As Austin has grown in size and prominence, so have cries for a more robust transportation system. Our for a vote on an urban rail system to serve the city's core, and the city has tantalizing of what rail cars could like in Austin.
What Austin hasn鈥檛 had in earnest is a close examination of how other cities have implemented rail systems.
That may change somewhat this week, with a delegation of a transit authority leaders from six western cities 鈥� Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City and San Diego 鈥� assembling in Austin for
The cities represent rail a different stages: Dallas鈥� is coming off for rail service, Salt Lake City鈥檚 was launched , while Portland鈥檚 began approximately .
The delegation makes two stops. The first is tonight, before CAMPO Transit Working Group, 5 p.m. at City Hall. This meeting is open to the public. The second appearance is at an invite-only 鈥淏est of the West Breakfast鈥� at St. David鈥檚 Episcopal Church, 301 E. Eighth Street, tomorrow morning.
With of potential 2012 bond election projects tomorrow, discussion of rail 鈥� and how to pay for it 鈥� is picking up again. Will Austin build on the groundwork other cities have laid?
You can read more about the events, including biographies of the six transportation CEOs, .
