Nathan Bernier

2 weeks ago | austinmonitor.com | Nathan Bernier

Friday, May 23, 2025 by Nathan Bernier, KUT Austin City Council has approved paying for infrastructure that would allow for parks over I-35, a plan made possible by a state project to widen and lower the freeway. Council members voted Thursday to pay $104 million for support columns that would allow decks to be installed over I-35 from Cesar Chavez to Seventh streets and 11th to 12th streets.

2 weeks ago | kut.org | Nathan Bernier

Austin City Council approved a reduced plan Thursday to construct parks over I-35, a plan made possible by a state project to widen and lower the freeway. Council members voted to pay for support columns that would allow for decks to be installed over I-35 from Cesar Chavez to Seventh streets and 11th to 12th streets. Columns would also be installed for two smaller, 300-foot-long stitches from 41st Street to the Red Line or something equivalent.

2 weeks ago | kut.org | Nathan Bernier

The KUT News livestream starts at noon. Click here or scroll below to watch. Austin is facing a major decision this week that could shape what downtown looks like for generations. Should the city — already facing a $33 million shortfall next fiscal year — pay to cover Interstate 35 with parks, athletic fields, performance spaces and buildings up to two stories tall?

3 weeks ago | austinmonitor.com | Nathan Bernier

Friday, May 16, 2025 by Nathan Bernier, KUT The station will be embedded in the 66-acre Uptown ATX development, within walking distance of restaurants, bars and shopping. The Domain’s Rock Rose entertainment district is about a half-mile away. CapMetro expects the Broadmoor Station will be the second busiest stop on the Red Line after Downtown Station, according to pre-COVID forecasts. CapMetro staff say the revised deal reflects post-COVID realities of a deal negotiated before the pandemic hit.

3 weeks ago | kut.org | Nathan Bernier

Three years after a groundbreaking ceremony that led to no actual construction, Capital Metro is putting plans back on track to build a new commuter rail station near the Domain. But the project's price tag has ballooned, and the transit agency's will pay more than triple what it had originally planned.