The Austin Transit Partnership Recommends the Flexible Light Rail Option

Stretching the light rail

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Council Preview: Planning to Plan Transit Station Areas

First step? Calibrating housing access on Project Connect routes

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Federal Funds Flowing Into Central Texas for Housing, Transit

Doggett announces $122 million in COVID-19 relief

April 10, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cap Metro Begins Modified Transit Schedule March 18

New boarding and cleaning protocols also announced

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Sic Transit Gloria

The Texas Film Hall of Fame inducts Rushmore

Feb. 20, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Recognizing the Importance of Public Transit

Feb. 9, 2005 Postmarks

Working on the Railroad

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

"...It's a come-to-transit moment...."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...voters in 2020 as a complete transformation of public transit in Austin. That doesn't come cheap; those voters needed..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Lord, Gotta Keep On Moving

New and welcome spirits animate the fight for transit

"...Central Library to lift up in praise the mammoth transit bond package local voters will almost surely see on..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Urban Rail: Which Way to Connect?

Project Connect recommends a rail corridor – and transit advocates board opposing trains

"...for Urban Rail Action. According to Montgomery, AURA, the transit advocacy group, strongly prefers "a fair comparison" of the..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

Riding the Rail

The challenge for Capital Metro: convincing voters that the new light rail isn't the old light rail that they rejected last year

"...most of the nation's light-rail cities, redevelopment along the transit corridors has been a very explicit goal, aggressively pursued...."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Can't Get There From Here

While suburban rail spends and stumbles, Cap Metro's transit-dependent riders wait at the end of the line

"...sentiment. But for people who truly depend on public transit for their basic transportation needs, good intentions are hardly..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Opinion: More Trains, Buses, and Housing Options Mean a More Affordable Austin for All

Transit Forward's executive director explains why Project Connect is vital to Austin's future

"...a household budget. Therefore, giving our friends and neighbors transit options is one of, if not the most, concrete..."

March 3, 2023 Column by Bill McCamley

Opinion: Can Project Connect Actually Meet Our Needs?

The question remains if Project Connect will produce a public transit system that people will choose over their own cars

"...Connect's $7+ billion tax plan give us a public transit system that car drivers will use?..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Column by Barbara Epstein

Council Moves to Ensure People Actually Live Near Project Connect Stations

What’s the point of public transit if nobody can use it?

"...near those lines and routes. More people living around transit means easier access to transit which, in theory, means..."

March 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Developing Stories: Compact & Connected

All aboard for Transit-Oriented Development

"...of Austin is following international best practices for planned transit-oriented development around urban transit stations. Council policy – codified..."

June 22, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...metropolitan ambitions – and when one studies the proposed Transit-Oriented Development Ordinance pending before the City Council, it's clear..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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

Solar-powered mobility hub planned for "transit desert"

"...Jail to Jobs are joining forces to build a transit hub in the Georgian Acres neighborhood in North Austin,..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Linda Watson Hired as New Cap Met CEO

Opinions on the incoming transit chief

"...Watson as the next president and CEO of Austin’s transit agency. Watson is currently CEO of the LYNX transit..."

June 17, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

What's Wrong With Cap Metro ... and What's Right

The transit agency is good at a few things – like digging itself into a public relations ditch

"...composed of regional elected officials. More directly governing the transit agency is Cap Metro's board of directors, also a..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Opinion: We Deserve Project Connect

The executive director of Transit Forward makes the case for the city's ambitious public transportation expansion

"...Project Connect will bring rapid transit bus services to major transport corridors in the area,..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Column by Bill McCamley

Who Will Guide Project Connect Into the Station?

As leaders leave the station we look at who will drive the public transit redesign

"...seniority, took turns thanking him for accomplishing what the transit authority was created to do 37 years ago –..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cap Metro CEO Departing to D.C.

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

"...Capital Metro CEO Randy Clarke, who led the transit authority through the development and voter approval of the..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Capital Metro Moves Ahead With Plans for Police Force

Officers in transit

"...board of directors endorsed a vision for expanding the transit agency's public safety department, which currently relies on part-time..."

Sept. 10, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund

Bringing transit home

"...When Austin voters approved financing for the Project Connect transit plan in November 2020, they created along with it..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Project Connect Unveils Cap Metro's Orange Line

The first route in a high-capacity transit plan

"...Project Connect, a comprehensive plan to build a "high-capacity transit" system throughout the Austin region. The agency hopes to..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Austin @ Large: The Metro Message

It’s not a ‘campaign,’ exactly, but what is the transit authority’s tune?

"...in traffic. Likewise with the other spots in the transit authority's campaign – oops, "outreach effort" – featuring Austin..."

June 25, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Mobility Is a Civil Right

The new Austin electorate, for whom equity is non-negotiable, considers transit

"...more controversial and even longer-­running debate about building big-city transit – the Project Connect proposal, Prop A on city..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: We’re Deciding How to Decide

Project Connect team, transit stakeholders to see where Austin’s willing to cut back

"...thought it would two years ago to build high-capacity transit, the rail system Austin voters should have approved in..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Project Connect's Blue Line to Connect Austin Airport to Downtown

Cap Metro moves forward with high-capacity transit plan

"...open house, Capital Metro's dreams of operating a high-capacity transit system are becoming clearer, if not happening any sooner...."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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