After facing the threat of a lawsuit from the Save Our Springs Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity, the Texas Department of Transportation appears to be changing course on a major highway project here in Austin. The two environmental organizations have long been expressing concern...
After a multi-month application process, Austin has lost the US Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge. Back in March, Austin was chosen as one of seven finalists for a $50 million grant to support technology-driven mobility solutions, electric vehicles, and other carbon-emission reduction strategies. The winning city is Columbus,...
Capital Metro continues its Connections 2025 planning effort this month with new opportunities for public input. As a reminder, Connections 2025 is an effort to help guide Cap Metro’s service changes and development over the next several years. Cap Metro has already completed the data collection and analysis stages...
Congratulations to TreeFolks, who just received a $94,000 grant to fund reforestation work along the Blanco River in Hays County. TreeFolks was one of five organizations to receive large grants from Impact Austin, a local women’s philanthropy group, during an awards ceremony at Austin City Hall on last...
Planning an event? Texas Disposal Systems can help. They're a one-stop shop for recycling/composting services for all types of events. From ACL to small office parties, they provide customers with consultations, staff, containers, transportation, portable restrooms and more. It's all part of the TDS Green Event Solutions program, an innovative...
Austin Mayor Steve Adler continues to advocate for his Mobility Bond proposal. Last month, the mayor first announced his $720 million bond proposal at a meeting of the Austin Chamber of Commerce, calling for the funding of smart corridors along North and South Lamar, Airport Boulevard, Guadalupe, Riverside, Burnet,...
Austin is a nationwide leader in renewable energy adoption. According to the latest rankings from the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Austin Energy sold more renewable energy in 2015 than any other public power utility in the country. It was the only public power utility...
The Austin Animal Center is at capacity and needs your help. With more than 50 animals arriving at the center per day and 1,350 animals already in their care, the Austin Animal Shelter is asking the public to only bring in pets who are sick, injured,...
Cap Metro has been looking for public input lately in development of it's Connections 2025 plan. Once complete, the plan will help to guide Cap Metro's service changes and development over the next five years. Included in Connections 2025 is a comprehensive service analysis, identifying Cap Metro's...