Are you an 18- to 29-year-old looking for leadership skills and loads of outdoor fun? From March 14th to 18th Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center is hosting Legacy Camp, a five-day camping retreat that trains young, diverse leaders in community leadership development and skills training for leading nature-based...
102 people died on Austin's roads last year, the most since record-keeping began in 1985. Almost a third of them were pedestrians or bicyclists. In response to this growing crisis, Austin launched the Vision Zero initiative, which commits the city to eliminating all traffic deaths and serious injuries...
Austin's favorite green gym, Castle Hill Fitness is encouraging everyone to ride their bike more. With their new "Bike to Be Green + Lean Card" they're encouraging all Castle Hill Fitness customers to ride their bike to the gym in order to reduce emissions and stay in shape. Anyone who rides...
Amid the conversation for a possible November 2016 transportation bond, Bike Austin is advocating for bike and pedestrian improvements as well. They're calling on the Mayor and City Council to put forth a bond that fully funds Austin’s Bicycle Master Plan and all high-priority sidewalks in the Sidewalk Master...
There has been a lot of buzz around town lately about a possible transportation bond on the ballot in November 2016. So far, no concrete details or plans have been released, but Mayor Adler has said that he is hoping for an upcoming bond election that...
Sponsored Post - from the Austin Earth Day Festival The Austin Earth Day Festival 2016 is now booking exhibitors, food vendors and sponsors! Sign up now and get priority spacing for what will be the largest Earth Day celebration Austin has seen. The festival will take...
Have any ideas for Capital Metro? Now's your chance to share them. The transportation authority just released a new survey, designed to solicit public opinion about their short term planning efforts. The new plan has been dubbed Connections 2025 and involves an in-depth study of Cap Metro's...
It's My Park Day project registration is now open! Held annually, It's My Park Day is the Austin Park Foundation's largest volunteer event of the year. 2015's event included nearly 100 projects city-wide, 3,000 volunteers, and 10,000 hours of volunteer labor. That’s equivalent to 5 park...
The Hill Country is under threat. That's the warning from a new study published by the University of Texas earlier this month. The study points out that as sprawl and population growth from Austin and San Antonio continue to push into the the Hill Country, its...
2015 was the hottest year on record, according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. That breaks the record set in 2014, which had previously been the hottest year on record. Not only was 2015 the planet's hottest year since record keeping began (in 1880),...