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The Regional Transportation District’s top financial staffers presented a dour budget forecast to their board of directors earlier this month, but the data didn't add up. ....
Austin’s first-ever community displacement prevention officer, Nefertitti Jackmon (Photo by John Anderson) When Austin voters approved financing for the Project Connect transit plan in November 2020, they created along with it a $300 million anti-displacement fund, aiming to offset the increase in housing costs expected along the corridors served by new rail and rapid bus routes. While that investment makes up a small slice of that $7.1 billion pie, it s the largest program of its kind to be launched in the U.S., and it nearly doubles the amount of city tax dollars that voters have approved for affordable housing. As the city s first community displacement prevention officer, Nefertitti Jackmon will have the task of overseeing that fund. She describes the opportunity as equally exciting as it is daunting. Indeed, the fund will be closely monitored not just locally, but also nationally because of its unprecedented scope. Jackmon was encouraged by the v ....
Former RTD board members call for options in FasTracks plan, stating Northwest Rail isn't 'cost effective' yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Longmont council members, state lawmakers consider options for FasTracks service Read full article March 7, 2021, 7:34 AM·15 min read Mar. 7 When it comes down to what Longmont might do to prod the Regional Transportation District to start funding and developing the long-delayed completion of a Northwest Rail line through Broomfield and Boulder County into Longmont, all options are currently on the table, Mayor Brian Bagley says. Bagley did not specifically detail any of those options, including what Longmont might do if the City Council decides the RTD is taking too long to get going on the Northwest Rail project, or if the agency puts off its currently estimated 2050 date or seeks to abandon the passenger rail project entirely and pursue other transit improvements into and through Boulder County. ....