July 26, 2021 - KUT.org -
Austin's multibillion-dollar transit expansion will require extending an underground light-rail tunnel from Auditorium Shores to as far south as Lively Middle School on South Congress Avenue.
The change could cost hundreds of millions of dollars, but transit planners...
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...
January 10, 2020 - Lyndon Henry for Express-News -
Setbacks in attempts to launch urban rail projects over the past two decades have apparently led top San Antonio officials and planners to scratch rail off the city’s agenda. The officially backed...
August 14, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Harris County's (METRO) board yesterday approved the METRONext Moving Forward plan, which includes 16 additional miles of light rail.
Now, a referendum will be placed on the Nov. 5 ballot for voters to consider $3.5...
November 11, 2018 - riograndeguardian.com -
WESLACO, RGV – State Rep. Armando Martinez says he is building support for legislation that could lead to light rail coming to the Rio Grande Valley.
The Weslaco Democrat’s bill, setting up a regional transit authority,...
January 12, 2018 - Dian Nostikasari via The Urban Edge (Houston Chronicle) -
People often get excited when it's announced that light rail is coming to their neighborhood. There is an assumption, mostly supported by the research depending on how far...
Jim Schutze - Dallas Observer - August 4, 2016
Psst. Hey. Downtown property-owners and major institutions. I’m talking to you. This is between us, OK? That subway idea might be more popular and more feasible than you think.
But you need to not...
ByBRANDON FORMBY bformby@dallasnews.com Transportation Writer
23 September 2015
Dallas Area Rapid Transit will seek federal approval for a second downtown light-rail route that the Dallas City Council and downtown residents support but that business and civic leaders worry will jeopardize funding.
Yet the route...
