Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet Susan Ward, a student at the University of Texas working toward a degree in Urban Studies. Susan first became passionate about sustainability while attending high school in her hometown of El Paso. Since attending college...
There's still time to make a difference in your local community! This is your friendly reminder that the city's annual budget process is not over yet...
The future is here. Electric buses have arrived in Austin… and more are coming. Last week, Capital Metro (our city's public transportation provider) began testing out an electric bus, with the hopes of adding 40 to our city's fleet by 2024. Over the next few months, Cap...
Right now, there are a few thousand dockless bikes and scooters on the streets of Austin from several different companies - Lime, Bird, Pace, GOAT, JUMP, Spin, VeoRide. But what happens to all of those bikes/scooters if one of these companies goes out of business, or...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability It’s the end of the summer and time for kids to head back to school. So how do you combine school’s three R’s of reading, writing and ‘rithmetic with the planet’s three R’s of reduce, reuse, and recycle? We all know that...
Sponsored Post - from HomeBiogas This blog was written by Caleb Crow, an Austinite who is getting the HomeBiogas system set up in his own backyard. Sure, you’re green, drive a hybrid, eat vegan, and solar power your learning thermostat, but do you compost? Vermi, static, or...
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By now you've heard the news. CodeNEXT is dead. Or is it? Wait, what's going on? Like everything with CodeNEXT, there has been some confusion around Austin Mayor Steve Adler's comments on Wednesday about the controversial rewrite of our land development code (aka CodeNEXT). So today,...
Is it worth it? That's the question on everyone's mind lately as City Council continues to debate the future of a professional soccer team in Austin. A lot of this debate has focused on the "deal" that the City of Austin might strike with the owners...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Austin is green and we all want to keep it that way! As a community, we’re committed to reaching the target of Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will ensure a safe, healthy, vibrant Austin...