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Fun! Excitement! Prizes!
Monday, December 07, 2009
The big political news last week was that folks officially started filing to run for office next year. I proudly contributed to the excitement with the wonderful, goose bump-inducing news…
Easy as Punkin Pie
Monday, November 30, 2009
Any holiday that focuses on family, food, and football just has to have the word "Thanks" in it, right?
I'm probably still digesting something. But – call it serving leftovers…
Time to Leave the Station
Monday, October 05, 2009
Well, it was a great weekend – great party, great music, great football, great weather (well, maybe not that).
Other big things also happened last week.
Capital Metro, the main…
Newsroom » Speeches and Statements
Sunset Review of Capital Metro Provides Blueprint for Additional Reforms
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The Capital Metro Transportation Authority needs to cut costs, reform its financial and accounting systems, and enhance the safety of the commuter rail line, according to a long-awaited state review…
Letter on CAMPO Board Composition
Monday, November 30, 2009
Dear CAMPO Transportation Policy Board Members:
As you know, the CAMPO Board Composition Committee will convene its first meeting this afternoon at City Hall and begin the process of considering…
Statement on TxDOT Sunset Report
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
For years, politics have played far too big a role in transportation issues. Needless battles have overwhelmed efforts to address our state's ever-worsening congestion. And information has too often been…
Newsroom » In the News
Report slaps Capital Metro
Friday, April 23, 2010
Capital Metro mismanaged a $200 million reserve fund, opened MetroRail with potentially unsafe bridges and has high operating costs for its bus service that are not sustainable, according to a…
Resizing the CAMPO Tent
Thursday, December 10, 2009
When Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson announced last week that he would step down as chair of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization – the body of elected officials that…
Trips to the airport could get easier
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Getting to the airport, which involves negotiating a gantlet of traffic lights from every direction, might get easier in the not-so-distant future.
The Texas Transportation Commission next week is likely…
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