Mayor Lee Leffingwell said in a press release today that, contrary to what he promised voters in last year’s election, an urban light rail proposal will not be ready by its “overly ambitious” November 2010 deadline. more ›

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On Tuesday night, ROMA Design Group, the lead consultant for the Downtown Austin Plan, will present the findings so far of its study of Downtown mobility, potential public transit connections within Downtown, and potential public transit connections between Downtown and other significant destinations in Austin. Click here to see Ben Wear's description of the light rail plan to be discussed at the Mobility Workshop. more ›