The Austin Transit Partnership unveiled its implementation plan for the $6 billion project that it says 'best reflects the needs and values of the Austin community.'
Austin officials have decided on a final design and route for the $6 billon Project Connect light rail system. While this is a big step forward, the proposed railway is now only about a third of the size originally approved by voters.Officials in Austin have decided on a final design and route for the Project Connect light rail system. The Austin Transit Partnership has officially unveiled its implementation plan for the $6 billion project.
The on-street, two-line railway would begin at West 38th Street - traveling south through the University of Texas at Austin campus and into downtown – then following Congress Avenue south to Oltorf Street. Another branch would head east on Riverside Drive through Southeast Austin, ending at State Highway 71.
"I would take the train everywhere if it were in more places. I think it definitely should expand," said Joshlynn Fowlkes of Cedar Park, who ride the Red Line to work in Downtown Austin.that the partnership chose from, based on input from the public. It’s much smaller than the original Project Connect vision that included 28 miles of light rail lines going in various directions, as well as a Downtown subway.
"We’re really excited about, after a fantastic community engagement process over the last six weeks, that we are here to recommend a light rail plan that really reflects the community input that we’ve heard over these last weeks," said Cannally. "Would I have liked it to go a lot further? Yes," said Austin Mayor Pro Tem Paige Ellis. "And so I'm hoping that we can get to those locations in the future."
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