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Stay ConnectedMobility MattersMobility Matters offers Mobility Authority Executive Director, Mike Heiligenstein's, perspective on the difficult issues affecting transportation and mobility in our community.  Past Issues:
Mar. 18, 2013
10 Years of Connecting Central Texas By Mike Heiligenstein 2013 will bring a lot more people to Travis and Williamson Counties, and the Mobility Authority will... more
Jan. 09, 2013
The Economic Impact of the Manor Expressway The Manor Expressway opens a new gateway for the north and northeast quadrants of our region and will continue to... more
Aug. 03, 2012
Changes to Transportation Law Could Lead to Faster Mobility Improvements in Central Texas By Mike Heiligenstein Earlier this year in a downtown Austin office building, I spoke to a group of area chamber... more
Jun. 29, 2012
Groundbreaking Deal Could Expedite Improvements to Interstate 35 By Mike Heiligenstein I’ve used the expression “connecting our community” a lot recently, and I usually mean physical connections—modes of... more
Jun. 13, 2012
183A Extension Driving Success By Mike Heiligenstein Central Texas drivers have really embraced the 183A Extension. On April 6th, the Mobility Authority opened the... more
Mar. 26, 2012
Moving Forward With Mobility in 2012 Just about every major city in the industrialized world has bad traffic. It’s an unfortunate side effect of economic prosperity.... more
Feb. 08, 2012
Green Mobility Challenge – Innovation For Central Texas Every once in a while an idea really takes off, and the results exceed expectations. When that happens, you know... more
Dec. 13, 2011
Area Toll Roads More Widely Accepted According to Travel Technology We all have our favorite tools we use to help us get where we want to go, whether it is... more
Oct. 20, 2011
183A Shared-Use Path Latest Addition to Comprehensive Regional Transportation Network Biking along the 183A Extension’s newly opened shared-use path last week gave me some time to ponder an important question... more
Sep. 22, 2011
Showcasing Texas Engineering Ingenuity to Resolve Local Transportation and Environmental Issues One of the joys of leading an organization like the Mobility Authority is the opportunity to plant seeds and watch... more |
Diverse development of tolling business models - May 1, 2013 | Road/bridge tolling advocates meeting in Philadelphia - April 18, 2013 | IBTTA - International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike : Transportation Industry Leaders Stress Importance of Infrastructure Funding Options at Philadelphia Symposium - April 17, 2013 | TxDOT revives Texas 71 tollway project - February 27, 2013 | Contract for MoPac toll lanes lower than expected - February 27, 2013 | U.S. keeps building new highways while letting old ones crumble - February 3, 2013 | Time to tweak gas taxes? States weigh options - January 25, 2013 | Toll agency hits age 10 with stability, big plans - December 29, 2012 | U.S. 290 lanes to open, tolls start in January - November 19, 2012 | Toll Projects Spread as State Funds Lag - November 30, 2012 | First piece of U.S. 290 tollway to open – November 29, 2012 | TxDOT begins new study of Oak Hill ‘Y’ road project – October 17, 2012 | Officials unveil plans for Bergstrom Expressway – September 19, 2012 |