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We are still alive folks and planning things. If you live on the line we need access to your neighborhood association. To make a presentation please message me.

Group keeps gondola hopes alive - Austin Monitor The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s firm disinterest in aerial gondolas is not discouraging one group from working toward a vision of cable car transit in Austin.John McCready of Look Up Austin told the Austin Monitor last week that he has…

SXSW action needed! Please visit the Panel Picker and vote up, share & comment on our submitted panel talking about Overhead Transit! http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/77490

Follow the link to the panel picker. Like and share this post too, but visiting the panel picker and voting there will do the most to help the become part of SXSW Cities.

Overhead Transit: Cable, Hyperloop, PRT & Drones

Project Connect will be giving an interesting presentation on modes of transportation starting at 5:30pm at Huston-Tillotson University King Seabrook Chapel, at 900 Chicon Street.

Along with great presentations & an opportunity for Public Q&A I am told there will also be Ice Cream and children's activities so parents can participate.

See you there! Here are the details:
https://www.capmetro.org/uploadedFiles/New2016/ProjectConnect/ALaMode_Schedule.pdf

capmetro.org

Pretty big day in overhead transit as Hyperloop One completes a successful test: https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/12/hyperloop-one-70mph-test-devloop/

Hyperloop One claims its first successful test run Hyperloop's latest test sled hit 70 MPH at the company's Nevada test facility. Next up? 250 MPH.

Stantec does a lot of traffic studies, is this the beginning of congestion based exodus, gentrification of businesses or do they want to be closer to autonomous vehicle pilot programs?

Either way I think we need to build Wire One to preserve the commercial growth potential of downtown Austin!

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/07/12/stantec-moves-north-for-new-austin-headquarters-to.html?ana=twt

Stantec engineering firm to move from downtown Austin to Mueller - Austin Business Journal Stantec, formerly Bury — the locally based engineering and design firm — will depart downtown Austin for a completely new vibe and collaboration dynamic.

Urban Cable is mentioned in an article I wrote about Overhead Transit for New Cities: My article on Overhead Transport has been published in the new cities blog: https://newcities.org/perspectives-future-proofing-transportation-the-missing-opportunity-for-our-cities/

Future-Proofing Transportation: The Missing Opportunity For Our Cities - NewCities Congestion is made of people. Today nearly every medium-sized to large city in the United States is facing a traffic crisis. People are moving into city centers in droves. The number of people who live in cities is projected to rise to nearly six billion by 2050, up from the current 3.5 billion peop...

Going to be talking Wire One, Urban Cable and car alternative on Shades of Green today at 1:00pm on KOOP 91.7FM Austin. Tune In if you can!

https://www.koop.org/listen-now

Listen Now | KOOP radio You can use the streaming player below to listen to KOOP radio live through your web browser! Having issues with this player? Click this link to listen at Tunein.com or you can also stream live on Radio Free America.

Come by and see the Wire One booth at Earth Day at the Huston-Tillotson University. Easy to Build, Easy to Ride!

!!! ACTION NEEDED !!!

We need enthusiasts of The Wire to participate in the Cap Metro Project Connect Corridor Surveys! This can have a meaningful role in bringing Urban Cable Mass Transit to Austin. So much so you should recruit others to participate.

These surveys will help direct the funds from the newly passed Transportation Bonds. Key corridors align with our mission.

The process is a little bit confusing. Here is a guide.

Taking the survey requires 3 steps:

1. Create an Account. You can skip this step if you have created an account with capmetroengage.org before.

Unless you have answered these before, you must establish an account before you can answer the survey.

Go here to create an account with capmetroengage.org: https://goo.gl/xzYPkf Fill out the forms. You will be sent an email. Answer the email. Now go to the survey page. https://goo.gl/iGnnjB

2. Login Before you take the survey.

Start at the Corridors Survey here: https://goo.gl/iGnnjB If you are not logged in you will see a yellow block below the first paragraph on the page telling you to login or create an account. If you don't see that block you are already logged in, goto step three. If you see that block click on login. Follow the instructions to enter email and password. Pay Attention: After you log in you will be directed to a different page. Your path back is to click on "Choose The Corridors" this will return you to the survey.

3. Take the Survey

Scroll down, read the questions and answer them with the checkboxes next to the maps or below the maps. There are three parts to the survey:
The commuter Corridor. The Airport Line is a corridor we support. Choose others that interest you.

The Connector Corridors. This is the Most Important Question. South 1st & Ceasar Chavez are very important to Wire One. North Lamar is also interesting to us. Riverside is particularly interesting to us. Choose another one that interests you.

The Circulator Corridors. The South Congress Circulator is of particular interest.

Participation Opportunities | CapMetro Engage All current participation opportunities are shown below. Choose the one you want to participate in and click to see the engagement activities for that opportunity.

We are looking for volunteers to join the Wire One team at the Earth Day Event, April 22nd We have flexible times open between noon and 7 pm. Post YES and times to participate and we'll PM you details. Or use The Wire Meetup and connect directly with our organizers. https://www.meetup.com/The-Wire-Citizens-for-Urban-Cable-Transit/

Hope to see you at Earth Day! http://earthdayaustin.com

"The Wire" Citizens for Urban Cable Transit Join us to Look Up Austin™ and help solve our city’s traffic congestion. From grassroots supporters of stress-free commutes to civic transportation innovators to citizens for neighborhood preservation

T-Shirts! Our first T-Shirt design is now available on Threadless. For the first few weeks the price is heavily discounted for all you Wire One supporters on facebook. Also remember the meetup is tonight!

Lots of colors, womens, mens & kids styles.

https://wireoneaustin.threadless.com/

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MeetUp Thursday April 13th!

We will be discussing the plans for the next phase as well as our presence at the Austin Earth Day. Hope to see you there, please RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/The-Wire-Citizens-for-Urban-Cable-Transit/