This report seeks to review the political climate for public transit planning and decision making. The objective is to identify the extent to which the decision making framework supports the transit system in the City of Austin Metropolitan area. In doing so, we assessed goals, objectives, strategies, as well as relevant performance measures. The purpose is to find out if these elements, of different core agencies, such as Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), City of Austin (Transportation Division) and Transit Authority, really support public transit as a meaningful mode in achieving their vision, and to what degree. This report finally present some basic recommendations, based on the assessment of the observed flaws in the political framework. The idea is to encourage a more coordinated transit-supportive approach to transit planning in the City of Austin Metropolitan area.