So a bit more detail has surfaced, and it turns out that Capital Metro, according to the short description in the latest stimulus proposal from our local governments , is now asking for federal dollars to, hold on your hats:
triple-track the Red Line .
The theory, I guess, is to keep freight service in the middle, and run the DMU trains on the outside tracks.
Here's what I'm writing to City Council, as we...
Demoralized
Sitting in a hotel room in ice-cold New Jersey on an awful business trip, and see this in a long thread of tweets: Which of course led me to fire back in the middle of a long complaint about...
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...
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