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Austin, TX
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BRIEFING: City of Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Chief Lisa Davis provide details on shooting incidents.
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The City of Austin is moving forward with phase one of the Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative — a project to redesign the central spine of Downtown Austin. 🚶♀️🚴♂️
🤝 Open house
📅 Tues., Oct. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m.
📍 506 Congress Ave.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3WtYU20
ALT A rendering of Congress Avenue in Downtown Austin featuring people dining at tables and others walking on a sidewalk.
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Proud of the work we’re doing in ATX to help folks thrive, with an abundance mindset that advances housing while strengthening services & protections.
Read my op-ed in The Nation with co-authors Buchanan Azeem, Teresa Mosqueda & Anna Brawley.
thenation.com/article/politi…
Where do you think the region should place air quality monitors?
Only 10 days left to share your input!
Survey: arcg.is/0OHfuf
What matters most to you when it comes to air quality in Central TX?
🗣️ Take a quick survey to help guide air quality monitoring locations that will gather real-time, public data to help us better understand our region's air quality.
Fill out survey 👉 bit.ly/3IRROku
ALT A photo of the greenbelt in Austin, TX with text that reads "Air Quality Action. We want your feedback! Quick survey."
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#TransitPlan2035: Round 2 Comment Period is NOW OPEN 🎊
We’ve developed recommendations for the transit network based on YOUR initial feedback and our findings from Round 1—now it’s time to weigh in!
❤️ What do you love?
💡 What could be better?
✅ Did we miss anything?
Your input shapes the future of transit in Central Texas!
Share your thoughts today: capmetro.org/transitplan
#CapMetro #PublicTransit #ATX
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Come celebrate community, connection, and public transit with us! 🚍💚
Join us for Connecting Austin: a Transit Family Fun Day on Sunday, August 24th from 10:30am–12:30pm at Pease Park!
Enjoy kids activities, community booths, Project Connect updates, and awesome raffle prizes 🎁 — all in one of Austin’s favorite parks.
📍 Free + family friendly
🛴 Skip the car and take transit, walk, or bike!
RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/15134888288…
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After a long night, Denver city council just voted 9-3 to eliminate parking requirements for all uses citywide! 👏
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Austin is considering making Sixth Street a two-way street from I-35 to Brazos. Analysis due in late August.
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🚨The North Carolina Legislature voted unanimously (107 to 0) to ban minimum parking requirements in new developments statewide.
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I'm proud to stand with our entire Central Texas state delegation in urging Austin to pass Cap and Stitch.
Reconnecting communities is how we right historic wrongs, cast a vote aligned with our values, and build a city worthy of our future.
Let’s lead.
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🚍 The CapMetro board needs to hear from you! 🚲
We are considering Bikeshare adjustments including changes to fare type, duration, and student discounts.
We want to sustainably expand Bikeshare and get bikes docked faster!
Give your feedback online at capmetro.org/bikeshare/bikes…
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Gift link to today's editorial in the Chronicle. I'm biased, but this is the way to respond to an unchecked executive, with data and a delicious kicker:
houstonchronicle.com/opinion…
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In response to workforce changes announced by the federal government, we've launched “Get Hired in Austin"—a recruitment campaign for public servants who may want to continue their careers at the municipal level.
👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3Doumcq
📌 AustinCityJobs.org
ALT Watershed Protection Department employee Janna Renfro smiles for a photo while standing on a pile of large rocks in front of an excavator.
ALT Communications & Technology Management employee RayVeon Hall smiles from her desk where she provides other City employees with technical support.
ALT A view of Communications & Technology Management employee Shawn Zimmerman through a piece of equipment with many wires as he works to make sure it is running properly.
ALT Austin Airport Information Technology employees, Jesse Kellogg and Katya Ortiz, smile for a photo together in a room with technical equipment.
Congress Ave will be a north-south workhorse for travel by bike and scooter in central Downtown, with no other fully protected bikeway available for blocks in either direction (blue/green).
Let's make sure we get a fully protected bike lane in the CAUDI redesign!
Find this map in the draft ACT Plan and submit your comments! speakupaustin.org/j8531#tab-…
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🗣️ We want to hear from you!
Big things are happening in the Seaholm neighborhood and we want your input on a proposed plaza concept to improve livability and connectivity for everyone. 🚶🌻⛹🏾♂️🚲
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An under-reported part is that the City Council expanded the Commercial Vehicle Parking Program from Downtown to citywide, which allows unloading in a general travel lane if there are 2+ in that direction.
This will create 1000s of new unloading spaces for delivery drivers!
Austin City Council has approved a rule making it illegal to park in a bike lane.
Thursday's unanimous vote means violators will be ticketed and fined. Fees could range from $50 to $300.
l8r.it/dHkz
ALT Austin just made it illegal to park in bike lanes
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Austin Transportation & Public Works has just launched this interactive map showing all projects completed with the 2016, 2018, & 2020 mobility bonds.
This is a great new resource, check it out: experience.arcgis.com/experi…
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Excited and honored to be appointed to the @CapMetroATX board for 2025!
Austin’s future depends on reliable, accessible, and sustainable transit.
I’m ready to get to work to improve service for all.
What transit updates do you want to see in Austin? Let me know!
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All of us at Streetsblog mourn the passing of the OG of parking reform, Donald Shoup: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/02/…
