Austin Coalition for Transit
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Rooted in decades of advocacy, ACT is a nonpartisan, independent collaboration of groups working to improve mass transit. Formerly @ATXRail. Curated by @cdcatx.
Austin, TX
Joined December 2013
Rail on future ballot: "Picking the Guadalupe-Lamar corridor, because as we saw in 2014, if we can't align our agencies with the advocates & activists who have worked on this for so long, it becomes very difficult to pass." #ATXCouncil @GregCasar @ 1:26:18
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RT @KUTnathan: NEW: CapMetro says it was wrong when it claimed a "temporary holding area" to detain arrested suspects would be necessary to….
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RT @CapMetroATX: Join us Wednesday 12/14 at 5:30 p.m. for the next virtual #CapMetro Customer Satisfaction Advisory Committee meeting. Mor….
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RT @CapMetroATX: Every #CapMetro bus in service today has a reserved seat in honor of #RosaParksDay. 🚌💜
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RT @veronicacdb: Today we discussed the progress of #ProjectConnect with 22 remarkable leaders in our city. We also said goodbye to Mayor….
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RT @CapMetroCEO: Great meeting today w/ our friends frm @ATP_org & @austintexasgov on #ProjectConnect & what we can expect in our exciting….
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Project Connect leaders call for ‘future proofing’ in light rail buildout by @writtenbykelsey via @KXAN_News.
kxan.com
Amid possible scope tweaks coming to the Austin area’s multi-billion-dollar Project Connect transit program, city and transit officials advocated for “future proofing” discussions…
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RT @forward_transit: Watching a joint meeting of @CapMetroATX @ATP_org and @austintexasgov discussing implementation of the various pieces….
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#ATXCouncil eyes planning around future light rail stations by Jonathan Lee via @austinmonitor.
austinmonitor.com
City Council is set to adopt a plan next month that will guide how areas around Project Connect transit stations develop. The equitable transit-oriented development policy plan, launched last...
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RT @CapMetroCEO: Great news for #CapMetro & the #CentralTexas region. The agency was awarded $900k from @FTA_DOT! This 💰 will help with pla….
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RT @ATP_org: We're one week away from the Project Connect Annual Joint Partnerships Meeting! 📅.
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RT @KUT: A light-rail tunnel under downtown Austin might not happen after all.
kut.org
The Austin Transit Partnership is considering what to cut or delay as Project Connect costs soar amid high inflation.
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RT @CapMetroATX: Mark your calendar for the #ProjectConnect Annual Joint Partnership Meeting on November 30th at 1pm. 📅. Updates will be pr….
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RT @AustinTransit: Light-rail tunnel under downtown Austin might not happen after all by @KUTnathan via @kut @austi….
austinmonitor.com
Some or all of Austin’s light-rail system could be at street level downtown instead of underground, which was the vision sold to voters when they authorized Project Connect in November 2020. The...
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Light-rail tunnel under downtown Austin might not happen after all by @KUTnathan via @kut @austinmonitor.
austinmonitor.com
Some or all of Austin’s light-rail system could be at street level downtown instead of underground, which was the vision sold to voters when they authorized Project Connect in November 2020. The...
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RT @KVUE: CapMetro services are on the ballot in two of Austin's suburbs where leaders are hoping to reclaim sales taxes: Manor and Lago Vi….
kvue.com
Manor's mayor said cutting ties with the transit agency would free up money for vital City services.
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RT @ATXtransit: The U.S. is one of the most expensive countries in the world for building #transit, according to the Transit Costs Project.….
governing.com
The U.S. is one of the most expensive countries in the world for building transit, according to the Transit Costs Project. A research group at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management is working...
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Two years into Austin’s #ProjectConnect is the light rail still on track? by @averytravistv via @KXAN_News.
kxan.com
Earlier this year, the group overseeing Austin’s massive transit initiative, Project Connect, made an announcement: skyrocketing construction costs and the price of land would likely bring the pric…
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