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WEBDelayed CapMetro Rapid routes to launch next year with slower service and diesel buses. Capital Metro’s newest high-frequency bus routes have been delayed, and now the transit agency says the Expo Center and Pleasant Valley routes will launch next year with reduced frequency and diesel-powered buses instead of the promised electric ones.
Realtors join Broadnax in push to revamp city processes in favor of ...
WEB3 days ago · Real estate leaders and the city’s top executive see potential in the city’s recent slates of code changes for land use and building, but agreed that implementing those changes effectively will be what determines their success in addressing Austin’s rising cost of living. Earlier this week ...
After heated discussion, Planning Commission bylaws to stay …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Without the support of a supermajority of the commission, a motion to change the bylaws failed, with Phillips, Barrera-Ramirez, Mushtaler, Grayson Cox and Adam Haynes voting in favor of the change and Ryan Johnson abstaining. The Austin Monitor ’s work is made possible by donations from the community. Though …
Austin announces new water restrictions on everything from lawns …
WEBAug 15, 2023 · With water levels continuing to drop in the Highland Lakes reservoirs that supply Austin, the city announced Stage 2 water restrictions to take effect Tuesday. Even if you don’t have a lawn or don’t bother watering the lawn you have,…
Committee reviews EMS response times - Austin Monitor
WEBJan 11, 2021 · Committee reviews EMS response times. Monday, January 11, 2021 by Seth Smalley. Jasper Brown, chief of staff for Travis County Emergency Medical Services, spoke before the Public Safety Commission on Jan. 4 to report the quarterly incident response times for the county. The goal response time for all priority-one calls – a category that ...
Your ultimate guide to the I-35 expansion through Central Austin
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · Photo by Nathan Bernier/KUT News. Construction is scheduled to start this summer on the biggest expansion of I-35 in Austin's history. The project includes tearing down the upper decks, rebuilding east-west bridges and adding at least four lanes in each direction along an 8-mile stretch of highway from U.S. 290 East to Ben White Boulevard.
Austin to Manor Trail now complete, linking suburb to citywide …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Lee esta historia en español. The missing link in a 5.5-mile trail from Austin to Manor is now complete, connecting the fast-growing suburb with Austin’s expansive network of public paths. “It helps with quality of life,” Manor Mayor Christopher Harvey said while taking an afternoon stroll along the final section of the Austin to Manor Trail.
Fresh details on Austin's light-rail plans emerge as officials chase ...
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · The agency’s so-called “priority extensions” – wished-for add-ons to reach Austin-Bergstrom International Airport or the Crestview Red Line Station – are not being studied as part of the federal environmental process. The decision means the per-mile cost could settle around $500 million – near the high end for light-rail systems in the U.S.
Aquifer district declares critical drought - Austin Monitor
WEB3 days ago · Friday, October 4, 2024 by Jo Clifton. On Thursday, the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District officially declared Stage III Critical Drought. Restrictions based on the declaration will take effect Nov. 1. The district reports that the Lovelady monitor well, one of two drought stage determinants for …
Austin Library director Roosevelt Weeks moves on
WEBSep 27, 2024 · Austin Library director Roosevelt Weeks moves on. Friday, September 27, 2024 by Jo Clifton. Mayor Kirk Watson and City Council said farewell Thursday to Roosevelt Weeks, who has served as the city’s director of libraries for the past seven years. He thanked Council for passing ordinances that cut down on …