🚆 Austin Light Rail Takes Major Step Forward 📄 Comment “REPORT” to see how this new federal rating boosts Austin’s light rail timeline! Austin’s light rail just earned a medium-high federal rating, putting the project in line for up to $4B in federal funding. 📈 This is the strongest rating available for 2026 funding and signals that the project is financially and technically viable. 🚆 Phase 1 includes service from 38th Street through Downtown, across Lady Bird Lake, with extensions toward So