Transportation
Friday, May 11, 2018 by Caleb Pritchard
Transit
Capital Metro: Perhaps a stopgap plan for fill-in-the-gap stops
Reversing course, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is now planning to use temporary signs and posts for at least some of the agency’s long-awaited new MetroRapid stops.Since announcing in 2016 the eight pairs of stops intended to fill in key…
Thursday, May 10, 2018 by Caleb Pritchard
Transportation
Transportation Department revises sweeping taxi recommendations
The Austin Transportation Department staff has scaled back a set of draft recommendations aimed at saving the city’s flagging taxi franchises.On Tuesday evening, Acting Mobility Services Division Manager Jacob Culberson revealed to the Urban Transportation Commission a revised version of…
Monday, May 7, 2018 by Mose Buchele
Transportation
Are electric scooters eco-friendly? It depends on what they’re replacing
When electric scooters flooded into Austin, the companies that rent them touted their environmental benefits: “Riders were able to prevent 445,334 pounds of carbon emissions,” a press release from Bird said. The startup LimeBike estimated its scooters reduced 8,500 pounds…
Friday, May 4, 2018 by Caleb Pritchard
Roads
Stuck in park, the CTRMA looks beyond tolls
The agency primarily known for building toll roads in the Austin region is spitballing some new ideas as state policy keeps its activities largely in a holding pattern.Last week, board members of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority briefly discussed…
Monday, April 30, 2018 by Caleb Pritchard
Transportation
Dockless companies suspend operations after Council approves regulations
Traffic-burdened Austin has one fewer mobility option after this weekend.On Sunday, both LimeBike and Bird appeared to have removed their shared-use electric scooters from the city’s streets in response to City Council’s vote on early Friday morning that created a…
Friday, April 27, 2018 by Audrey McGlinchy
Transportation
Council votes to clarify the road ahead for Austin’s $482M corridor plan
Austin voters now have a clearer road map for a slate of bond-funded projects intended to relieve congestion and improve city infrastructure on a massive scale.With little more than a guarantee from City Council, voters overwhelmingly approved a $720 million…
