Spreading Mono

"...box in 2000 wasn't because they were against mass transit -- they were just offered the wrong type of..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Max vs. Metro

Max is back, and he has an alternative to light rail.

"...campaign against light rail and brought his own mass transit proposals to the March 6 SSCA meeting. When he..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Light rail is still full steam ahead, but with a new conductor.

"...Now, as Capital Metro tries to put its rapid transit project back on track, they've done the next best..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mystery Train

Light Rail's narrow defeat at the polls has probably spared Capital Metro an assault by legislators in January. But the agency is trying to figure out how to keep rail on track while satisfying Republican legislators who want sales tax returned.

"...survived attempts in 1997 and 1999 to strip the transit authority of its full cent of sales tax, Cap..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cap Met's Five Year Bus Plan: More, Faster, Better

"...TRANSIT CENTERS: Instead of running the bulk of its services..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

More Light Rail hubbub and a few Naderite cries in the wilderness.

"...to take a look at another form of mass transit that has been worked on for over 30 years..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Neighbors relate their own housing crunches in response to last week's cover story.

"...school, take menial jobs, etc. Subsidized housing or subsidized transit will do nothing but remove any incentive the employer..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column

Page Two

Light rail is a gamble, but an important gamble.

"...anyone outside of southeastern Williamson County.) Even the most transit-friendly cities are still crowded and soiled. Metro areas of..."

July 21, 2000 Column by Louis Black

Hot Corners: Land Use, Light Rail, and Smart Growth

"...The difference is that, in the case of urban transit, that development is actually re-development, as in infill, as..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Capital Metro works to secure federal funding and a "recommended" ranking for its light-rail proposals, to be voted on in November.

"...has neither received an official ranking from the Federal Transit Administration, nor been included in the FTA's proposed FY..."

Feb. 25, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Bush on Borderline

"...Real Public Transit..."

June 11, 1999 Column

Postmarks

Economic Cleansing

"...and future alternatives to light rail, most are working transit systems not confined to surface streets. That's not counting..."

April 16, 1999 Column

A Long Time Coming

Why Now?

"...performing and visual arts facilities, and services for public transit. The building is so big, in fact, that planners..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Postmarks

"...location, surely the firstthing to set up is rapid transit to the location. This is not being done at..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column

A Light-Rail Named Desire

Capital Metro Plows Ahead With Studies on Cedar Park Line

"...sits, as the Capital City's long-debated vision of rail transit finally leaves the station. Jim Robertson is Capital Metro's..."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...badges of livability -- a vital downtown, an impressive mass-transit system, respect for the environment, status as an urban..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council to Approve More Ambitious Development Reforms, and Considers Displacement

City aims to lower housing cost, considers displacement risk

"...overlay intended to spur massive development around future mass transit locations to be built under Project Connect. (Some of..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Project Connect’s Paxton Problem

As new cost estimate and timeline are revealed, the project faces potential delays from the A.G. and a lawsuit

"...increasingly dubious since 2020 whether or not Austin’s major transit overhaul, Project Connect, will ever get built – mostly..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A Tale of Two Austins

"...what can we expect? To the extent useful mass transit is available, this is a solid approach. But in..."

Jan. 9, 2024 Postmarks

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...Poet's Tooth; typedeath, typedeath, vol. i Raoul Hernandez: Shinyribs, Transit Damage..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

New Project Connect Maps Unveiled

Making rail a reality

"...Community members, Austin Transit Partnership staff, and city officials gathered in a sweaty..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Cap Metro Issues 7,000 Free Passes for the Unhoused

Texas Harm Reduction Alliance wins fight for free passes

"...bus passes to a six-month pilot program to increase transit access. The passes will be distributed by the Ending..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin FC Fans Prepare to Pack the Trains on MetroRail

The Red Line turns Verde

"...boost in ridership for the city's lone operational rail transit line. In August, 14,317 of the 45,918 passengers who..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Public Notice: Setting an Agenda for Land Use

"...week (June 9) regarding properties along the city's priority transit corridors. One is a largely technical fix to the..."

June 3, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

In Leander and Cedar Park, Backlash Is on the Ballot

Moving away from Austin?

"...to leave Capital Metro, with the ambitious Project Connect transit system expansion plan just beginning to bear fruit, but..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Public Notice: Growing Pains

Tell us something we don’t know

"...ordinance with the goal of adding more housing along transit corridors, including an increased percentage of affordable units, at..."

April 22, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: The Cost of “Whatever It Takes”

Project Connect hits a patch of rough news but – so far – stays on the tracks

"...decades to become real.) We obviously need the best transit system possible to unlock the gridlock that has been..."

April 15, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Mobility plans on the move; land use boards stay put

"...As the Project Connect transit plan picks up steam, expect more and more public..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Politics Gift Guide 2021: Ain't That Good News

Some gift ideas for the politically and civically minded

"...Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit (Island Press). Spieler, an engineer and urban planner and..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: The City's Day in Court

Plus: $100 million buses; $0.00 fares

"...Happy transit news: Cap Metro announced a fare-free October for the..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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