Green Light for CAMPO 2035 Plan

Long-range plan includes SH 45 Southwest project

"...a historic shift in priorities. The CAMPO 2035 Regional Transportation Plan is a hybrid approach that divides resources between..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Imagining Austin

Public forums begin on comprehensive and mobility planning

"...chance to design "complete streets" and to help prioritize funding for upcoming transportation bond referendums. The Transportation Department had..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: East Riverside: The Road Ahead

Let's capture the value – and federal funds

"...underlie successful transit-oriented development. (Density bonuses are the only funding mechanism explored in the master plan, and they're insufficient..."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

CAMPO's $5.8B Sticker Shock

The regional transportation plan's vision is bigger than its wallet

"...be $14.1 billion – about $6 billion more than transportation officials expect to have in available funding...."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

In Austin, Safety Comes at a (Too) High Price

The city's inflated budgets may have left Austin ped / bike projects empty-handed.

"...Recently the Texas Dept. of Transportation announced the 27 projects that have won funding for..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Austin Seeks Federal Funds for Safer Streets

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill presents an opportunity

"...All program (SS4A for short), the U.S. Dept. of Transportation opened $1 billion in funds this year – with..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Rep. John Bucy III on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We’ve got to do everything we can to keep attention on Medicaid expansion”

"...bill that truly addresses the problem, which means increasing funding for public schools. On the other side, the Lieutenant..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...When it comes to funding state programs in Texas over the next two years,..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lee & Carole & Brewster & All of Us ...

Five candidates for mayor jockey to be first among equals

"...she tends to glide over the question of state funding: "I could raise the funds right here in Austin,"..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Streetcar Desires

The Austin streetcar has a consensus – it still needs champions

"...toward a regional vision to be born – for transportation, land-use planning, and the environment – big-picture solutions increasingly..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Who Does What

"...You can't tell your transportation players without a scorecard. Try this one:Boards and Commissions..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

More Money, More Options for I-35

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

"...a bit of speed last week as the Texas Transportation Commission announced at its meeting Thursday, Feb. 27, its..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Return of the Panama Hat

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

"...D8 CM Ellen Troxclair fussed a bit over the Transportation Department’s request for more “Smart Trips” funding – for..."

May 8, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council: It's All on Camera

City Council gets ready to dive back into the breach

"...attended a "Smart City" roundtable with VIP guest U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, a fairly inconclusive session but an..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...On transportation, Leffingwell's led the move into multimodal planning and funding,..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: Budget, Bonds, and Big Plans

Hard times and planned projects to collide at city forums

"...million in "unmet service demands," a wish list of funding for new hires and programs necessitated by growth and..."

June 18, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Crash-Scene Budget

The budget balances, and stitching is transparent

"...services" but on presumed peripherals: for instance, $69,000 in funding for electronic databases and periodicals...."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Chips Are Down

Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games

"...rate, which is adjusted to bring in the same funding as last year. (The "nominal" rate, which maintains the..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Revolution Will Not Be Motorized

Will the city create a path to give bicyclists a little respect?

"...his job, Elkinton has observed a marked rise in transportation-bicycling interest this year, motivated most strongly, he says, "by..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Republicans in the Senate have said there will be funding for our schools when pigs fly. It's clear now..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

The libraries hit the books, and environmentalists speak out.

"...that the city's proposed budget for FY 2002 includes funding for the Computer and Technology Centers at Travis and..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Column

Postmarks

"...focus of the bonds is basics -- public safety, transportation, flood control, parks, libraries, water, and wastewater. Also, propositions..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column

Austintonio?

Connecting San Antonio and Austin by Train

"...that parallel I-35 -- as part of a larger transportation network that would include the proposed State Highway 130..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Dan Quinn

Tunnel Vision

The New Waller Creek

"...study, initiated last year by the Public Works and Transportation Department with $180,000 in funding from the drainage utility,..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Vicious Cycle

Citywide Bike Plan: a Modest Beginning

"...result, according to a 1993 report of the Austin Transportation Study: only 49 miles of bike lanes were set..."

Feb. 16, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

"...the Sierra Club and the ROUTE (Rethinking Our Urban Transportation Environment) coalition are leading a last-ditch effort to require..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

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

Bikin’ down the highway

"...used by most pedestrians or nonathletic cyclists for either transportation or recreation. When not congested at rush hour, cars..."

June 18, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Developing Stories: A Long Route to Go

Will we vote on urban rail in November 2010?

"...totally separate city of Austin project, managed by the Transportation Department. So from now on, we're to speak only..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...everyone can agree on in Austin, it's that our transportation situation is unacceptable and unsustainable. Traffic congestion has steadily..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Getting at Affordability

Budget talks continue

"...• Deferred facility maintenance, IT funding..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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