New Cedar Park transit plan in need of funding

From statesman, February 2, 2009...

About a decade ago, Cedar Park residents decided to try to spur development with a portion of the city's sales tax that was going to public transportation, so they voted to sever ties with Capital Metro.

The move helped lead to new businesses, jobs, a population boom that doubled the city's size to more than 52,000 residents — and eventually a demand for, well, public transportation.

Now city officials are looking for ways to pay for a proposed transit system that would shuttle residents around town during peak hours and stop at one of Capital Metro's park-and-ride lots, where they could get transit service to Austin.

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