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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...

Denton County has a new A-Train operations and maintenance contractor

November 2nd, 2020
November 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire - As of this past weekend, Rio Grande Pacific Corportation (RGPC) has assumed operations and maintenance of Denton County Transportation Authority's A-Train rail system. “We’re looking forward to our partnership with Rio Grande Pacific for the...

Gary Thomas announces retirement as DART President/Executive Director

October 30th, 2020
Photo Dallas Morning News October 30, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Gary C. Thomas, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) president/executive director, has informed the DART Board of Directors of his intention to retire from his position after almost 20 years of leadership....

TxDOT hires Canadian firm for $20 million corridor study, includes transit

October 28th, 2020
October 27, 2020 - TRA Newswire - SNC-Lavalin was selected as prime consultant under a $20 million, five-year contract to provide corridor planning and development services for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Under the contract, the Company will assist TxDOT in...

$500 million, DART-adjacent master plan underway in Addison, TX

October 28th, 2020
October 27, 2020 - rejournals.com - Cushman & Wakefield has been engaged by the town of Addison, Texas to solicit proposals for a master developer for an estimated 18-acre high-density, transit-oriented development opportunity within the nationally acclaimed Addison Circle urban district. Cushman &...

Austin voters to decide ballot measures on sweeping investments in transportation

October 28th, 2020
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...

Proposed rail trade corridor would link Mazatlán port with Winnipeg, Canada, through Texas

October 15th, 2020
October 15, 2020 - MexicoNewsDaily.com - A Mexican company is seeking investment to develop a North American trade corridor between the Pacific coast port city of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and Winnipeg, Canada. Caxxor Group is aiming to raise US $3.3 billion in initial...

OminTRAX expands Valley "Rail-Ready" sites, gets fed improvements at Port of Brownsville

October 15th, 2020
October 15, 2020 - TRA Newswire - The Port of Brownsville, the Greater Brownsville EDC and short-line railroad Brownsville and Rio Grande made the news this week across the Rio Grande Valley. The Greater Brownsville Economic Development Corporation announced that short line...

Governor's confusion about Texas high-speed rail illustrates project's complexity

October 15th, 2020
October 15, 2020 - WFAA.com - The planned bullet train that could connect Dallas and Houston via a 90-minute train ride has the "full support" of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, according to a letter the governor sent the Japanese prime minister...

Austin's Project Connect: What to know about the proposed $7.1B public transit plan

October 12th, 2020
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...

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