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Transit Briefs: Project Connect, OC Transpo, Sound Transit, VTA
Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor![image description](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/projectconnect-1024x576-1.png)
Rendering of a new light rail bridge crossing Lady Bird Lake, courtesy of Austin Transit Partnership.
Austin’s Project Connect enters the development phase. Also, debit card payments are now available on OC Transpo; Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension (FWLE) project earns an Envision Platinum Sustainability Award; and the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) receives regional funding to move transit-oriented development (TOD) projects forward.