The Lone Star Rail project officially hit the end of the line late last month as the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) voted 18-0 to remove the project from its 2040 Regional Transportation Plan.
As a part of the organization’s community outreach efforts, CAMPO staff gathered various public comments on the suggested amendments to the CAMPO 2040 Regional Transportation Plan. One suggested the removal of the LSR project, which was a proposed plan to bring light rail services to cities along the Interstate 35 corridor, including Kyle and Buda.
Many comments, which were posted on the CAMPO website, centered on citizens’ disappointment at the extinction of the project and the desire that board members to keep the Environmental Impact Study in the Regional Transportation Plan to allow future rail plans a chance at survival.
