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Monday, December 1 is going to be a very busy day for transportation junkies.

9 AM - Transit Working Group phase one evaluation of Austin-Elgin-Manor “Green Line” at Austin City Council Chambers;

3:30 PM - CAMPO Board receives presentation from the Peer Review committee on Capitol Metro at Thompson Conference center on the 3rd floor room 3.102

6:00 PM - CAMPO Board meeting focused on toll road funding at Thompson Conference center on the 1st Floor Auditorium

And not just next Monday…

Transit Working Group Schedule for Dec 2008 - Jan 2009:

In a letter from Mayor Wynn dated Nov. 20: “I anticipate it will take two to three meetings each for our review of the Green Line and City of Austin submittals. With the upcoming holidays, and also considering the travel plans I know many of you have for the Presidential Inauguration, I’m recommending the following schedule of meetings – all to be held 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Austin City Hall. We may not need all of the meetings (or we might need more). I wanted to give you an early heads-up, though, to allow you to get these dates on your calendar:

• December 1st
• December 8th
• December 15th
• January 5th
• January 12th
• January 26th

Downtown Austin Plan (DAP) consultant ROMA Design Group outlined a light rail proposal for Central Austin at a public meeting on Apr 22. The proposed 14-mile system would run from downtown Austin to the airport, through the UT campus and then east towards Mueller, primarily in dedicated lanes.

Estimated costs range from $5 to $40 million per mile. As proposed, the line would be built the City of Austin rather than Capital Metro, though financing is undetermined. City Council Member Brewster McCracken envisions a partnership between the City, Travis County and Cap Metro.

ROMA will make a recommendation to the Austin City Council May 8 and to the CAMPO Transit Working Group May 12.

New commuter rail plan to be unveiled Tuesday - KVUE
It’s baaack: A proposal for light rail - Austin Business Journal
ROMA to recommend 14 miles of light rail in Central Austin - Austin American-Statesman
Light Rail Route Outlined - Austin Business Journal
New light-rail plan rolls into Austin - Austin American-Statesman