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...

22 February, 2016 /

Presented by - Austin EcoNework + Rainforest Partnership Join Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Austin City Council Member Leslie Pool, Rainforest Partnership Executive Director Niyanta Spelman, Texas Interfaith Associate Director Yaira Robinson, and Huston-Tillotson student Brittany Foley for an engaging panel discussion on the Paris Climate Agreement, Austin’s role...

17 February, 2016 /

Here's an update on the ongoing Uber/Lyft debate in Austin - Last week, City Council passed an ordinance essentially in support of the Mayor's new Thumbs Up plan. Developed with help from a team of techies across Austin, Thumbs Up was designed to be a...

04 February, 2016 /

Amid the fiery debate and intense back-and-forth about ride-hailing apps in Austin, Mayor Steve Adler has stepped in with what he sees as a solution. On Monday, he released the details of a new plan called, Thumbs Up Austin, a compromise between those calling for...

19 January, 2016 /

Austin Mayor Steve Adler certainly kept himself busy while in Paris, making the case for cities to lead in the global fight against climate change and touting some of Austin's environmental success stories. In an interview with Bloomberg News in Paris, Adler spoke of Austin's recent solar purchases...

10 December, 2015 /

The much anticipated UN Climate Conference (also known as COP 21) officially began this week in Paris. More than 100 world leaders met in Paris on Monday to kick off two weeks of negotiations aimed at forging an international agreement to fight climate change. Although the agreement itself won't be enough to...

03 December, 2015 /