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 what exactly...

 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 Center or at the New Life Park...

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...

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 Lady...

When you look at the chart that shows where Austin's greenhouse gas emissions come from, there is one category that stands out. Transportation accounts for about a third of the city's greenhouse gas emissions...

Sponsored Post - from Earth Day Austin Austin's traffic is bad -- really bad. Everyone know it. Improving traffic could not only make Austin a better place to live, it could also keep us on track to meet our climate goals. But how do you take such a complex issue...

Travis County has decided to put a bond on the ballot this November. Since much of Austin falls within Travis County, this is an important issue and one that you should definitely be paying attention to. Let's dig a little deeper. The Travis County commissioners (kind of like...

Calling all bicyclists! The City of Austin needs your help. They're is putting together an update to the Austin Bike Map and they're looking for community input. All you have to do to contribute is visit the city's online mapping tool and add any good bike routes that you notice are missing...

Austin's MetroRapid bus service is about to get a bit better. Since August 20th, MetroRapid's frequency has increased so that buses run every 10 minutes during peak hours. Hours have also been extended so that you can ride until 2:30am on the weekends. More info>> What's MetroRapid? MetroRapid service runs on those big, red, bendy buses you might have seen...