Post by les on Apr 24, 2023 15:26:06 GMT
April 24, 2023
"In 2020, Austin voters overwhelmingly approved a $7 billion public transit plan. In the initial phase, two new light rail lines would criss-cross the city, augmenting existing Capital MetroRail service with trains connecting the University of Texas, the Texas State Capitol, the airport, and fast-growing neighborhoods like South Congress, Riverside and North Lamar. At the center of this initiative, known as Project Connect, would be a downtown subway tunnel, allowing trains to bypass traffic-choked streets above."
The Incredible Shrinking Transit Plan
"In 2020, Austin voters overwhelmingly approved a $7 billion public transit plan. In the initial phase, two new light rail lines would criss-cross the city, augmenting existing Capital MetroRail service with trains connecting the University of Texas, the Texas State Capitol, the airport, and fast-growing neighborhoods like South Congress, Riverside and North Lamar. At the center of this initiative, known as Project Connect, would be a downtown subway tunnel, allowing trains to bypass traffic-choked streets above."
The Incredible Shrinking Transit Plan