Transit Forward, the advocacy group in favor of regional mass transit in Austin, has scheduled a quarterly update on Project Connect, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the UA 286 Plumbers and Pipefitters Hall on Airport Boulevard. The lunch gathering will include discussion on the design, construction and operational plans for the area’s larger mass transit system. Panelists scheduled to speak and take questions include Mayor Kirk Watson, Travis County Commissioner Jeff Travillion, Austin Transit Partnership Board Chair Veronica Castro de Barrera, Capital Metro President and CEO Dottie Watkins and ATP Executive Director Greg Canally. Transit Forward has also scheduled a “Choo Choo and Brews” event on July 20 to encourage use of the Capital Metro Rail train that serves Q2 Stadium. The promotion will stop at three local breweries along the train line ahead of the Austin FC match against Charlotte, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Previous Choo Choo and Brews events have started earlier in the day and incorporated downtown destinations, but the next one to be shortened because of the summer heat.
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