December 24, 2020 - bondbuyer.com -
Passage of transit funding referendums in two large Texas cities hinged on coalition building, learning from past mistakes, project planning and effective outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic, their supporters say.
Voters last month in San...
December 3, 2020 -TRA Newswire -
It should come as no surprise to anyone who drives I-35 through Austin.
The stretch of the interstate from U.S. Highway 290 north to State Highway 71, Ben White Boulevard in the south, has been identified...
October 30, 2020 - ExpressNews.com - Greg Jefferson, Business Editor -
Let’s start on a positive note: The Lone Star Rail District was very good at using tax dollars to keep a couple of people employed and consultants flush with billable...
Updated November 5, 2020 - AustinMonitor.com -
With the passage of Proposition A, voters have given the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority the green light to build out the core elements of the city’s first mass transit system over the coming decade...
October 27, 2020 - transportationtodaynews.com -
Austin voters will decide on two ballot measures on Nov. 3, one that will ask voters to approve a tax increase for a high-capacity transit expansion project, and another on the issuance of $460 million...
October 12, 2020 - KVUE.com -
This November Austin voters will have the option to approve or reject Proposition A, a ballot measure that would increase property taxes and fund a multi-billion-dollar mass transit system called "Project Connect."
To help voters make...
September 22, 2020 - San Antonio Express-News -
Federal officials have granted final approvals for a Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail line, clearing the way for construction in a move almost certain to spark political and legal challenges.
The train won’t stop in San...
July 29, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Construction at Elon Musk's Tesla Gigafactory, just outside of Austin, is progressing along with some of the land being cleared for the 2,000 acre site.
Even their massive German Tesla property pales in comparison when...
July 27, 2020 - KVUE.com -
The future of Austin's mass transit system could soon be in the voters' hands, as the Austin City Council voted unanimously Monday in favor of a funding plan that puts Project Connect one step closer to the...
July 23, 2020 - MassTransitMag.com -
Austin Capital Metro is proposing to scale back an ambitious $10 billion transit plan because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic and the economic upheaval it has wrought.
Officials at the transit authority are now pushing...