/tags/urban-rail Urban Rail en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:38:56 GMT /transportation/2024-07-23/texas-is-once-more-flirting-with-expanding-passenger-rail The state’s booming population, congestion problems and billions of federal dollars on the table have officials eyeing ways to boost passenger rail. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:38:56 GMT /transportation/2024-07-23/texas-is-once-more-flirting-with-expanding-passenger-rail Joshua Fechter /transportation/2016-06-03/light-rail-proposal-joins-mobility-bond-discussion From the Austin Monitor: As City Council members careen toward their first chat with the public over a potentially massive mobility bond, a new proposal� Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:25:23 GMT /transportation/2016-06-03/light-rail-proposal-joins-mobility-bond-discussion Caleb Pritchard /transportation/2014-11-14/rail-failed-but-its-not-the-end-of-transit-improvements-in-austin Earlier this year, Austinites got a warning from their mayor: Pass a proposed light rail line, or face certain doom. There was no "Plan B," voters were� Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:16:54 GMT /transportation/2014-11-14/rail-failed-but-its-not-the-end-of-transit-improvements-in-austin /transportation/2014-11-04/austins-rail-and-roads-bond-defeated After years of false starts and changed plans for light rail in Austin, voters have decided against a billion-dollar plan that would have brought the city� Wed, 05 Nov 2014 05:06:38 GMT /transportation/2014-11-04/austins-rail-and-roads-bond-defeated /transportation/2014-11-04/austins-rail-and-roads-bond-an-explainer-to-end-all-explainers Update, Nov. 5: Austin voters decided against the light rail and road improvements proposal, commonly known as Austin's 'Prop 1.' The final tally of votes� Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:56:56 GMT /transportation/2014-11-04/austins-rail-and-roads-bond-an-explainer-to-end-all-explainers /transportation/2014-11-03/audio-explainer-austins-billion-dollar-rail-and-roads-proposition Read our full explainer on the light rail and roads proposal here. A big-ticket item on the ballot in Austin this year is the $1 billion proposal to build� Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:58:43 GMT /transportation/2014-11-03/audio-explainer-austins-billion-dollar-rail-and-roads-proposition Andrew Weber /transportation/2014-10-28/austins-light-rail-proposal-has-some-asking-why-not-rapid-bus-instead Disclosure: Project Connect and Capital Metro have been supporters of KUT.Fifteen years from now, someone in Austin is going to get to say, "I told you� Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:00:00 GMT /transportation/2014-10-28/austins-light-rail-proposal-has-some-asking-why-not-rapid-bus-instead /transportation/2014-10-15/listen-forum-on-austins-transportation-past-present-future Last night, KUT's Views & Brews partnered with the Austin Monitor at the Cactus Cafe to take a look at the past, present and future of transportation in� Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:39:47 GMT /transportation/2014-10-15/listen-forum-on-austins-transportation-past-present-future KUT Staff /transportation/2014-10-14/behind-the-numbers-austins-billion-dollar-rail-and-roads-bond This fall, Austinites will vote on a $1 billion bond package for a light rail line and state road improvements. Austin's bond proposal is a long one,� Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:58:51 GMT /transportation/2014-10-14/behind-the-numbers-austins-billion-dollar-rail-and-roads-bond /austin/2014-10-02/could-a-new-rail-averse-city-council-derail-prop-1 Austin voters are facing two major decisions this November.First, Austinites will elect a new city council from brand new geographic districts, and voters� Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:24:36 GMT /austin/2014-10-02/could-a-new-rail-averse-city-council-derail-prop-1 Joy Diaz