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Commentary: Austin has plenty of highways. That's the problem

June 14th, 2026
June 12, 2026 - Austin American Statesman -Building more highway lanes won't solve Austin's congestion. The city also needs a transportation mode — light rail — that doesn't depend on roads.By Jakob W. Schmidt , Guest columnist:Austin is among the nation’s most...

Planned "Dog's Head" tax zone could fund a rail extension to Austin Airport, Urban Transportation Commission says

June 4th, 2026
June 4, 2026 - Jakob Schmidt, TRA Austin Community Liaison - Austin's Urban Transportation Commission voted unanimously June 2 to recommend that city staff work with Austin Transit Partnership and CapMetro to evaluate funding transit through the planned "Dog's Head" tax zone,...

Project Connect roundup: maintenance facility contractor named; pre-construction begins; bond suit returns to court

June 2nd, 2026
June 2, 2026 - Jakob Schmidt, TRA Austin Community Liaison -Editors note: Project Connect is avoter-approved $7.1 billion transit expansion program designed to overhaul public transportation in Austin, Texas. It is spearheaded by the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), CapMetro and the...

Austin Transit Partnership selects contractor to help build Austin light rail system

February 21st, 2026
February 21, 2026 - TRA Newswire - Austin Transit Partnership, the local government corporation charged with implementing Austin’s first light rail system, has selected Austin Rail Constructors (ARC) as the construction contractor for Austin Light Rail, marking another major step toward...

Austin light rail completes FTA environmental review, moving closer to federal funding

January 18th, 2026
January 16, 2026 - CommunityImpact.com - Austin's light rail project cleared a key federal review in January, marking a "major milestone" in the multibillion-dollar transit system's ongoing development.The nearly 10-mile Austin Light Rail is one piece of the Project Connect transit program rolling out following voterapproval in 2020. The...

Project Connect: Austin light rail plans moving quickly for a transit project of its magnitude

December 8th, 2025
December 4, 2025 - KXAN.com -Austin is currently in the middle of a decade-long plan to bring a light rail system to the city and surrounding area.Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) is currently in its planning, design, and development phase of...

Houston light rail commuters experience delays on Red Line following signal change

October 15th, 2025
October 3, 2025 - HoustonPublicMedia.org -To raise awareness about the new delays, LINK Houston organized a morning rush hour race on Thursday between pedestrians and the METRO Red Line across seven downtown blocks.Light rail riders are experiencing delays along the...

Austin Transit Partnership opens bidding for $3B city light rail contract

June 11th, 2025
June 6, 2025 - CommunityImpact.com - The agency tasked with building the Austin's voter-approved light rail system—Austin Transit Partnership—has officially launched the official solicitation process for a design and construction contract worth an estimated $3 billion.An additional $1 billion in contracts...

Fort Bend County looks to new transit routes to ease commutes to Houston

April 25th, 2025
April 25, 2025 - KHOU.com -Officials are continuing efforts to examine options for expanding public transit in order to better connect residents in Fort Bend County with central parts of Houston.A study by the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC), in partnership...

Fort Worth proposes urban rail system emanating from downtown

March 5th, 2025
March 4, 2025 - ForrWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia  -An urban rail system that emanates from downtown Fort Worth and extends to the city’s rapidly growing areas to the north, south and west is among the sweeping transit recommendations a committee...

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