federal funding for caps and..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Bonus Bad News: I-35 Expansion Will Be a Thorn in Austin’s Side for Years to Come

Expensive, environmentally destructive, and unpopular plan persists

"...plan is a disaster for the environment and Austin's mobility goals, and reifies historic racial segregation between East and..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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

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

"...major roads is far from pleasant. How might the mobility bonds approved in 2012, 2016, 2018, and 2020 change..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Hundreds Rally Against I-35 Expansion

TxDOT’s pricey project proving unpopular with Council members, congressmen, and regular Austinites

"...There was a second, clearly actionable goal, as well:..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council Set to Ask TxDOT to Pause I-35 Expansion Until Regional Climate Plans Done

If approved, the resolution will be the strongest stance the City of Austin has taken against the highway expansion

"...I-35 expansion to date. The resolution, recommended by the Mobility Committee last week, essentially uses the Texas Department of..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Rethink35 Is Suing TxDOT Over I-35 Expansion With Broad Community Support

TxDOT vs. basically everyone in Austin

"...stressing that the expansion "flies in the face of mobility, safety, climate and affordability goals that our community has..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin's Five Light Rail Options

From the front-runner plans to the also-rans, here's what could be

"...in each of the four characteristics evaluated by ATP: mobility & customer experience, access to opportunities, environmental benefits, and..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin at Large: The Train Can’t Be Too Late

It’s going to be sad, so sad, when Mayor Pete’s money comes if Austin’s not ready

"...eventful month or so in the history of Austin mobility, with the public finally realizing how much it hates..."

March 10, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Scientists Focus on Helping AI Do Good

Weighing the pros, cons, and concerns of humanity's future overlords

"...companies supposedly based in the city: Cogniac, SparkCognition, May Mobility, Persado, and CogniTensor. Then the last two paragraphs regurgitated..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

The House That Built DJ Shani Hébert

Decades in the making, The Groove Temple arrives on KUTX

"...mixture of her Chicago deep house roots and other regional and "outernational" flavors. Though it informs her essence, she's..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Austin at Large: Canaries in the Shelter Line

Musicians are a useful proxy for the unmet housing needs in Austin neighborhoods

"...to ameliorate. They work odd hours when they need mobility and other services to be robust, like all the..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...to upgrade I-35 through the region to provide improved mobility") and then summarizes seven more planning efforts from 2009..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Nation’s Real Estate Pros Say Austin’s Still Pretty Hot

Nashville, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Atlanta come out on top

"...is not what either our or S.A.'s comprehensive and mobility plans want to see happen, but members of ULI,..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...commuter rail line), and co-founder of People United for Mobility Action, Wald has spent the better part of 15..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Traffic Fatalities Rise While Serious Injuries Fall in Austin

The long road to zero

"...the Texas Department of Transportation and the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. The roads managed by TxDOT tend to..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Cap Metro CEO Departing to D.C.

Randy Clarke is set to head Washington D.C.’s transit authority

"...several decades, ensuring Metro's important role in driving future regional mobility."..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Working Hard for the Money

City offers temp jobs and green job training … and lifeguarding

"...city and the UT School of Architecture's Community and Regional Planning program. Learn more about the ACCC at austintexas.gov/accc...."

May 13, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 7 State and Local Election

Early Voting April 25-May 3 • Election Day May 7

"...last November's ballot, and a proposition in Leander with regional implications. (This is not also the run-off date for..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

City Council Takes on a Safer Sixth Street, Project Connect, and More

Council tackles a 63-item agenda

"...Development Code can be amended to make implementation of mobility bond projects a smoother process. The city is still..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Boiling Water Has Some Boiling Mad

Seeking a definitive end to annual occurrences, Council calls for external audit

"...of Homeland Security and Emer­gency Man­age­ment. Residents with limited mobility could call 311 to request water delivery, and the..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Expectations and Explanations for the Boil-Water Notice

Plus, how to register for emergency alerts if you didn’t get one

"...buy their own to do so, those with limited mobility to call 311 to request water delivery, and say..."

Feb. 7, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...departments announced the completion of the Anderson Mill Road regional mobility project last week. This is the first regional..."

Dec. 24, 2021 News Feature

Solving Georgian Acres' Mobility Problem With Buses, Bikes, and Scooters

Solar-powered mobility hub planned for "transit desert"

"...The Austin Transportation Depart­ment's Smart Mobility Office, UT-Austin, and local nonprofit Jail to Jobs are..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?

Bikin’ down the highway

"...contribution, a project included in the $720 million 2016 Mobility Bond program. The Austin Transportation Department's Laura Dierenfield, who..."

June 18, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Ray Wants to Bring Electric Car Charging Stations and Roads to Central Texas

Helping Austin travelers reach the future faster

"...communicates that it lost control to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, developer of many of the region's toll..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin At Large: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

As we endure this age of clownery, we can have nice things in our future – even I-35

"...to assemble the billions of dollars required and transform regional politics in good and proper ways, could be reached..."

May 8, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

More Money, More Options for I-35

The decades-long plan to rebuild Interstate 35 through the heart of Austin is picking up speed

"...one of Austin's biggest community barriers into a valuable regional asset for generations to come." The TxDOT plans to..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines

"...river will have a consolation prize: The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is poised to add a (non-tolled) lane..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Feature

Austin’s Steady Strides Toward Climate Sustainability

How are we doing and how effective can local policies be at mitigating a worldwide crisis?

"...package – will deliver not only greater Central Texas mobility, but eventually greater reduction in emissions. Athens said that..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...the Austin Strategic Housing Blueprint and the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, which built upon the 2012 Imagine Austin Comprehensive..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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