Have an outgrown, underutilized, or gently used bike lying around the house? Give it a second life with the new “Keep Kids and Bikes Moving” campaign, launched this month by Earth Day Austin, the Bicycle Sport Shop, and the Yellow Bike Project. Throughout the month
Austin took a bold move last week in making the city a global leader in automated electric vehicle adoption. A resolution passed by City Council directs the City Manager to create a “New Mobility Electric/Autonomous Vehicle Plan” that will: Prepare the city to be a
Interested in bikes and bike transportation? Then these events are for you. The City of Austin’s Transportation Department has just launched a new community conversation series called “Walk + Bike Talks.” Over the next month they’ll be hosting nearly a dozen public meetings on increasing
How can technology help Austin solve some of its biggest problems? That’s what the city will be exploring over the coming months with some help from the Smart Cities Readiness Challenge Grant. Austin is one of five cities to win this competitive grant, which will
Always considered getting an electric vehicle, but not sure if you’re ready to take the plunge? There’s a website for that. Austin Energy has just launched a useful new tool, called “Is An Electric Vehicle Right for Me?”. The website allows you to compare and
Biking in Austin is about to get a boost. The city is one of 10 across the country who have been chosen to participate in the Big Jump Project. The project is being organized by the national advocacy organization PeopleForBikes. Based out of Colorado, PeopleForBikes
Amazing opportunity alert! Toyota and Net Impact have teamed up to bring the Next Generation Mobility Challenge right here to Austin, Texas. During the challenge, students compete in interdisciplinary teams to dream up products, services, and technologies related to mobility that will promote equity and opportunity.
Have you always dreamed of owning an electric car? Well now might be the time to buy. Smart Charge America and Nissan have teamed up to offer up to $20,500 is discounts and incentives on both the Nissan LEAF and home charging stations. That means
Capital Metro is lowering its fares. Starting January 8th, the premium fare level (which was previously levied on MetroRapid and MetroFlyer riders) will be removed. That means from January on, Cap Metro will only have two fare levels – local and commuter. The decision to
What are the biggest issues facing Austin today? The most common answers to that question are transportation and affordability. Well, Prop 1 affects both of them. Which means that this is the big one. This is the issue of this local election season. So now’s
For Capital Metro, it’s got to be all about frequency. Austin’s public transit agency just released a draft of its Connections 2025 plan, which lays out a path for Cap Metro’s future. Every five years Cap Metro comes out with a new plan to guide changes
When we talk about making transportation improvements in Austin, often the conversation revolves around funding. Whether it’s the city’s budget or the $720 million mobility bond proposal, we’re usually talking about money. But there is another way to help fix Austin’s traffic problems – city