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Adler drops surprise $720M mobility bond proposal

Adler drops surprise $720M mobility bond proposal

by admin | May 30, 2016 | News, Regional Planning, Transportation Planning

Mayor Steve Adler has blasted into the middle of the ongoing conversation about a November mobility bond election by proposing an estimated $720 million package of projects along Austin’s most vital arterials. In a closed-door speech before the Greater Austin Chamber...
How Austin-San Antonio commuter rail backers plan to get back on track

How Austin-San Antonio commuter rail backers plan to get back on track

by admin | Apr 20, 2016 | News, Transportation Planning

Reports of the death of commuter rail between Austin and San Antonio have been greatly exaggerated, according to officials with the Lone Star Rail District. At a meeting Friday in San Marcos, the Lone Star Rail board unveiled new options for a potential route and...
Lone Star rail dodges ‘kill shot’ but put under microscope

Lone Star rail dodges ‘kill shot’ but put under microscope

by admin | Mar 22, 2016 | News, Regional Planning, Transportation Planning

The rail district that has spent a decade and more than $26 million looking into a Georgetown to San Antonio commuter line, floundering after Union Pacific shut off the possibility of using its freight tracks, for now has survived one move to cut off critical funding....

Union Pacific stops passenger train idea in its tracks

by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | News, Transportation Planning

Union Pacific dealt a major blow to a proposal to connect San Antonio and Austin with passenger rail by pulling one of its tracks from a possible plan. UP ended its agreement with the Lone Star Rail District to study the feasibility of running passenger trains on a...
Austin city leaders urged to fast-track ‘high-capacity’ transit plan

Austin city leaders urged to fast-track ‘high-capacity’ transit plan

by admin | Jan 14, 2016 | News, Transportation Planning

Looking to “jumpstart” discussion on the future of Austin’s transit system, the Urban Transportation Commission has asked city leaders to explore “high capacity” transit proposals that could be put before voters in November. In its Jan....

Rally to save the trees of Oak Hill, this Saturday

by admin | Nov 19, 2015 | News, Transportation Planning

Oak Hill, Austin, TX: More than two hundred great oak trees stand to be damaged or lost if TxDOT moves ahead with the Oak Hill Parkway project as currently designed. An independent tree survey by Oak Hill resident Gerry Powell has documented and photographed 288 oak...
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