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Urban Transportation Commission backs amendments to CapMetro Transit Plan 2035, urges airport link and study of 801/803 downtown alignments
Summary
The City of Austin Urban Transportation Commission on Oct. 7 approved a multi‑part recommendation asking Capital Metro to revise or study specific elements of the draft Transit Plan 2035, including further analysis of 801/803 alignments through downtown, an express airport connection timed to light‑rail service, and priority work on the Red Line.
The City of Austin Urban Transportation Commission on Oct. 7 approved a multi‑part recommendation asking Capital Metro to revise or study specific elements of the draft Transit Plan 2035, including further analysis of 801/803 alignments through downtown, an express airport connection timed to light‑rail service, and priority work on the Red Line.
Vice Chair Schumacher moved the commission’s recommendation during the meeting; the motion passed unanimously after successive, targeted amendments by commissioners.
The commission’s adopted recommendations include the following key points:
- Study 801/803 alignment options through 2030: the UTC asked CapMetro to continue studying whether the 801/803 local routes should pivot to an eastern downtown corridor (for example, San Jacinto east of Congress) or funnel into…
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