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Dec. 7, 2001 Column
Shaky Railing
Three former Capital Metro board members and two former employees claim that the transportation agency attempted to put Longhorn Railway, its costly freight rail operator, out of business.
"...on a rail line owned by the Capital Metro Transportation Authority, contends that the reason the company is failing..."
Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce
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Benefits of Frankenfoods
"...City Hall to use the light rail and bus transportation corridors as rezoning gentrification projects. Think your property values..."
Aug. 20, 1999 Column
Think Locally, Act Regionally
Regional Government's All the Rage - Are We Ready?
"...nearly every important issue cuts across jurisdictional boundaries - transportation, annexation, environmental protection, economic development, social service delivery, even..."
Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Off the Beaten Track
Can Light Rail Build Livable Communities?
"...hip `n' clever New Urban imagineers, the other for transportation engineers in dark suits, who ended up in the..."
Nov. 21, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...good one for ya: How many city and state transportation planners does it take to buy a bike rack?..."
Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature
Magical Mystery Tour
"...again, he's pretty satisfied where he is. "We're a transportation company -- that's our responsibility to the public we..."
Aug. 15, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
No One Way About It
Which Way for Our Downtown Streets?
"...about? That question will be put to the city's transportation officials as they argue the pros and cons of..."
Aug. 2, 1996 News Feature
The Joy of Bicycling in Austin
A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite
"...- They're an extremely social mode of transportation. Attending Mass..."
April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin
Austin Moves Up Target Date for Net-Zero Emissions Goal
City emphasizes equity as it ramps up climate action
"...largest sources of carbon emissions are electricity generation and transportation. Over the past decade, as Austin Energy has increasingly..."
Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Advocates Call on City, County to Protect Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Education, health, housing, justice addressed by list of demands
"...doctor or urgent care, and the safest mode of transportation...."
March 16, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma
Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less
The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town
"...director of district operations for the Texas Department of Transportation. "We all understand that the state is growing by..."
June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
"No Kill" for Traffic
Vision Zero action plan aims to eliminate traffic fatalities
"...pedestrians will make mistakes, but argues that a local transportation system should be designed in a way that those..."
July 8, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Navigating Rideshare's Course
City begins stakeholder meetings
"...terms of a pilot program for Austin's future with Transportation Networking Companies (TNCs): taxi cabs, Carma cars, mustachioed Lyft-mobiles,..."
June 20, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
SXSW 2013: Fee Waivers
"...$43,578 Parking spaces use fee (Austin Transportation)..."
July 12, 2013 News Feature by Michael King
Then There's This: Highway to Heaven or Hell?
Precinct 3 voters have two distinct choices for the future
"...fear of getting flattened by a vehicle. The forward-moving transportation system is part of a regional planning effort between..."
Oct. 26, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith
Envision Next Session
Having lost its two big battles at the Lege, Envision Central Texas retrenches to win the war
"...make decisions on their own" regarding land use and transportation authority. "I misjudged it," admitted Watson, recounting his pre-session..."
Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
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
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.
"...full cent is too much to devote to public transportation and that half of Cap Met's tax be diverted..."
Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
CAMPO undergoes the peer review study sought by anti-light rail activists, but the results turn out quite differently than the road warriors expected.
"...After months of bitter wrangling, our local arbiter of transportation planning, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), was..."
Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
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Don't Cry for Rainey
"...house on mass transit as a panacea for our transportation future." Sincerely, Robert P. Gerstenberg..."
July 23, 1999 Column
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Letter to Isaac
"...of city staff, representing real estate, Public Works and Transportation, law, finance, and the city manager's office was created..."
Feb. 19, 1999 Column
Bond Brouhaha
Council Reenacts for Public What It Did in Private
"...Recreation; Libraries, Museums, and Cultural Centers; Public Works and Transportation; and Flood Erosion and Control (see chart )...."
Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature by Jenny Staff
Road Shows
Are County Bond Proposals Good for the Long Haul?
"...meanwhile, contribute very little to the funding of city transportation infrastructure, since they do not pay the transportation fee..."
Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee
Naked City
Off the Desk
"...at the Thompson Conference Center... The Public Works and Transportation Department will hold a public hearing on toughening up..."
June 21, 1996 News Feature
Naked City
"...commuter rail through Austin. A large group of regional transportation officials and planners have kicked off a major effort..."
July 7, 1995 News Feature
Austin Scientists Focus on Helping AI Do Good
Weighing the pros, cons, and concerns of humanity's future overlords
"...concerns around its "full self-driving" mode.) But AI in transportation is not limited to cars. Refraction AI's REV-1 robots..."
March 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham
Austin Mobility Gets a Federal Funding Boost
Cap Metro, city both draw millions from bipartisan infrastructure package
"...More transportation dollars are heading Central Texas' way courtesy of the..."
Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham
Austin at Large: Ain’t No Highway Wide Enough
TxDOT abandons any pretense of new thinking about I-35. It's time to stop them.
"...at a computer near you, the Texas Department of Transportation released schematics – big long aerial views of the..."
Aug. 20, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session
Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents
"...CI: I'm a transportation chick, who fully recognizes the importance of lowering our..."
