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Point Austin: Thumbs Up or Down?
Will bowing to Uber and Lyft set a bad precedent for city government?
"...appears the simmering dispute between City Council and the transportation network companies is about to come to a boil...."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Getting From Here to There
Will the driver-eat-driver "free market" imposed by billionaire corporations rule the day?
"...development at City Hall to govern the operations of transportation network companies – a generally part-time, second-job taxi service..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report
Hijacking high-speed rail hurts America's future
"...More than just another mode of transportation, trains have represented our people's can-do spirit and our..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Public Notice: A Tale of Two PUDs
It's not too soon to aim for green space
"...the opposite corner, this intersection became the center of transportation in and out of Austin for decades...."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Uber-Disgruntled
Those cheap Uber fares aren't doing drivers much good
"...assigning fault to their governing body: the San Franciscan transportation network company (TNC) that's spent the past year and..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Interactive Announces Several Featured Speakers
You have seven months to let this sink in
"...US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx is the damn secretary of transportation, what..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Not Clean Enough
New EPA standards could cause CenTex to miss the mark
"...restrictions would likely be short-lived, others would not. Under transportation conformity requirements, for instance, projects such as highway construction..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Budget Breakdown
"...funds, and less gas-tax revenue is diverted from the transportation budget to other agencies. Article I – General Government..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

District 7: Back to the Future
"...an advocate for mixed-use land planning, and prioritizes fixing transportation – he supported the failed transportation bond and urban..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

District 9 Post-Mortem
Tovo and Riley speak post-election
"...that center around drastic changes to city infrastructure – transportation, housing, sustainability, and urban planning and design – and..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

District Races
Get ready for run-offs!
"...to focus on lowering property taxes, utility rates, and transportation costs." Mike Rodriguez, an Air Force veteran and retired..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature

No Surprises Here
"...Kathie Tovo does what Chris Riley would do on transportation, affordable housing, and density – except better executed. Even..."

Oct. 22, 2014 Postmarks

Campaign Snapshots
City Council Districts 7 and 8
"...she prefers a more holistic take on the district's transportation issues, addressing the need for park-and-ride options and continued..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: Still in Torment
Uber and Lyft up for discussion
"...strong­-arming) to legalize the already operating "peer-­to­-peer for-­hire ground transportation services" – the latest portmanteau phrase to try to..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

A New Deal for TNCs?
Questions remain as Riley pushes for agreement
"...summer fun of squabbling over the eventual fate of "transportation network companies" in Austin found its thermometer turned a..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playing the Dozens in District 3
Media forum takes on affordability, rail, city farms
"...equal access to resources, and better land use and transportation...."

Sept. 16, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Council: Still a Road Show
Council is deep in budget deliberations
"...Laura Morri­son, Kathie Tovo). That meeting also tweaked the transportation bond language to re-confirm Council's intent that the $600..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Sweet Summertime
CMs work through full agenda before break
"...CM Tovo to reconfigure the ongoing stakeholder and Urban Transportation Com­mis­sion deliberations concerning Transportation Networking Companies (e.g., ridesharing), initiated..."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Cap Metro: Riding the Shuffle Bus
Downtown bus routes shift
"...Austin Plan, and was formalized in the 2008 Draft Transportation Framework Plan. However, that reflected a very different Downtown..."

June 20, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Tollway’s Toll on Trees
A fight to save the Gateway Twin Oaks
"...tree advocates, and the Austin Heritage Tree Foundation, regional transportation officials announced May 28 they had reversed course on..."

June 17, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

CCAG Recommends Rail Plan
Task force forwards 'Central Corridor' project to Council, Cap Metro
"...to implement all of the aspects of this regional transportation vision.” …..."

June 13, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'
"...AC: On transportation – you've said we really need urban rail, and..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'
"...SA: Let's start with transportation. We have 2 million people in the Austin metropolitan..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Todd Phelps: 'Creativity and Common Sense'
"...to put Austin on the forefront of technology, and transportation solutions, and an all-of-the-above approach to traffic...."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Randall Stephens: 'I Can Handle the Job'
"...RS: The city – transportation's very important to all of us. I'm as green..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Mayoral Candidates
"...board member and current chair Issues: affordability, traffic and transportation, equity www.mike4mayor.com(FB) Mike Martinez..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature

City to Review SXSW
Council directs staff to perform a 'post-event review'
"...aimed at improving city procedures – in “public safety, transportation, capacity” – for all major events...."

March 31, 2014 News Post by Michael King

The Road to 10-1: The Winnowing
One mayoral candidate out, another in
"...Martinez emphasized policy proposals ranging from promoting affordability, improving transportation ("roads and urban rail"), fighting poverty, protecting the environment,..."

March 21, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Cap Metro's Made It Harder to Use Buses
"...and pay the city taxes that keep the public transportation afloat. Cap Metro needs to consider transportation within the..."

Feb. 1, 2014 Postmarks

Brown and Eckhardt Face Off in Circle C
Circle C Area Dems host Travis County Judge candidates
"...up in the largely unregulated county. She supports improved transportation infrastructure, to include “rapid bus, rails & trails” over..."

Jan. 14, 2014 News Post by Michael King

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