Posts Tagged ‘Lady Bird Lake’

Editor Note: Please welcome new Austin on Two Wheels writer Katie Jo Dixon who will be sharing her experiences in Austin on two wheels with us over the coming months. Some of you may remember Katie Jo’s earlier posts on picking up baby chicks on a cargo bike and theater by bike as part of [...]

This just in from City staff about the Lady Bird Lake trail bridge over Waller Creek being closed until April 29 for asbestos removal. They say you can use the bridge after 5 PM and during the weekends but I’d just avoid asbestos if you can. A section of the Lady Bird Lake hike and [...]

Just received this email from the city, there’s a survey due by tomorrow (Wednesday) about what kind of amenities and transportation facilities should be at Auditorium Shores when it’s rehabilitated. Cyclists: If you ride your bike any where near area bordered by Barton Springs/Lamar/Riverside/South First Street, PLEASE fill out the below questionnaire and send any [...]

The vote on Hike & Bike Trail boardwalk extension has been moved to March 5. That means you have a little more time to tell our city council members you support this project. Do it! On March 5, the Austin City Council will be voting on a proposed plan for completing the gap in the [...]

On February 26, the Austin City Council will be voting on a proposed plan for completing the gap in the Hike & Bike trail. We reported on a city meeting on this last month, and strongly support the idea of a boardwalk trail that completes the gap. Not only is this something many people in [...]

Last night, I arrived to a packed house at the Austin Parks and Recreation office on south Lamar, for a joint subcommittee meeting of the Park board and the Environmental board. Two important items were on the agenda, but from the looks of the sign-in sheets, the vast majority in the audience of over 50 [...]