Austin’s transportation system is getting a big upgrade. But is light-rail better than a bus? KUT’s Nathan Bernier breaks it all down. You can leave your comment on the projects detailed impact study at ATPTX.org.
Austin Transit Partnership
KUT Morning Newscast for January 16, 2025
Central Texas top stories for January 16, 2025. DPS is trying to improve the process for Texans to get a driver’s license. The City of Austin is opening 6th Street to vehicle traffic, after decades of weekend closures. The Austin Transit Partnership is holding its first public meeting to answer questions about the plans for a new light-rail system.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 27, 2024
Central Texas top stories for March 27, 2024. Austin’s new city manager. Ken Paxton avoids trial. Light-rail trains could be running down Austin’s streets as soon as 2033. Travis County EMS response to high rate of opioid-related deaths. HOME phase 2.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 26, 2024
Central Texas top stories for March 26, 2024. Travis County waives property taxes for some childcare centers. Austin’s ten-mile light-rail system could be up and running by the year 2033. Austin Pets Alive! is looking to build a Pet Resource Center in Hays County. Austin Community College is offering free eclipse viewing glasses ahead of the total solar eclipse on April 8th. Travis County’s award winning park.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for January 31, 2024
Central Texas top stories for January 31, 2024. Texas oil and gas regulators are suing the Environmental Protection Agency over methane emissions rules. Austin light rail open house. University Interscholastic League changes. Barton Springs Road safety pilot update. Buda public library adds mental health specialists. Aircraft laser strikes are on the rise.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for January 08, 2023
Central Texas top stories for January 08, 2023. Wind advisory in effect until tomorrow. Austin is far from reaching its affordable housing goals. Utility company Aqua Texas is suing the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. Austin light rail lawsuit update. San Marcos is in stage 2 drought restrictions. Del Valle ISD school board could fill a long-vacant seat at tonight’s meeting.
Austin’s light-rail plans have shrunk. Here are 5 new options.
The plans, each under $5 billion, are starkly smaller than the original map presented to voters before the November 2020 election.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 2, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 2, 2023. Liberty Hill police shooting lawsuit. New leadership for Austin Transit Partnership. Displacement home applications. Ascension’s new women’s health tower. Education equity. Amplify Austin.