$36.1M in federal funding would fuel rapid electric-bus routes Jun 1, 2021, 9:22 am The fleet of electric buses would ease traffic congestion and provide Austin with more environmentally friendly transportation choices.
Courtesy photo President Biden’s proposed $6 trillion federal budget could drive creation of two “rapid” bus routes in Austin featuring a total of 30 electric buses. On May 28, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the two projects, which would receive $36.1 million in federal funding if Congress approves Biden’s budget plan for fiscal 2022. The two Austin projects are: A 14-mile, 19-station bus route along Pleasant Valley Road between Northeast Austin and Southeast Austin. Places along the route include Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin Community College Eastview, and Mendez Middle School. The project would include 16 electric buses, along with bus platforms, shelters, benches, and other infrastructure. Biden pr
Officers prevented the suspect from using the handgun. When asked why he reached for the gun, APD says the suspect claims he intended to take his own life.
Chandler Carrera, below right, and Eduardo Pineda, top right, were hailed as heroes for saving the life of a man they pulled from a burning truck, left. They received lots of comments from adoring fans, below.
They say they like a man in uniform.
And a group of women on Instagram is fawning over two hero cops from Austin who went viral after pulling an injured man out of a burning truck in Texas Monday. Good work, wrote @dawn.weathersbee. And those two can save me anytime.
Bodycam video shows Officers Eduardo Pineda and Chandler Carrera, a former Division I football player, approach the car and try to free the victim, who appears unresponsive and may have fallen into a seizure.
Pineda broke the front window to get the door open, but struggled to pull the man free. He called for help from Carrera and the two wrestled him free and dragged him to safety shortly before the truck exploded.