Austin, Light Rail

Austin unveils how light-rail could change the city in new report with detailed maps
After years of waiting, a clearer picture of the largest transit project in Austin history is taking shape in a 16,000-page government document.
Austin Light Rail: New images, renderings provide insight into project
The Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) released new renderings and a draft environmental impact statement highlighting the impact the Light Rail will have on traffic, property, acquisitions, air quality,
New stations, urban greenway detailed in Austin’s Project Connect light rail impact draft
New station locations, an extended light rail bridge and an urban greenway on the eastside are some of the design recommendations incorporated into Project Connect's draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) released Friday.
Updates to Austin's light rail plan include a new downtown station and urban greenway
Changes are being made to Austin’s light rail plan. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was released on Friday that includes a new downtown station, a
Austin Transit Partnership provides new details on plans, design for light rail project
AUSTIN, Texas — On Friday, developers released new details on their plans for a new light rail and the design. Project Connect is the multibillion-dollar, voter approved initiative to revamp of the city's transit system that will add light rail to Austin.
Austin's Project Connect light rail hits new milestone in federal process
The draft environmental impact statement is a document required by the National Environmental Policy Act for major infrastructure projects that incorporate federal funding or federal involvement. It evaluates all the potential impacts due to both the construction and operations of the light rail,
Austin's $7 Billion Light Rail Project Gets Construction Update
Austin's officials have selected the team that will work on the first phase of construction of the city's light rail system.
Planned light rail route in Austin undergoes some changes
Public feedback on the latest design is being taken until March 11, and a series of public meetings are being held for people to weigh in.
Frustrations about light rail expansion resurface after years of construction
Two months after a petition by a south Phoenix coalition of businesses and residents, Valley Metro said it would continue ...
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Phoenix, Valley Metro extends grant program for businesses impacted by light rail construction
The city of Phoenix and Valley Metro have extended a grant program for small businesses affected by the light rail construction in Phoenix.
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The Phoenix No Pants Light Rail Ride isn’t happening in 2025. Here’s why
Organizers of the body-positive urban prank are "taking a pause for 2025 to handle personal life matters." ...
Light-rail planners seeking feedback on new station recommendations, environmental report
The Austin Transit Partnership on Friday released a list of suggested project tweaks and features along with a draft ...
Link light rail suspensions start this weekend in downtown Seattle
The second weekend in January will see major Link light rail service suspensions in downtown Seattle. Beginning at 10 p.m.
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WEST SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL: Here’s what you might see and hear in Sound Transit’s next round of drilling work
Sound Transit has been preparing a site along SW Genesee for geotechnical work that they tell us will start on Monday. From ...
Police: HRT light rail robbery suspect arrested
A Norfolk man has been arrested and charged in connection to a robbery and assault on a Hampton Roads Transit light rail ...
Car stuck on light rail tracks in LoSo area of Charlotte
Officials with the Charlotte Area Transit System say the vehicle is on the Blue Line between the Scaleybark and New Bern ...