Urban Rail

The state’s booming population, congestion problems and billions of federal dollars on the table have officials eyeing ways to boost passenger rail.

From the Austin Monitor: As City Council members careen toward their first chat with the public over a potentially massive mobility bond, a new proposal…

Earlier this year, Austinites got a warning from their mayor: Pass a proposed light rail line, or face certain doom. There was no "Plan B," voters were…

After years of false starts and changed plans for light rail in Austin, voters have decided against a billion-dollar plan that would have brought the city…

Update, Nov. 5: Austin voters decided against the light rail and road improvements proposal, commonly known as Austin's 'Prop 1.' The final tally of votes…

Read our full explainer on the light rail and roads proposal here. A big-ticket item on the ballot in Austin this year is the $1 billion proposal to build…

Disclosure: Project Connect and Capital Metro have been supporters of KUT.Fifteen years from now, someone in Austin is going to get to say, "I told you…

Last night, KUT's Views & Brews partnered with the Austin Monitor at the Cactus Cafe to take a look at the past, present and future of transportation in…

This fall, Austinites will vote on a $1 billion bond package for a light rail line and state road improvements. Austin's bond proposal is a long one,…

Austin voters are facing two major decisions this November.First, Austinites will elect a new city council from brand new geographic districts, and voters…