TRANSPORTATION
For nearly a year and a half, Capital Metro has reported monthly ridership gains. (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Capital Metro reports ridership gains for 16 consecutive months, sees MetroRail numbers return to preconstruction figures
Mike Heiligenstein (left) takes the last vehicular trip on the Montopolis Bridge in East Austin in October 2018. Heiligenstein is stepping down from executive director of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, which closed the historic bridge as part of its US 183 South toll project. The bridge is being refurbished and will be used by bicyclists and pedestrians when it reopens. (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Head of Central Texas tolling agency resigning after 16 years of leadership
In 2020, Capital Metro will put 12 electric buses into service. The first two went into operation Jan. 26 and feature artwork from students in East Austin. (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Capital Metro increases initial investment in electric buses to 12 vehicles in 2020
New dockless vehicles, such as Revel mopeds, have entered the Austin market, in addition to electric scooters, pictured here in West Campus. (Emma Freer/Community Impact Newspaper)
City of Austin expects to see more dockless vehicles used for longer trips in 2020
Students at Lee Lewis Campbell Elementary Media and Performing Arts Institute in East Austin point to their classmate holding the red bag, whose artwork is featured on the new electric bus. (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Capital Metro sets ambitious goal to eventually replace all 423 buses with electric versions
Austin Transportation installed "No parking" signs in 2019 on South Congress Avenue to discourage illegal parking in bicycle lanes. (Courtesy Google Maps)
Austin to start issuing tickets to drivers who park in bike-only lanes in effort to improve safety
The first two Proterra electric buses arrived in Austin, and Capital Metro will roll them out in late January. (Courtesy Capital Metro)
Capital Metro starts electrifying its transit fleet; first 2 electric buses go into service Jan. 26
Commuters arrive at downtown Austin's lone light rail stop. (Christopher Neely/Community Impact Newspaper)
With unveiling of 'transformational' transit proposal, support for urban rail grows among Austin leaders
Options in the Project Connect plan include adding light rail as well as expanding MetroRail, the commuter rail line in the region. (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Voters could decide in November how to fund an estimated $2.9B-$7.2B needed to expand transit in Austin area
While the Stassney Lane bridge will open Jan. 8, construction in the area on I-35 in South Austin continues. (Nicholas Cicale/Community Impact Newspaper)
Transportation update: New Stassney Lane bridge to open to traffic Jan. 8
The Mobility Authority operates several toll roads in Central Texas, including Toll 183A in Cedar Park. (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Rates increase Jan. 1 on Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority toll roads
The Pound House Historical Farmstead is located at Founders Park in Dripping Springs. (Olivia Aldridge/Community Impact Newspaper)
Neighborhood note: Section of Rob Shelton to close temporarily due to Founders Park construction in Dripping Springs
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is in the midst of a project to add gates and expand its capacity to 30 million passengers by 2030. Rendering courtesy Austin-Bergstrom International AIrport
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport continues expansion, hopes to keep pace with growing population
A photo of a worker in a cherrypicker changing a road sign.
New street signs for Menchaca Road are officially installed within city limits
Traffic waits on I-35 southbound headed towards Slaughter Lane on Dec. 14. (Nicholas Cicale/Community Impact Newspaper)
New ramps scheduled for completion at I-35 and Slaughter Lane