Lone Star Rail District’s current phase of engineering and environmental studies includes taking a close look at each of the up to 16 proposed station locations and the communities they serve. Previous studies looking at specific proposed stations are included here.

VIA Metropolitan District (External Website)

VIA Metropolitan Transit, along with Lone Star Rail District and other partners, produced feasibility and planning studies for a new facility on the western edge of downtown, to be used not only by the LSTAR but by VIA’s Fredericksburg Road BRT line, providing service to the South Texas Medical Center complex.

Austin Seaholm Station Study (2006) Final Report (3.7 MB PDF)

The Rail District, in partnership with the City of Austin and Capital Metro, completed a station location study for the Seaholm District in downtown Austin—a lakeside redevelopment district surrounding the city’s historic former power plant. The study’s purpose was to identify a rail station location that would provide multimodal—rail, bus, streetcar circulator, pedestrian, bicycle—connections and access to nearby residential developments, employment, and downtown destinations.

Station Area Economic Impact Analyses (2006) Executive Summary (764KB PDF)

The Rail District conducted economic impact analyses on the 15 preliminary station locations, focusing on the economic development potential for each station area; transit-oriented development opportunities; and the implications for local tax base and property tax revenue.