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                                                                                                       Figure [1]. Austin Transportation website logo. 

Timeline of important transportation event in Austin history

  • Early 1870s - Mule streetcar started transporting people in Austin.[1]

  • December 1871 - The coming of the Houston and Texas Central Railway. Austin’s first railroad connection. [1]

  • February 1891 - the first electric streetcar start operated by the Austin Rapid Transit Company.[2]

  • 1902 - Austin Electric Railroad[2]

  • 1911 - Austin Street Railway[2]

  • 1940 - The start of Trolley bus service [2]

  • 1962 - An extensive inner-city freeway network is planned[3]

  • 1985 - American Cab Company was created.[4]

  • 1985 - A world-class freeway network with 2 loops is planned[3]

  • 1985 - Capital Metro was created.[5]

  • 1995 - Yellow Cab Austin was found.[4]

  • 1999 - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport open to public [6]

  • 2000 - Explosive growth and gridlock make it necessary to add freeways[3]

  • 2014 - MetroRapid was launched[7]
Footnotes：

SOURCE:

[1] Humphrey, David C. June 9, 2010.  AUSTIN, TX (TRAVIS COUNTY). Retrieved from
      http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hda03
[2] Timeline of Public Transit in Austin. (n.d.). Bus Riders Union of Austin, Texas. Retrieved from
      http://www.busatx.org/timeline
[3] Historic Austin Freeway Planning Maps. (n.d.). TexasFreeWay. Retrieved from
      http://www.texasfreeway.com/austin/historic/freeway_planning_maps/freeway_planning_maps.shtml
[4] Building Success: History of Service and Investment. 2012. Yellow Cab Austin. Retrieved from
        http://www.yellowcabaustin.com/AboutUs.aspx
[5] Edmonson, Nancy R. May 8, 2013. Fare Policy Review. Retrieved from
      http://www.capmetro.org/uploadedFiles/Capmetroorg/Plans_and_Progress/Fare_Change/farestudy%20final%20draft.pdf
[6] History of the airport. (n.d.). Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Retrieved from
      http://www.austintexas.gov/department/history-airport
[7] MetroBus. (n.d.). Capital Metro. Retrieved from
      http://www.capmetro.org/metrobus/
MEDIA:
[M1] Austin Transportation website logo.
 http://www.austintransportation.net/