Primary elections are being held on Tuesday, March 1st here in Texas. On a local level, one of the more hotly contested races is for Travis County Commissioner Precinct 1. Last week, the Austin EcoNetwork's radio partner, Shades of Green, hosted a show featuring some...
The City of Austin is one of seven cities nationwide to have just received a $25,000 grant to help fund a plan to better connect children with nature. Teams from the Mayor's Office, City of Austin departments, the Austin Independent School District, University of Texas, andWestcave Outdoor Discovery...
In case you missed it, the Uber/Lyft issue is officially headed to an election on May 7th. Despite some last minute maneuvering by Mayor Steve Adler to pass a compromise agreement that would make fingerprint-based background checks voluntary and avoid an election, in the end, this...
What will Austin's future look like? The city's effort to rewrite its land development code, dubbed CodeNEXT, could end up dramatically reshaping Austin. In November, the city held a weeklong CodeNEXT Sound Check event to virtually test different code standards for the public to look at and then weigh in...
Have you seen the polka dots? Last month, the City of Austin covered the intersection of East 6th and Waller streets with oodles of strategically-placed blue and green polka dots. The idea was to create curb extensions(without the expense of actually laying concrete) to make this busy and...
Earlier this month, Austin City Council continued to contemplate the possibility of putting a transportation bond on the ballot in 2016. The idea of paying for upgrades and/or expansions toI-35 have already been tossed around, as well as possible pedestrian and bike infrastructure upgrades. At a...
The City of Austin celebrated its 5 year anniversary this month of being a no-kill city. In February 2011 Austin became the first major urban city in Texas to reach no-kill status. Today, Austin is the largest no-kill city in the country. Back in 2011, then city council member...
Austin Resource Recovery is considering two major changes to its residential curbside pickup services and it wants your opinions. The department is currently asking for public input on two service expansions - weekly recycling pickup and organics/composting collection. This input will be considered while Austin Resource Recovery is...
Austin Youth River Watch has announced the selection of its new executive director, Melinda Chow. Melinda comes from the University of Texas Environmental Science Institute (ESI), where she served as outreach coordinator and manager of its premier program, Hot Science Cool Talks. Her nonprofit experience spans...
Another way to give feedback to Cap Metro is to participate in this month's Conversation Corps discussions. The Conversation Corps program is a way for Austinites to easily share their opinions on key issues with decision-makers throughout the city. This month, the topic of discussion will...