Always wanted to try riding the bus? Now might be your chance to start.   Starting on June 3rd, our city's public transportation provider is launching Cap Remap, a massive overhaul of our city's bus routes.    (As you might remember, Cap Remap comes out of a process called Connections 2025, which was...

 This summer, kids will be able to ride FREE on all of Capital Metro's services. It's all part of a pilot program called "Summer Sun, Late Nights and Family Fun," which is aimed at increasing public transportation ridership throughout Austin.   Increasing ridership is a big goal for Cap Metro, which has seen costs...

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Decades ago, a group of forward-thinking Texans got together and decided to start advocating for renewable energy production in Texas.   Today, Texas leads the entire nation in the production of wind power, ranking sixth in the world in terms of wind energy production.   Now, many of those...

The city is currently undertaking two major planning efforts to address one of our most pervasive problems - traffic.   Last week, we told you how to get involved in Project Connect, Capital Metro's effort to bring an entire system of high-capacity public transit to Austin. This week,...

You've probably seen those red B-cycle bikes driving around town. They are part of Austin's bike share program, which allows people to rent out a B-cycle bike for an hour at a time.   There's just one problem with them...

We all know traffic is bad in Austin. We all complain about it. We all wish there was a better way to get around town.     Now's your chance to actually do something about it.     The City of Austin Transportation Department and Capital Metro are hosting "Traffic Jam: Taking...

Now that SXSW is here, how do you get there? Or, if you're not a big SXSW fan, how do you avoid the festival altogether?   Introducing ATX Detour Day.   The City of Austin has dubbed Friday, March 9th as ATX Detour Day, in an attempt to reduce the massive amount of...