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

Council on Transportation: Pondering the Bond

On Aug. 7, Council will discuss putting a $1 billion bond proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot

"...• $30 million: The Regional Transportation Management and I-35 Integrated Corridor Management, including, among..."

Aug. 1, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

SH 45 Gap Project Moves Ahead Despite Dubious Regional Cooperation

Out of the loop

"...continues to develop," Smith urges, "future development of a transportation corridor becomes much more challenging and the opportunity could..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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

Best Alternative: Regional Rail

"...71 West (290/71) through Oak Hill, and that is regional (aka commuter) rail. When I was chair of the..."

April 18, 2007 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

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

"...Committee last week, essentially uses the Texas Department of Transportation's own self-approved final environmental impact statement/record of decision to..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Transportation and Land Use: Immobilized

Pouring concrete at the Lege is not as easy as it looks.

"...Witness the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, whose new board twiddles its thumbs while..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

Transportation Funding Friction

Toll-road frustration leads to blow up in House Transportation Committee meeting

"...have been a gold star day at the House Transportation Committee, one that would finally put the Texas Department..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Regional Planning

Lack of county coordination inhibits regional planning

"...from five counties paid $50 each to attend the regional forum. Called "More People. Less Money. What Now?," the..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Logic Evades Transportation Plan

"...who voted "yes" showed a lack of understanding of transportation planning, did not comprehend future ramifications of this toll..."

July 23, 2004 Postmarks

Transportation Station

Getting around is part of Austin campus life

"...Texas State ID SOUTHWESTERN – GEORGETOWN Capital Area Rural Transportation System..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Features Feature by Liz Williams

Think Locally, Act Regionally

Regional Government's All the Rage - Are We Ready?

"...illustration by Doug Potter So where is Central Texas,..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

CAMPO & Climate Politics

Austin reps and mayor split on 2040 Plan vision statement

"...as an explicit rationale for the region’s long term transportation plan...."

Nov. 3, 2013 News Post by Michael King

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

The Highway to 2040

CAMPO Board approves regional trans plan

"...seminar in medieval linguistics, late Monday evening the 20-member Transportation Policy Board of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

CAMPO Approves 2040 Plan

Council amendment withdrawn by Mayor Steve Adler

"...Just after 8pm, CAMPO's Transportation Policy Board approved the 2040 Plan without the amendment..."

May 11, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Developing Stories

Thinking big on transportation and land-use planning

"...Central Texas urgently needs a comprehensive regional plan for growth. To date, however, the multijurisdictional politics..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...Before standing-room-only crowds, a historical brokering of a regional Central Texas transit system – focused on rail, not..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Best-Laid Plans

How does the patchwork of separate plans for the future of Central Texas fit together? No one knows.

"...future by following the plans for water, land use, transportation, and energy...."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Gone and Quartered

Stiffed on Capital Metro money, the city scrambles to fund another $51 million in transportation projects

"...relied on "Quarter Cent Program" funding from Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority – money that Cap Metro now is too..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Miles to Go

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

"...Now is the time for all good transportation projects to come to the aid of our community...."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

For mayoral candidates, the rubber has yet to meet the road (or rail).

"...In their literatures, all the leading mayoral candidates say transportation is a top priority. Only one, though -- Max..."

April 25, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

'Y' Can't We Be Friends?

The Fix290 Coalition provides a test case for highway and community compatibility

"...stop toll roads – whether it's to accuse all transportation boards of being comprised of nothing but "crooks" and..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Plans in Play

The Big Eight

"...end, here's the Chronicle's Austin-centric short list of the regional Big Eight in play. City of Austin..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Commuter Rail: Stuck in the Station Again

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

"...actions could hinder efforts to get federal funding for regional commuter rail. In October, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Point Austin: Sounds Like a Plan

CAMPO's 2035 Plan reads like a dream of a different Central Texas

"...the Capital Area Metro­politan Planning Organization's latest draft 25-year transportation plan – the plosively platted "People, Planning and Preparing..."

April 16, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Streetcar Desires

The Austin streetcar has a consensus – it still needs champions

"...one about financing, the other about political coalition-building and regional partnering. Both are bigger than the streetcar project itself...."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    25 »