CapMetro, Austin Transit Partnership, and the City of Austin officially approved phase one of Project Connect. The proposed light rail line will connect several areas throughout central Austin.
This reduced plan scrapped initial talks of a downtown subway route and decreased the overall length of the original plan by nearly half. Downtown routes, included in the first phase approved Tuesday, will now be above-ground and run adjacent to street traffic.
Costs for the first phase have been estimated by Austin Transit Partnership to total $4.5 to 4.8 billion. "We will have coverage in all three directions that lay the foundation for future extensions to the North, South, and East," said Lindsay Wood, executive Vice President at Austin Transit Partnership, in aA map depicts phase one of Project Connect and various BIPOC and low-income communities that it will service.
Rail coverage under the plan will prioritize central and downtown Austin, targeting areas of high population and job density. The plan, according to Austin Transit Partnership, will also serve many BIPOC communities and lower income areas. Phase one will provide more efficient transit connections between populated areas and centers for commerce, health and education. Wood said. "This will maximize the accessibility and the visibility of the system to create… a system that people will use and want more of."that I have read and agree
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