I'm now upgrading my position to cautious pessimism (from complete horror) after a nice exchange of email with Councilmember McCracken. As I said in my initial post a week or two ago , the early media coverage made it sound like the project would just be an extension of Capital Metro's awful circulator route (which avoids most places people want to go, and services, albeit poorly, commuter rail passengers to the exclusion of the central Austinites for whom it...
It's a Bright, Bright, Bright Sun-Shiny Day [Extra Extra]
After additional train runs during SXSW boasted ridership, Capital Metro is now considering adding more train runs on Friday and Saturday. Pinetop’s passing noted by the BBC. Pete...
A short set of downers to tide you over
I'm way too busy for this. Up from 2-6 with the knees of death; work is a nightmare. But it's been long enough. 1. At 1300 boardings/day and overflowing on the weekend, this line would be the...
Red Line Phase One Wrap-Up
This is the last monthly data we get before Big Changes make for a big discontinuity in the graphs. December is, as Capital Metro wants to make sure you know, a low ridership month. As usual,...
Let’s Move Austin Day
Despite the wet forecast this weekend, you should get out of your house and get moving. On Saturday, Jan. 29 the City of Austin is teaming up with the YMCA to host the Let’s Move Austin Day...
Chutzpah of the Year
In today's Chronicle, Lee Nichols writes an article about the lack of TOD on the Red Line in which Todd Hemingson, Capital Metro exec, says with a straight face: The real problem with the...
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