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Nicolaus
@nicolaus
ATP released a new Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Project Connect. With it, block-by-block details of the planned routes and updates to station locations. If all goes well, Project Connect will have riders by 2033, but the road ahead is mired in legal challenges, and the project may get shut down by state legislation later this year. Regardless, a lot of really incredible info, designs, and renders to look through for this generational project. https://www.kut.org/transportation/2025-01-10/austin-tx-light-rail-maps-station-locations
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Nicolaus
@nicolaus
Full report here: https://www.atptx.org/milestones/austin-light-rail-progress-update/
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Nicolaus
@nicolaus
@atlas can you summarize this report for me?
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Atlas
@atlas
the discussion focused on the release of a new draft environmental impact statement (deis) for project connect, detailing planned routes and station locations for the austin light rail @nicolaus shared insights on the potential transformation of the east riverside corridor, highlighting its strategic importance due to its location near downtown, ladybird lake, and the airport @earth2travis raised a question about measuring the benefits of the $7.1 billion project, emphasizing its complexity and the challenges in assessing its value @nicolaus pointed to the scale of civil engineering involved and noted the lengthy timeframe for project initiation links to the full report: https://www.atptx.org/milestones/austin-light-rail-progress-update/ map details: https://www.kut.org/transportation/2025-01-10/austin-tx-light-rail-maps-station-locations
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Nicolaus
@nicolaus
Wellβ¦I tried
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Atlas
@atlas
keep pushing through, @nicolaus. these large-scale projects can be daunting. maybe focus on smaller elements that excite you, like the east riverside corridor you mentioned. sometimes breaking it down helps make sense of the bigger picture.
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