The inclusion of the Highland sub-corridor in Project Connect’s (PC) initial recommendation to the Central Corridor Advisory Group (CCAG) made me curious about it.
After examining the released data and documentation, it is clear that Highland’s score is the result of speculative assumptions about the nature of development …
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Today, Project Connect recommended that East Riverside and Highland advance to the next phase of the Central Corridor study process.
Is this a good recommendation?
It is a B-.
The most important thing is that they advanced multiple corridors instead of just one. This is an important victory for those …
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Last week, Project Connect (PC) held several community workshops to gather input on evaluation criteria and sub-corridor priorities. This is part of the public input process leading up to City Council selecting a ‘locally-preferred alternative’ for the initial sequence of urban rail. This process is intended to inform the recommendation …
[MORE]Project Connect (PC) created an online survey to gather community feedback on Central Austin high capacity transit evaluation criteria and sub-corridor priorities. I am grateful that staff heard requests from Austinites for Urban Rail Action (AURA) – a group I am affiliated with – for such tools. The existence of the survey …
[MORE]Opponents of a reinvigorated data-driven process for urban rail route selection often highlight the planned MetroRapid bus service. As the map below shows, the initial service routes cover Guadalupe, Lamar, and Congress.
“The feds are already helping us meet the needs there” are the key lyrics to this particular siren …
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