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Attorney general disputes validity of Project Connect financing
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday filed a scathing rebuke to the city of Austin and Austin Transit Partnership over an attempt by those entities to have a Travis County court validate bonds that ATP wants to issue to…
Plaintiffs hope to strike city of Austin from Project Connect suit
The people who filed suit last fall to stop the Austin Transit Partnership from proceeding without another bond election have intervened in a lawsuit filed by the city and ATP seeking to validate bonds needed to build the light-rail system.…
Courts • By Jo Clifton • Mar 6, 2024
Aggrieved citizens sue over funding Project Connect
A group of prominent citizens has filed suit against all members of City Council and members of the Austin Transit Partnership Board of Directors, claiming that ATP may not legally spend city property taxes or issue debt needed to build…
Courts • By Jo Clifton • Nov 8, 2023
Application period still open for Project Connect anti-displacement Community Advisory Committee
There is still time to apply to join the citizen committee that will advise the city of Austin, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Austin Transit Partnership on anti-displacement and equity matters related to Project Connect. The city’s $7…
Transit • By Nina Hernandez • Nov 1, 2023
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Project Connect seeks community advisers
Residents interested in advising local leaders on matters involving anti-displacement and equity related to Project Connect are invited to apply for a position on the new Community Advisory Committee. The CAC will advise the city, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority and…
City awards $16.5 million for 'Community Initiated Solutions' near Project Connect
As part of a $300 million plan to prevent displacement along Project Connect corridors, the city’s Housing Department and the Austin Housing Finance Corporation (which is made up of City Council members) have awarded $16.5 million to 12 community organizations.…
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Red Line improvements add capacity, access for critical Project Connect transit option
The light rail line that’s planned to run through downtown Austin is the portion of Project Connect that’s drawn the most attention in recent years. But folks like Matt Geske, who regularly ride the Red Line commuter train that goes…
Transit • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 10, 2023
Paxton opinion notes likely missteps, possible way forward for Project Connect
Many questions remain about the path forward for Austin’s Project Connect transit plan following an advisory opinion from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that noted some likely legal hurdles related to the funding model created to pay for the system.…
Transit • By Chad Swiatecki • May 22, 2023
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Project Connect could be on the ballot again this November
Austin’s mayor is adopting a new strategy against a Texas bill that threatens to derail the city’s voter-approved transit expansion: Get the legislation passed as quickly as possible with overwhelming support in the Texas House and Senate. The approach seemed…
Transit • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Apr 25, 2023
Council allocates next three years of Project Connect anti-displacement funds
The city continued allocation of Project Connect’s $300 million anti-displacement budget last week. At its regular meeting on April 13, City Council voted to approve a resolution allocating the funds for the next three fiscal years. The first round of…
Transit • By Nina Hernandez • Apr 19, 2023
Mobility Committee weighs feedback on new Project Connect options
Following the release of scaled-back plans for Austin’s future in light rail, representatives from the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) and the city provided an updated briefing on Project Connect light rail at the City Council Mobility…
Transit • By Ava Garderet • Apr 12, 2023
Sound off on Project Connect while you can
More than 500 people attended a March 21 Project Connect open house that offered a drastically scaled-back light rail plan. But transportation officials (and the Austin Monitor!) want you to know that open house was only the beginning of a…
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