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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:
May. 09, 2012
Concerned Citizens, Public Spirit Prepare MoPac for Early Funding A very good friend of mine likes to say that luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Or, as... 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
Nov. 30, 2010
Intersecting Ideas: Getting a Comprehensive Transportation System on Track Transportation is a subject that’s spawned controversy in Central Texas for years, with passionate advocates and equally engaged critics. But... more
Jul. 14, 2010
Interstate Tolling: Is the Free Ride Over? If you didn’t already know it, states across the country are considering plans to toll interstate highways. For several years,... more
Feb. 16, 2010
Could a Cash Crunch Endanger Smart Growth Goals? If you are one of those people who believe toll roads are evil and that we already have enough money... more
Oct. 16, 2009
Can We Afford to Continue Managing Transportation the Way We Have? In my last post, I discussed the transportation financial crisis confronting our region, and the need for us to examine... more |
Mobility Headlines
Heiligenstein: MoPac toll plan weighs city's transport needs, reasonable expenses – May 3, 2012 | MoPac Loan Deal Gets Tentative Nod – April 9, 2012 | 183A Extension to Open – April 5, 2012 | Agency looks at toll lanes for South MoPac, U.S. 183 - March 1, 2012 | MoPac Expansion Plans Move Closer To Construction - March 1, 2012 | Transportation Bill Faces a Wall of Opposition From Both Parties - February 24, 2012 | Oak Hill Hears Ideas for Green Mobility - February 24, 2012 | MoPac toll lane project finally gaining speed – January 30, 2012 | Long-term transportation funding likely to be delayed – January 25, 2012 | Tolls, taxes and a touching story – January 8, 2012 | 11 key road projects in works for 2012 – January 1, 2012 |