Stretching 10 miles, the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail is one of Austin’s most beloved features, receiving more than 4.5 million visits a year. Behind the trail’s natural beauty and serenity, however, are countless hours of planning and execution. The Trail Foundation recently published a safety and mobility study of the Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail, developed with the […]
Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail
This is the urban path that runs around Lady Bird Lake, in downtown Austin. It is named after the former mayor of Austin, Roy Butler, and his wife Ann.
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Austin unveils design for a new bridge on the southern end of Lady Bird Lake
The city of Austin is one step closer to taking down the “last major barrier” on the hike and bike trail around Lady Bird Lake. And according to city street designer Nathan Wilkes, the idea came from the public. The barrier he’s talking about is on the Longhorn Dam, the structure that holds in the […]