TRANSPORTATION
Surveying underway for Loop 360 intersection projects
At on-street parking stations such as this one on the University of Texas campus, drivers no longer need to print a sticker to attach to their windshield. Instead, they can enter their license plate number to stay for up to 10 hours. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
On-street parking changes in Austin: Windshield stickers, time limits are no more
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)
Capital Metro looks to start its own police department by 2022
Mi Frijoles Taco Shop will open in New Braunfels in October. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Mi Frijoles restaurant to open in New Braunfels and more popular Central Texas news
Austin voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve a tax rate increase to fund a significant expansion of the city's public transportation network, including new light rail lines and an underground rail station. (Design by Miranda Baker/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin looks to ensure potential $7.1B Project Connect investment does not deepen city's inequality
The Vessel IV Bar opened its second location Aug. 8 in Cedar Park. The company's first location is in New Mexico. (Courtesy The Vessel IV Bar)
7 Cedar Park, Leander business updates and more Central Texas news
Bikers ride up Shoal Creek Boulevard in February. A bond proposal from Austin would fund additional bike lanes, sidewalk reconstruction, capital improvements and more. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin will send $460 million transportation bond to voters in November
Capital Metro's plan to build rail lines and expand its public transportation network, Project Connect, will head to voters in the city of Austin on Nov. 3. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Project Connect officially in the hands of Austin voters Nov. 3
Work has begun on the RM 620 median project in Lakeway. (Courtesy Fotolia)
RM 620 median project officially underway in Lakeway
Capital Metro and the City of Austin are preparing to ask voters in November to fund $7.1 billion of a $10 billion plan to expand public transportation across the city. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Project Connect one step away from officially heading to Austin voters
A Red Line MetroRail train moves through the Crestview station on July 22. Capital Metro and the City of Austin are deciding on a framework to send to voters to raise funding for the public transit agency's Project Connect plan. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin to consider lower initial property tax impact for $10B Project Connect plan
Maintenance work on the Redbud Trail Bridge will commence July 20. (Map rendering courtesy Austin Public Works)
Redbud Trail Bridge maintenance to cause lane closures starting July 20
The Woods of Westlake homeowners association has reported public intoxication and other safety hazards at its Barton Creek Greenbelt trailhead. (Amy Rae Dadamo/Community Impact)
Public access maintained at the Woods of Westlake greenbelt; paid parking could be enacted
The fast-food chain serves chicken sandwiches, chicken nuggets, waffle fries and breakfast items.(Courtesy Chick-fil-A)
Chick-fil-A opens in Round Rock, Whole Foods opens in Plaza Saltillo: Business, community news from Central Texas
Capital Metro announced July 1 that an employee has died after testing positive for COVID-19. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Capital Metro employee dies after testing positive for COVID-19