Project Connect’s Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) is a cornerstone document for how Project Connect will live up to promises made to Austin’s voters around equity, labor justice, independence, and critical engagement with the community moving forward. Project Connect’s final JPA will be discussed and signed by The City of Austin, CapMetro, and the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) on Friday, October 29th.

Current language involving the need for independent oversight around labor, questions involving the future Executive Leadership of the project, and processes concerning future Interlocal Agreements between the parties, fails to meet the standards that our communities have set.