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Opinion: Cap Metro Must Safeguard No-Cost Transit for Unhoused Austinites
Adding security guards to transit centers and bus routes will increase stigmatization of the poor
"...I have been unstably housed in Austin for more than 20 years. For some, that admission..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Column by Barry Jones

MLS for Austin at Last?
Columbus Crew announces plan to relocate to Austin
"...team is officially and actively looking to move to Austin, perhaps as soon as 2019, according to Grant Wahl..."

Oct. 17, 2017 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Anti-Rail for Austin
"...Contrary to Representative Mike Krusee's notion, the recent Center for the American Dream assessed data for rail regions in..."

June 9, 2004 Postmarks

The Best Transit Plan for Austin's Future Is …
"...critical initiative. From my vantage point as an advocate for public transportation and compact growth, I arrived at my..."

Dec. 16, 2013 Postmarks

Public Notice: Transit for Art for Transit
Call to artists: Jump into the billion-dollar pool
"...Cap Metro Contemplate How to Make a 'Real City' Transit System"): If the city and Capital Metro were to..."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: Lord, Gotta Keep On Moving
New and welcome spirits animate the fight for transit
"...a whole bunch of people from a variety of Austin's civic power centers gathered at the Central Library to..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Dis Connect
Urban rail may be going off the tracks
"...The campaign to stop Austin's next urban rail plan is under way...."

June 13, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Trains! Tunnels! Billions! Austin Gets First Look at Proposed Transit Plan
Next steps: public input, May Council vote, November election
"...Capital Metro has released its recommended Project Connect plan for high-capacity transit in Austin - with light rail in..."

March 6, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Big Money for Big Roads
Deciding how the Mobility Bond is spent on Austin's most traveled streets
"...Before Election Day in 2016, when the $720 million Mobility..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: Still Waiting for the Train
Will Austin ever get a proper light rail system?
"...The folks supporting transit rail for Austin are tiptoeing back onto the stump,..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Federal Funds Flowing Into Central Texas for Housing, Transit
Doggett announces $122 million in COVID-19 relief
"...Housing and transit agencies in Austin, Travis County, and San Marcos are..."

April 3, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Can Austin Become Carbon Neutral by 2050?
The city stepped up its game, but it'll need your help
"...In August 2019, just weeks before the September climate crisis protests in Austin, the city..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Francesca D'Annunzio

What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?
City Council mulls the "Go Big" bond in preparation for the November ballot
"...(or will soon have) corridor plans prepared by the Austin Transportation Department. Amid the several versions of the $720..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Mobility for All
Three visions for our transportation future
"...As Project Connect wends its way from being a transit plan to being a transit network, it's becoming increasingly..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow
Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future
"...Austin's next mayor will only serve two years before facing..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Reinvent & Expand Transit
"...Dear Editor, For carless students like myself, long bus rides in bumper-to-bumper..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Postmarks

Austin at Large: The Train Can’t Be Too Late
It’s going to be sad, so sad, when Mayor Pete’s money comes if Austin’s not ready
"...strangely eventful month or so in the history of Austin mobility, with the public finally realizing how much it..."

March 10, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

City of Austin Proclaims "Local Disaster," Cancels SXSW in Response to Coronavirus Fears
City officials emphasize preparedness, not panic
"...For the first time in 34 years, the show at..."

March 6, 2020 SXSW Post by Austin Sanders

Cool Austin, Cool Planet
This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress
"...than a year – do you know where your Austin Climate Protection Plan is?..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Weird Austin Idea of the Day
Trying to get across town? Hop a Gondola.
"...the Wire, which proposes a network of gondolas over Austin, Texas."..."

Nov. 12, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?
Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs
"...when writing news stories on the housing crisis in Austin. They are trigger words; When readers see them, they..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election
Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot
"...recommendations earlier than in the past, since voting – for those of you using mail ballots – has already..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Imagining Austin
Public forums begin on comprehensive and mobility planning
"...It's 2040 in Austin: Where should the city have absorbed new population growth..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

With HOME, Council Cuts Lot Size Requirements for First Time in 80 Years
Smaller lots, more apartments, towers near transit
"...For the first time in nearly 80 years, City Council..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Verde Corridor Station on Track to Open for 2024 Austin FC Season
Rooting for El Tree is going to get easier
"...As Austin FC made changes to its roster in the offseason,..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Uber, Lyft Return to Austin Monday
Gov. Abbott expected to sign rideshare bill
"...and Lyft have announced they plan to return to Austin, as Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign transportation..."

May 25, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District
Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway
"...For the second time in three years, Austin's unbeloved Interstate..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: It Ain’t Easy Being Weird
Welcome to Austin – accept our gift of the spirit of change
"...on many thousands of visitors in town this week for "Spring Festival Season." That's the grandiose term the city..."

March 15, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 1 City of Austin Special Election
Our picks for the eight propositions you'll see on your ballot
"...Austin no longer elects its City Council in May elections..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Imagining Austin
Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future
"...them up to inspire a dozen tables of engaged Austinites who attended a comprehensive planning kickoff community workshop at..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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