Transit Posts
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What Should Project Connect Look Like?
An alternative to the ART sales pitch
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Email to Capital Metro Stakeholders
Capital Metro effectively rules out light rail in favor of vaporware.
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Quick Thoughts on Airport Rail Ridership
Rail ridership to the airport has been disappointing, and it will be for Austin's small airport too.
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BRT in the Middle Of I-35 is a Terrible Idea
It doesn't matter how good of a deal the State is offering.
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Self Driving Cars and Transit in Austin
Robot cars are right around the corner.
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Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Wastes Time Considering Gondolas for Austin
There’s not much to say about this that isn’t obvious. For non local government enthusiasts, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) is an agency staffed by appointees of the Governor of Texas charged with finding “innovative, multi-modal transportation solutions that reduce congestion and create transportation choices that enhance quality of life and economic vitality”. They have the power to issue bonds, and are overseeing some of the toll road projects around the Austin area.
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Forbes Used the Red Line to Mislead Readers about Rail Transit
Scott Beyer, a contributor to the popular urbanist twitter Market Urbanism, wrote in Forbes calling Austin’s Red Line “perhaps the nation’s leading transit rail failure.”