Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet the Yellow Bike Project — a non-profit bike shop run entirely by volunteers. Yellow Bike Project was created in 1997 with the aim of empowering Austinites to ride bikes. Back then, the shop was
Wondering how to lead a more sustainable life? One of the biggest personal changes you can make is switching up your daily work commute. Transportation accounts for a third of Austin’s greenhouse gas emissions, so if you’re looking to reduce your personal carbon footprint, ditching
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
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
Ready for some exercise? May is Bike Month… which means it’s time for the Love To Ride Austin Biking Challenge. The challenge is a fun and free workplace team competition that encourages people to get motivated, get moving, and win awesome prizes! Here’s how it works.
Sponsored Post – from Smart Charge America Earth Month is always a good time to stop think about how you could be living a more sustainable life… One way to do that is by switching to an electric vehicle. After all, transportation is responsible
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.
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.
One of the Obama administration’s biggest greenhouse gas emission reduction policies is about to be rolled back… and Austin Mayor Steve Adler is not too happy about it. Last week, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that he intends to roll back vehicle emission standards and is starting a
Could a high-capacity public transit system finally be coming to Austin? Capital Metro is planning on it. Last week, our region’s public transportation provider unveiled a draft of its Project Connect plan, which lays out a massive transit network for the Austin region. The plan
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… they’re only available at select
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