Remember when we told you that the City of Dripping Springs had applied for a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to discharge up to 995,000 gallons of treated sewage into Onion Creek each day? Well, we've got another update for you. Wait, I don't remember...
A massive march for action on climate change is in the works. A People's Climate March has been planned in Washington D.C for Saturday, April 29th. The march is being organized by the same coalition that emerged after the 2014 People's Climate March, which was held in advance of the...
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...
You probably could have guessed it, but Austin just experienced its warmest winter on record. More than one out of every four days hit the 80 degree mark and our average temperature was a full degree higher than the previously warmest winter on record (1999...
After months of studies, discussions, and debates Capital Metro's new plan to improve our city's public transportation system has finally been approved. The plan is called Connections 2025 and its main goal is to boost public transit ridership by increasing the frequency on many of...
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...
It's almost here. Amplify Austin Day begins at 6pm on March 2nd. Amplify Austin Day is our city's annual community-wide day of online giving. Over a 24-hour period, the entire city is asked to give back to our local nonprofit organizations. Over the past four years, Amplify Austin...
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...
Update - As of Sunday, March 5th, in.gredients hit its crowdfunding goal. The crowdfunding campaign to save Austin's only zero-waste grocery store, in.gredients, is coming to a close and they still need your help. As a zero-waste grocery store, in.gredients has a true dedication to reducing...