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Transit

Lawmakers weigh axing Project Connect’s ‘blank check’ loophole

At a hearing at the legislature, critics and supporters of Project Connect clashed over a proposal to rein in the newly created transit agency.

Project Connect scope drastically scaled back

Two factors have sparked renewed debate around the cost of Project Connect, the light rail and commuter bus project approved by Austin voters in...

Austin Transit Partnership gears up for key decisions on light rail design

Billions of dollars to be spent on mass transit plan Project Connect The Austin City Council and the two transit organizations implementing Project Connect are...

Price tag for CapMetro buses tops $1 million apiece

Austin transit authority says the 197 zero-emissions electric buses will reduce pollution, noise, and fuel costsThe board of Capital Metro (CapMetro) has approved the...

Austin Transit Partnership approves $312.8 million budget

Includes first full-year funding for two new light-rail lines and enhanced bus serviceThe board that governs the implementation of Project Connect has approved its...