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#AllTogetherATX is still happening and here's your noon update: $1,669,561 from 1,047 donors 🎉
Keep donating to keep your fellow Austinites safe and healthy: AllTogetherATX.org
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Even while we’re #sociallydistant we’re still coming together for Austin. @atxcommunityfdn and @UnitedWayATX partnered to create #AllTogetherATX a fund to help nonprofits working with people who are disproportionately impacted by #COVID-19.
AllTogetherATX.org
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👆The City has issued updated guidance recognizing all construction + religious gatherings as essential, to be consistent with the Governor's March 31 Order.
Safety requirements + requests in our current Stay Home-Work Safe Order remain.
👀 News release: bit.ly/2Jy2OSj
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TOMORROW the Austin Monitor will helping host an all-day digital telethon to fund #AllTogetherATX, a fund created by @atxcommunityfdn & @UnitedWayATX to help nonprofits supporting folks disproportionately impacted by #COVID19.
Learn more & donate: ow.ly/dLdh50z3uhR
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.@AusPublicHealth now giving breakdown of #COVID19 cases by ZIP code, giving the most detailed look at where confirmed cases are in the city so far.
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FREE FARES for #CapMetro customers April 1-30, 2020. This protects operators & customers from close physical proximity & supports customers using 🚌🚊 for essential duties. Reminder: ONLY use transit for necessary trips during shelter-in-place. #COVID19 capmetro.org/covid19/
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Brian Kelsey, director of research for CoTMF, used data in a letter from the National Restaurant Association to the federal government to calculate what would happen under a three-month closure of local restaurants by local authorities. -- via @TheeChad ow.ly/siWX50yUkdN
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We're throwing a party! Join @OurGoodPolitics, @austinmonitor, @KUT, @USTomorrow_US and @MOVE_texas at Native Hostel on 2/20 to meet the folks running to represent you—from commissioner to congress. RSVP here: ow.ly/yZB150y8fr9
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If you've ever thought you would have better answers than your elected leaders, here's your chance to prove it.
KUT and @austinmonitor are pitting a group of #atxcouncil members against their fellow Austinites in a test of knowledge on Nov. 20. kutne.ws/2NtycnQ
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We're at the #BudgetParty learning how the City of Austin spends your $$$ with @openaustin @austinmonitor @OpenPolicyTx and A Functional Democracy
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Our #BudgetParty judge #KelseyHitchingham brings over 10 years of data and financial analysis for nonprofits, most recently managing over $20MM in funding for global environmental issues. You can RSVP' for Budget Party now now: eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-…
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“Adding car lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity." — Lewis Mumford, 1955.
If you can remember, and share, only one quote about transportation, make it this one. We’ve know it for 60+ years.
teapaw.org/HowsTheDrive/status/96…
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Wrapping up this Wednesday evening at the North Austin YMCA, Capital Metro initiated a series of community workshops last week in which the public was invited to give feedback and ask questions about the proposed Orange Line route. -- via @ryetavid ow.ly/ePVw50v8H5o
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The 86th #txlege ran from 1/8 to 5/27 this year. 10,877 pieces of legislation were filed, 7,324 of which were bills — 4,765 House bills and 2,559 Senate bills. Less than 20% managed to pass both chambers. Take a look at the data from @OpenPolicyTx link.medium.com/SharMul1ZX
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FYI...there are 1,000 times more scooters than homeless humans blocking Austin sidewalks right now...
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Congratulations @dzehr and friends at @OpenPolicyTx and @austinmonitor on this new phase of @CoTMediaFound.
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Today, we’re announcing three new initiatives that will expand the scope of our mission. Each is designed to help mitigate the ongoing breakdown of civic engagement in Austin. -- via @dzehr ow.ly/7R6H50uIBKK
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We made another list and it’s official: we’re the worst city in TX for traffic congestion. It’s time for #Austin to come together for a connected, 21st century transportation system. Read more: austin.culturemap.com/news/c… #ProjectConnect
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.@AustinTech & @OpenPolicyTx’s TX Lege 101 Event with Rep. @DonnaHowardTX & Rep. @JCyrier is off to a great start discussing #tech policies. Stop by the CPPP table for more information on all things #txlege!
WATCH LIVE: youtube.com/embed/yo6aZjPfzc…
