Capital Metro’s board of directors approved including a tap-to-pay option for riders on buses and trains on Monday.  Currently, riders can pay fares using cash, the CapMetro app or by purchasing...

The Austin Transit Partnership suggested the city should add new light rail stations and change the layout for Guadalupe Street as a part of the Austin Light Rail Phase 1 in a Jan. 10 report.  The...

A Jan. 2 report analyzed the success of the 15 active density bonus programs in Austin, including the University Neighborhood Overlay program used in areas like West Campus, which promotes high-density...

Capital Metro will retire its mobile app and transition to another app called Transit for trip planning beginning March 1, according to a Jan. 7 public meeting.  The agency offered the Transit app...

City officials announced in a Wednesday press conference that 6th Street will now be open to vehicular traffic Thursdays through Sundays, reversing a decades-old norm of the street being closed to traffic...

Project designers discussed how the Great Streets Master Plan — intended to transform downtown Austin with “streets for people” — continues to progress 25 years after its adoption.  Originating...

One of Austin’s staple record stores will change ownership and relocate to a larger location this spring, current owner John Kunz announced Jan. 2.  Waterloo Records served as a home for Austin’s...

Austin’s Chief of Police outlined a “100-day plan” on Nov. 14 centered around addressing Austin Police Department's staffing recruitment and retention, community trust and crime prevention.  “Every...

The University will begin a process to determine if preservation is viable for the Watson Chateau, an LGBTQ+ landmark, according to a Nov. 13 meeting between UT and preservation activists.  The Arthur...

The city will consider a $350 million plan to “end homelessness” after the Austin Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, or ECHO, presented the plan at a Nov. 6 Public Health Committee meeting.  The...

UT alumna Maggie Ellis, a former foster mother and child welfare advocate, made history as the first openly queer justice elected to the 3rd Texas Court of Appeals.  Ellis was elected on Nov. 5 as...

Three new Austin City Council members, in Districts 6, 7 and 10, were elected in November. The new members will take seats on the dais in early 2025.  The Austin City Council works on staggered elections,...