New downtown rail station to break ground early April - Austin Monitor

New downtown rail station to break ground early April - Austin Monitor: "After carving away the excess from Downtown Station plans in January, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority awarded a construction contract of $36,865,160 to Austin-based firm Jay-Reese Contractors Inc. at its Feb. 25 meeting.Jay-Reese was one of three firms to respond to…"

A good thing to note is that this project is being designed with potential Green Line (commuter rail to Elgin) and Blue Line (possible light rail to airport) capacity in mind.

Austin Strategic Mobility Plan

Check out the latest draft of the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan.  Do it now, as the city is taking comments and other feedback through tomorrow.

What’s next for Uber, Lyft and Austin’s fingerprint check...

What’s next for Uber, Lyft and Austin’s fingerprint check...

Mobility authority to unveil MoPac South options - Austin Monitor

Mobility authority to unveil MoPac South options - Austin Monitor

Slow road to MoPac tolls: A look at what went wrong on delayed...

Slow road to MoPac tolls: A look at what went wrong on delayed...

An Uber-important year in Austin transportation

From the Statesmen, a review of transportation developments in 2014:  An Uber-important year in Austin transportation

Lone Star Rail News Links

News on yesterday's Lone Star Rail vote, including explanation of how it will potentially be funded:

KXAN: Council Approves Funding For Commuter Rail Project

KVUE: Austin Considers Funding For Lone Star Rail

Statesman:  Austin Approves Toned Down Lone Star Rail Deal

Austin Poll

Check out the results of the Voices of the Austin Community Zandan Poll.  Not surprisingly, traffic/roads/transportation tops the list of concerns.