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Austin
3:36 PM Jan 12, 2021 CST
UPDATE: Austin Public Health open vaccine preregistration portal Jan. 13
Capital Metro is moving ahead with Project Connect, its $7.1 billion plan to expand public transportation. Virtual public scoping meetings will be held early in the year, and construction could start on two new bus lines by fall. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
5:28 PM Jan 7, 2021 CST
Public can weigh in on Project Connect rail, bus lines in late January, early February
Austin home sale prices are up 11.2% year-over-year through November. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Austin
8:45 AM Jan 3, 2021 CST
Austin home prices continue climbing in November as supply remains limited
Proposition A, the ballot item associated with Capital Metro's Project Connect plan, passed Nov. 3 with 57.94% of the vote—240,433 votes to 174,528 against—across Travis and Williamson counties. (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:33 PM Dec 18, 2020 CST
Newly appointed transit board to oversee implementation of $7.1B Project Connect plan
Bicycles for public use are docked at a MetroBike station on Lake Austin Boulevard. Austin's $460 million Proposition B will include funding for additional bicycle lanes through the city. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
3:00 PM Nov 25, 2020 CST
Breaking down Austin's $460 million bond for bike lanes, trails, sidewalks and more
Austin voters approved a $7.1 billion public transit expansion Nov. 3 that will add bus and rail in Austin. (Design by Miranda Baker/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:35 AM Nov 23, 2020 CST
After historic public transportation vote, here is what's next for Project Connect in Austin
The plan includes two new light rail lines and a downtown tunnel separating trains from street level. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
7:19 PM Nov 3, 2020 CST
Project Connect vote: Austin residents pass $7.1 billion transit plan
Capital Metro released new renderings Oct. 26 of its proposed Project Connect expansion, which voters will decide Nov. 3. This rendering shows a Blue Line light rail train at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. (Rendering courtesy Capital Metro)
Austin
6:34 PM Oct 26, 2020 CDT
In final week of early voting, here is what Austin residents should know about Project Connect
Capital Metro celebrated the opening of a renovated and expanded downtown Austin MetroRail hub Oct. 19. (Courtesy Capital Metro)
Austin
7:50 AM Oct 20, 2020 CDT
Capital Metro opens downtown Austin station and more Central Texas news
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Austin
2:14 PM Oct 19, 2020 CDT
Expanded MetroRail station opens in Austin's downtown
A MetroRail train enters Crestview Station in North Austin. Early voting opened Oct. 13 for the Nov. 3 election. Voters in Austin will decide whether to approve a property tax increase to fund Project Connect, a plan to expand public transportation in the area with three light rail lines, an underground trail station and more additions. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
5:00 AM Oct 13, 2020 CDT
Breaking down the numbers for Project Connect: Here is what tax bills would look like for Austin homeowners
Incumbent candidate Greg Casar faces newcomers Louis C. Herrin III and Ramesses II Setepenre in his bid for another four-year Austin City Council term. (Christopher Neely/Community impact Newspaper)
Austin
2:21 PM Oct 7, 2020 CDT
Three candidates for Austin City Council District 4 discuss coronavirus recovery, housing, reimagining public safety
Capital Metro and the city of Austin are now partnering on a shared bike program. Previously branded as Austin BCycle, the program is now called MetroBike. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
7:00 AM Oct 5, 2020 CDT
Austin-area transportation updates: 183A Toll Road extension readies for March construction, Austin BCycle rebrands and more
Capital Metro's board of directors approved the public transportation agency's $390.5 million budget for fiscal year 2020-21 on Sept. 28. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
4:12 PM Sep 28, 2020 CDT
$390.5 million Capital Metro budget projects $14 million reduction in sales tax revenue
Simon Madera, owner of Taco Flats, said business is down 40% across the board but that he has readjusted the business model to stay afloat in the pandemic long term. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
6:38 AM Sep 25, 2020 CDT
After surviving six months, Austin's workers, small businesses are acknowledging pandemic's long-term reality
Capital Metro employs about 160 part-time, off-duty Austin Police Department officers as a security force. The public transit agency is in the process of starting its own police force and reducing its number of off-duty APD officers. (Community Impact Newspaper Staff)
Austin
8:06 AM Aug 31, 2020 CDT
Capital Metro looks to start its own police department by 2022
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has created financial uncertainty at the state, county and local levels due to sales tax revenue declining and other funds that support local transportation projects dwindling. (Laura Aebi/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
2:06 PM
Revenue roadblock: Future funding for Katy-area transportation projects remains unclear as state faces deficit
Broadmoor campus Red Line station
Austin
12:35 PM
These were the most read Northwest Austin transportation stories of 2020
Pflugerville City Council approved the execution of an interlocal agreement with Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Nov. 10 for a 12-month program serving a 3.3 square-mile area of the city, largely along the Pecan Street corridor. (John Cox/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
8:45 PM
Pflugerville drives ahead on pilot transit pickup program
The Oak Hill Parkway project, which aims to relieve traffic near the intersections of Hwys. 290 and 71, is set to break ground in mid-2021. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
Austin
6:30 PM
South Austin transportation updates: Oak Hill Parkway project groundbreaking set for mid-2021 and more
Capital Metro Red Line train
Austin
4:33 PM
Project Connect vote propelled by Austin’s inner-city voters
The city of Round Rock will provide free rides on all city bus routes Nov. 3 in partnership with the Capital Metropolitan Transit Authority's "Ride to Vote" initiative. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
4:15 PM
Round Rock to provide free bus rides to Election Day polling sites
Capital Metro Red Line
Austin
4:05 PM
Monumental $7.1 billion transit plan with North Austin rail stations in the hands of Austin voters
The Upper Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District issued an $85 million bond proposal to fund several flood safety projects, including a new dam and drainage improvement efforts. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin
6:00 PM
Voting at P. Terry's and possible new dams: Central Texas election news
A variety of federal, state and local races will be decided during the Nov. 3 elections. Early voting begins Oct. 13. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston
2:15 PM
Q&A: Texas House District 150 candidates discuss development, other legislative plans
Learn more about the candidates running for the Frisco ISD board of trustees Place 4 race ahead of the November general election. (Community Impact staff)
Dallas - Fort Worth
2:15 PM
Election Q&A: Frisco ISD board of trustees Place 4