Transportation
Barton Springs bridge gets new rules
As of this week, heavy vehicles traveling eastbound across the Barton Springs Road Bridge will be required to stay in the far right lane in an effort to extend the life of the bridge. The decision to limit options for…
Roads • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 27, 2023
Cap Metro board approves contract with new third-party bus service provider
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors voted Monday to approve a resolution authorizing a contract with a new third-party bus operator, despite concerns from union leadership. A motion to approve the item passed the board unanimously. President &…
Transit • By Nina Hernandez • Sep 26, 2023
Austin Transit Partnership seeks federal grant funding for light rail
Leaders of the Austin Transit Partnership are expected today to give the OK to petition the federal government for transportation grants needed to cover half the cost of the planned light rail system through downtown Austin. That step, which will…
Transit • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 20, 2023
CAMPO board authorizes consultant to assist in drafting 2050 Regional Transportation Plan
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board voted on Monday to authorize negotiations on an assistance contract for the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan. The RTP is the long-range planning document that outlines the goals, strategies, and objectives of…
Transportation • By Nina Hernandez • Sep 15, 2023
Cap Metro wants French company to run bus service despite warnings from union leaders
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is moving to hire a Paris-based company to operate bus service in the Austin area – sidelining the current contractor, MV Transportation, and raising alarms among union leaders representing more than 1,200 bus drivers and maintenance…
Transit • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Sep 14, 2023
Cap Metro board holds public hearing on proposed FY 2024 budget
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Wednesday held a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2023-24 Operating and Capital Budget. Kevin Conlan, deputy chief financial officer, presented an overview of the $871 million budget proposal to…
Transit • By Nina Hernandez • Sep 14, 2023
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Commission looks into how Austin creates street crossings
There’s a simple explanation for why Austinites may have noticed more signaled crosswalks in recent years: There are more. A recent discussion on the state of pedestrian hybrid beacons in the city caught up Urban Transportation Commission members on the…
Transportation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 12, 2023
Austin elected officials, community groups coalesce in opposition to I-35 expansion
At a town hall event last week, U.S. Rep. Greg Casar became the latest community leader to speak out against the Interstate 35 Capital Express project that is due to break ground next year. “Wider highways aren’t actually a traffic…
Transportation • By Nina Hernandez • Sep 7, 2023
Austin grapples with arrival of autonomous vehicles
Autonomous vehicles are in Austin. According to a Sept. 1 memo from the Transportation and Public Works Department, the presence of autonomous vehicles has become an increasingly common sight over the past few months. “Currently, there are approximately 125 fully…
Transportation • By Nina Hernandez • Sep 6, 2023
Capital Metro board authorizes contract for long-awaited pedestrian crossing at I-35 and Fourth Street
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors this week paved the way for construction of a pedestrian crossing at Interstate 35 and Fourth Street. The resolution, which passed on the consent agenda at the board’s Aug. 28 meeting, authorizes…
Transit • By Nina Hernandez • Aug 31, 2023
Austin mobility leaders praise land use changes in support of 50-50 transit shift
Transit leaders agree: Shifting half of all local travel away from individual vehicles by 2039 will require an aggressive mix of land use reform and expansion of transit options, including the Austin’s forthcoming light rail line. Exactly how those changes…
Transit • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 29, 2023
Noise concerns amplify as I-35 expansion in Central Austin nears
Now that the expansion of Interstate 35 through Central Austin has cleared a final bureaucratic hurdle, the city can expect the project to resonate in more ways than one. Noise from heavy machinery will rumble day and night after construction starts…
