Project Connect

High-frequency bus lines intended to shuttle commuters quickly through the city got funded, but without the independent job-site monitoring some worker advocates have said were promised to voters.

The local transit agency is buying 197 electric buses and expects to break ground this year on a pair of new MetroRapid lines authorized by voters last year.

Engineering constraints are forcing the tunnel to emerge farther south in a change that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Transit planners vow to fit it into their existing budget.

Early designs of the underground light rail system included in a $7 billion transit expansion approved by voters give a glimpse into what downtown could look like by the end of this decade.

Officials behind a $7 billion transit expansion revealed how the death of bill that would have allowed construction under Republic Square and Brush Square Parks is forcing them to adjust plans.

Para poder recibir miles de millones de dólares en asistencia federal, Capital Metro primero tendrá que cumplir con ciertos requisitos de derechos civiles. Varios activistas y académicos dicen que la agencia de transporte público aún no ha alcanzado esas metas de equidad racial.

To qualify for billions in federal assistance, Capital Metro has to meet federal civil rights standards that activists and academics say fall short of achieving racial equity goals.

Soil samples, heritage tree surveys and archeological assessments are just some of the steps being taken to clear the path for two light rail lines as soon as 2029.

Real estate development, property values, taxes and rent will likely rise around new train stations and transit hubs approved in last year’s $7.1 billion Project Connect bond. Austin wants to prevent residents from being pushed out.

Officials have six months to create a process to give neighborhoods a voice on how to spend $300 million to help prevent people from being displaced by any new development.