Have big plans for New Year’s Eve? However you plan to celebrate, you can have a safe, eco-friendly, and FREE ride home, courtesy of Capital Metro. They’ll be offering free rides on December 31st from 6pm until the end of the night on both their rail and bus systems. Plus, MetroRail and
Remember that mobility bond that was on the ballot (and voters approved) in 2016? Ever wonder where that $720 million is being spent? Here’s an update. Earlier this month, the City of Austin released a draft of the Local Mobility Annual Plan for 2018, which lays out all of
Our city’s public transportation agency, Capital Metro, is about to get a new leader. Earlier this week, the Cap Metro board of directors revealed the list of four finalists who are being interviewed to become the next CEO and president of Cap Metro. Whoever
People over cars. That’s the driving force behind a new plan for Guadalupe Street. Unveiled by city staff last week, the plan calls for: Reducing the number of car lanes along Guadalupe Street from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to 29th Street (along UT’s campus) from two
Advent calendars are always a fun holiday tradition, counting down the days until Christmas with little pieces of chocolate. But this year, why not try a bicycling advent calendar? That’s the concept behind the Love To Ride Winter Wheelers Challenge, going on right now in
Austin Mayor Steve Adler traveled all the way to Illinois this week to sign a very important document – the Chicago Climate Charter. Created in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, the Chicago Climate
What would you like to see the City of Austin spend money on? More parks? Better public transit? Affordable housing? This is the question the Bond Election Advisory Task Force is asking… and they want to know what you think. The task force is a volunteer citizen
Some big changes are coming to Capital Metro. Last week, Cap Metro’s board of directors voted to approve Connections 2025, a plan that will dramatically boost the frequency of Austin’s bus system. On some routes, that means bus service every 15 minutes, seven days a week. So
Live or work in Round Rock? Capital Metro has just launched a new express service reaching Round Rock, Scofield Ridge, and Wells Branch. Route 980 North MoPacExpress is now operating weekday service from Round Rock to downtown Austin. How to ride You can park your car at the Round Rock Transit
This month marks an important anniversary for Austin bike-lovers. Three years ago, the Bicycle Master Plan was officially approved by City Council. Now in 2017, the Austin Transportation Department has announced that we’re actually doing better than expected in reaching the goals laid out in the master plan and creating
There’s an election going on right now in Austin and after 12 days of early voting, turnout in Travis County is still less than 6 percent! Here’s the deal – Elections are important. Most people seem to understand that, but we also tend to forget how important they are
Going to the Austin City Limits Music Festival? Remember, the roads will be crowded, so use this opportunity to try out some alternative modes of transportation. Here are some tips for getting to ACL: Ride your bike – ACL always has plenty of bike parking, located at the