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Austin Council signs off on Project Connect Joint Powers Agreement
November 5th, 2021
November 5, 2021 - TRA Austin -
After delays and more discussions, the Austin City Council signed off on a Joint Powers Agreement that sets the stage of the development of the $7.1 billion Project Connect program. The council vote was...
Austin Project Connect light rail gets its first cash infusion: $312 million
September 22nd, 2021
September 16, 2021 - RTandS.com -
Over $312 million has been approved for the Project Connect venture in Austin.
The Austin Transit Partnership unanimously passed the amount on Sept. 15, and the money will be used to start the MetroRail Orange and...
Austin light-rail tunnel might be a mile longer
July 26th, 2021
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...
Under the Dome: Austin Legislative Update 3.26.21
March 26th, 2021
March 26, 2021 - TRA Austin -
Things are on the move at the State Capitol. This week Texas Rail Advocates supported four bills that were introduced in the Texas House.
These bills were heard in House Committees this week and we...
Opinion: Why vote to fund something you won’t ever use?
March 7th, 2021
March 1, 2021 - Greg Garrett, Senior Columnist, Baptistnews.com -
Last fall, my hometown of Austin, Texas, put a monumental public transportation bond question on the ballot: light rail, tunnels underneath downtown, electric buses. Austin’s Capitol Metro called the plan “bold.”...
Would an Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund bring more trains to Texas?
February 12th, 2021
February 12, 2021 - TRA News Report -
Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn, in a letter to Congress, has outlined several priorities for the national passenger rail network that he runs. Approval by Congress of two of Flynn's priorities would have a...
Presentations for 2021 Southwestern Rail Conference now posted
February 11th, 2021
February 11, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Presentations from this years Southwestern Rail Conference are now available to view through this link: texasrailadvocates.org/swrc21.
From the industry, advocacy and political spectrum the entire 8 hour day of informational presentations are now available to...
Texas transportation budget may fall victim to Covid-19
January 23rd, 2021
January 23, 2021 - TRA Austin -
Transportation funding in Texas will take a hit from early reports on the state budget for the next two years. The Texas Senate released its base budget this week and at first blush it...
Abandoned south Austin railway could be restored to offer trail, transit options
January 4th, 2021
January 4, 2021 - kxan.com -
For years, a Union Pacific Railroad line in south Austin provided a critical connection to the Bergstrom Air Force Base, but after the base was closed in 1993 the railway was decommissioned.
Today, most of the...
Analysis: Texas advocates share why two transit funding referendums passed
December 25th, 2020
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...