Austin Voters Pass Commuter-Rail Referendum

The ballot measure, called Capital Metro, may lead to a multi-modal transportation system in Central Texas.

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November 12, 2004, 2:00 PM PST

The Capital Metro commuter-rail referendum "final 62% victory freed Austin's transit authority from seven years of political purgatory and opened the door (at least a crack) to an actual multi-modal transportation system in Central Texas...After 2000's defeat of a much more extensive light-rail proposal by less than 1% of the vote, Cap Metro proceeded with the utmost care in retooling a smaller-scale, minimum-cost system using track owned by the agency to run commuter service..." Supporters are optimistic about the system, but acknowledge that it will take time to implement.

Thanks to David Gest

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