Tai Moses

A Capital Metro news release informs us that the transit agency will resume regular service on Friday, Feb. 3 – except for CapMetro Rail: “Due to the power outages, CapMetro is suspending rail service so we can test the train signals.” A special service shuttle that serves Leander, Lakeline and Howard stations before heading to […]

The city of Austin has suspended regular operations through the end of Thursday, Feb. 2, due to the ongoing severe winter weather. According to an announcement from the city, “all essential public safety services and essential employees will continue responding to the winter weather event.” The Winter Storm Warning is expected to be lifted by […]

The next entry in the city’s Imagine Austin speaker series is sponsored by the Watershed Protection Department, which is working on its new strategic plan, called Rain to River. Community engagement is a crucial part of the plan, as the announcement for the event spells out: “To ensure they amplify the voices of communities historically […]

Austin Public Health has launched a new campaign in an effort to educate parents about the importance of vaccinating their children against Covid-19. Rates of vaccination among kids in Travis County “continue to lag far behind those of adults,” according to a news release from APH. With Covid subvariants becoming increasingly transmissible and in the […]

PARD’s Urban Forestry Unit is holding a reclaimed log pickup for community members who need a large log to use in a furniture or garden project, artwork or one of the myriad other uses one might have for a big, heavy, long piece of wood. Aside from the desire to own a log, there are a […]

The Public Works and Transportation departments have just released three draft plans that offer guidance for how the city will build sidewalks, crosswalks, urban trails and bikeways. Community members are invited to review and leave comments on Sidewalks, Crossings, and Shared Streets; Urban Trail; and/or Bicycle draft plans now through March 20. As James Snow, the […]

Austinites who have questions or opinions about the Texas Department of Transportation’s proposed expansion of Interstate 35 (and who doesn’t?) are invited to attend a town hall event hosted by City Council members Chito Vela and Zo Qadri. Residents of Council districts 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9 are especially urged to attend, but everyone […]

Austin parents know it’s never too early to register their offspring for one of the Parks and Recreation Department’s “accessible, diverse and inclusive” summer camps for kids 5 through 15. PARD is offering early registration opportunities for those who have approved financial aid or are seeking adaptive and inclusion support programs. Registration for therapeutic summer programs starts Feb. […]

At the end of this month, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority will be kicking off construction on the Barton Skyway Ramp Relief Project. What is that, you ask? Well, it’s a project that “will add pavement for auxiliary and merge lanes on southbound MoPac at the Bee Caves Road and Barton Skyway entrance ramps. […]

An app called Way.com now provides a convenient method for motorists to pay for parking in Austin. The app’s search function finds nearby parking; drivers then simply enter their parking space number or license plate number, their vehicle type and how long they’d like to stay. It’s easy to extend the parking session through the app […]

At a special event next weekend, local musicians Andrea Magee and Kevin Russell of Shinyribs are debuting music videos featuring original songs that whimsically highlight the importance of following Austin’s leash laws and keeping your dog leashed. The event will also feature adoptable and adorable animals from Austin Animal Center looking for their “furever” homes […]

Texas State Parks is holding a photo contest to celebrate its centennial anniversary. The contest will have four seasonal prize winners and the public will have the chance to vote on the grand prize winner at the end of the year. Prizes include park passes, HEB gift cards and “a curated state park experience.” Texas Parks […]