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MOBILITY SYSTEMS_TRANSIT SYSTEMS COMMUTER RAIL GREEN LINE RED LINE SPECIAL BUS ROUTE ORANGE LINE - METRO AIRPORT FLYER HIGH CAPACITY RAPID TRANSIT BLUE LINE - RIVERSIDE ORANGE LINE - NORTH LAMAR/SOUTH CONGRESS

BUS RAPID TRANSIT LIGHT PINK LINE - CROSSTOWN PURPLE LINE - CROSSTOWN

Austin’s traffic congestion is one of the biggest problems facing the city, and is a symptom of our diminished mobility. This congestion costs our people, our businesses, and our environment, while diminishing our quality of life. Transit in the Southeast Quadrant is slowly improving, with potential changes and improvements on the way, via Capital Metro’s Project Connect plan. A mixture of rapid bus, regular bus service, and commuter rail, all of which have stops around the convention center, service the area. One of the proposed elements of Project Connect

FRAMEWORKS FOR PLACEMAKING _ ALTERNATIVE FUTURES FOR THE AUSTIN CONVENTION DISTRICT


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