The federal government gave a key approval on Jan. 16 to Project Connect, a plan to implement a light rail in Austin, in an ...

Since the defeat of the property tax increase known as Proposition Q, City Council Member Krista Laine has looked with fresh eyes at the expensive infrastructure projects Austin has committed to over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Austin transportation leaders gather feedback on the city’s future light rail, they’ve given some people the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In roughly three years’ time, construction is poised to begin on the first phase of light rail transit in Austin. On Wednesday, local officials and Project Connect leaders discussed ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Project Connect, the voter-approved, taxpayer-funded effort to revamp public transit across Austin, faces opposition again. The group that previously sued over proposed routes for the ...

HAVE VETOED IT. PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS HAD A CHANCE TO GET HELP IN A VARIETY OF AREAS. TODAY, THE NONPROFIT THRESHOLD HELD ITS PROJECT CONNECT EVENT AT BAXTER ARENA. DOZENS OF GROUPS WERE THERE TO ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Project Connect finalizes design and engineering work on Austin’s light rail system ahead of a 2027 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Luis David Osta Lugo uses public transit every week and believes an improvement is long overdue in Austin. "Having a robust and really powerful transit system changes the kinds of ...

GOLETA, CA, May 6, 2025 – This week, the City hired Contractor for Project Connect is working during the day and overnight in preparation for the next phase of construction. Beginning Friday, May 9, a ...

Austin promised a big, bold transit future — and is now delivering something much smaller and sadder. Project Connect, sold as a transformational light rail system, has been whittled down to a shadow ...

Construction is progressing steadily on Project Connect, with visible advancements along Hollister Avenue, particularly at the Hollister Avenue Bridge over San Jose Creek, the city of Goleta reports.