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3 Texas rail agencies get fed grants for transit oriented development around stations
January 20th, 2022
January 20, 2022 - TRA Newswire -
Three Texas transit agencies have been awarded grants totaling almost $2 million in a pilot program for planning transit oriented development (TOD) around rail stations.
CapMetro in Austin, Trinity Metro in Fort Worth and Dallas...
CapMetro Rail's newest station to be at $3 billion Uptown Austin project
January 20th, 2022
January 20, 2022 - TRA Austin -
Capitol Metro broke ground this week for the new Broadmoor Station, to be located inside the future 66-acre Uptown ATX development in North Austin. The $3 billion dollar mixed-use development is near The Domain.
The...
Austin voters pass $7.1 billion transit initiative
November 4th, 2020
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...
Feds announced rail grants for Blacklands RR, CapMetro, TXGN, Kiamichi RR and Hutto, TX
October 4th, 2020
September 28, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Four more rail projects in Texas have received over $14 million from the USDOT's Federal Railroad Administration as part of a $320 million competitive grant funding under the FY2020 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety...
Austin City, CapMetro OK $10 billion Project Connect - three light rail lines
June 11th, 2020
June 10, 2020 - Austin American-Statesman -
Capital Metro’s board and the Austin City Council both gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a $9.8 billion transit plan that would build three light rail lines throughout Austin.
The plan, called Project Connect, likely will...
Third train line proposed in Project Connect mass transit plan for Austin
May 13th, 2020
May 13, 2020 - KXAN / Austin Business Journal -
Austin’s transit plan just put even more emphasis on trains to move people around an ever-growing city, with a potential rail line running through Dell Medical School.
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO...
Amtrak, Texas transit agencies modify schedules and policies during Coronavirus
March 27th, 2020
March 27, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
Amtrak and transit agencies in Texas have changed policies and modified schedules in response to a drastic drop in ridership during the Covid-19 virus pandemic.
While Amtrak still maintains it's Texas service with the Heartland...
A subway in Austin? City leaders explore massive transit expansion
February 3rd, 2020
January 15, 2020 -KXAN.com -
After months of speculation and rumors, officials Tuesday offered a glimpse at a massive transportation plan — which includes a downtown subway — aimed to usher in a new generation of transit for a growing city.
At...
Cap Metro adding MetroRail cars and expanding 'Pickup' service
October 5th, 2017
October 3, 2017 - Fox7 Austin -
If you've actually taken Cap Metro's MetroRail service during the morning and afternoon rush hour, you'll know it's crowded. Clearly a very popular service.
"Really we've come to a point where we are simply at...
CapMetro Plaza Saltillo District to turn 10 acres of Austin brownfield into TOD
June 30th, 2017
June 29, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
AUSTIN, Texas - Capital Metro and the Endeavor Real Estate Group/Columbus Realty Partners team will host a groundbreaking ceremony on June 28 at the Plaza Saltillo MetroRail Station in East Austin to celebrate the...