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

Senators Trounce Transportation Officials

Politicos field tough questions during three-hour grilling

"...Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation fielded tough questions during a three-hour grilling..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Transportation Budget at The Crossroads

"...To the Public Works and Transportation Department (PWTD), the issue is simple. "Our Visa card's..."

Aug. 11, 1995 News Feature

Austin Transportation Guide

How to get around Austin, with or without your own wheels

"...a good time. Here's a breakdown of the best transportation options whether you’re trying to get to a venue..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post by Katie Walsh

Transportation Options at SXSW

How to get around during the clusterfuck of festival season

"...you the rundown, that way you can be sure transportation plans won’t hit any speed bumps...."

March 1, 2017 SXSW Post by Katarina Brown

Transportation Planning Briefs

"...• The Austin Transportation Department released the final report from their Airport Boulevard..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

SNAPPatx.org: Let's Talk Transportation

New online hub greases wheels of transportation talk

"...forum could enhance public involvement in ongoing conversations around transportation planning, including Austin Urban Rail. The Social Networking and..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Future Mobility: Shaping the Transportation Bonds

Urban rail is what you won't see this November – so what will you see?

"...Initial public reaction to splitting the transportation bonds into two referendums – the second package, to..."

March 26, 2010 News Column 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

Transportation Money for Austin?

An upcoming meeting will focus on bringing federal transportation funds to Central Texas

"...The feds plan to host a sustainable transportation workshop this month in Arlington. The March 23 event,..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Transportation: Spinning in Place

Thinking local on transpo taxes

"...The transportation committees in both houses just got rolling, so nothing..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Precinct 3: Ye Olde Transportation Debate Takes Spotlight

Two candidates diverge on roads and growth in Western Travis County

"...Any discussion of Daugherty will begin with transportation. Before he defeated Demo­crat­ic appointee Margaret Moore and recaptured..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Texas Department of Transportation to Eliminate Traffic Deaths by 2050?

Texas envisions safer roads

"...The Texas Department of Transportation will work toward a goal of cutting..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Transportation

TxDOT's Continuing Troubles

"...to notice, Texas runs out of cash for new transportation projects in 2012. The obvious solution: Pretty much every..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Transportation

"...has been more aggressive, far-reaching, and controversial than his transportation policy. And private companies, particularly a megacontractor based in..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Notes on Kamp: Our Transportation Crisis

We can't afford to keep ignoring our infrastructure

"...The U.S. Department of Transportation's Smart City grant could provide some relief..."

May 20, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Transportation and Land Use: Immobilized

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

"...Rep. Mike Krusee, R-Round Rock, chair of the House Transportation Committee, who wrote the 2001 RMA Act, has hit..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sustainable Transportation Tidbits

A Yellow Bike Project update

"...force and has been a strong, pragmatic voice for transportation bicyclists. Based on a recent survey, Wall said, people..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Transportation: Diverging Roads

Fallout from the 84th Texas legislative session

"...At the center of several transportation squabbles in the 84th Legislature was the pesky issue..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Need to Take a Serious Look at Alternative Forms of Transportation

"...side. Our culture has overlooked the alternate types of transportation and this is seen on an enormous scale in..."

July 15, 2008 Postmarks

Issues About Transportation for People With Disabilities

"...Dear Editor, There are several important facts about the transportation for persons with disabilities that were not mentioned in..."

April 8, 2008 Postmarks

United States Department of the Inteiior

U.s. Geological Survey

"...Governors office. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD),..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

United States Department of the Interior

Fish and Wildlife Service,

"...being sent to Andy Sansom, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and William Burnett, Texas Department of Transportation...."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

Spillar Responds on Carbon Footprint

More on the Strategic Mobility Plan

"...teams for the city's new Strategic Mobility Plan, Austin Department of Transportation Director Robert Spillar e-mailed to clarify the..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Post 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

Down to the Last Pitch

Seven cities, seven mayors, $50 million

"...City Challenge grant – $40 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation, $10 million from Vulcan Technologies – to..."

June 9, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Mobility Plan’s Bad Date With ZAP

Began in 2016, Austin's proposed transportation plan still manages to be contentious

"...after the Zoning and Platting Commission received the Austin Transportation Department's ASMP presentation, the commission heard from the public..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Return of the Panama Hat

Council spends for roads, buys a robot, & has a brief Zimm flashback

"...With much of the tough action moving to budget..."

May 8, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Musical Chairs

Re-shuffling the Deck at the City's Enviro Department

"...years, has, in that span, worked in three different departments. "And I've never changed jobs," says the mid-level worker...."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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