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Austin Transit Partnership seeks community expertise in finance, engineering and construction, and community planning or sustainability

Austin Transit Partnership’s Austin Light Rail Phase 1 Project has officially entered the Project Development phase under the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grants New Starts program – the competitive grant program that funds transit capital investments.

Following a series of Open Houses that examined the proposed light rail project and design options for Austin Light Rail Phase 1, Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) released the Austin Light Rail Phase 1 Project Scoping Summary Report.

ATP Submits Austin Light Rail Phase 1 into Project Development Under the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment Grant New Starts Program

Austin Transit Partnership took one more step to advance Austin Light Rail, initiating bond financing by filing a bond validation petition in the Travis County District Court.

Austin Transit Partnership officially entered the federal process to build Austin Light Rail as required to pursue federal dollars.