"Dirty Martin's Saved: Austin Light-Rail Plans Altered Amid Lawsuit"

Austin's light-rail planners have decided to forgo seizing private properties, including the location of the iconic burger restaurant Dirty Martin's, in an effort to reduce land acquisition costs for the proposed line. The changes will allow planners to prioritize spending on stations and urban design, rather than on land acquisitions. The fate of Dirty Martin's has been in question for over two years, and the restaurant is currently involved in a lawsuit against the city's light-rail project. The proposed light-rail alignment along Guadalupe Street remains unchanged, but the latest plans call for more consideration to eliminate roadways for the Drag, a portion of the street on the western edge of the UT campus.