Austin Neighborhoods

It’s getting hard to imagine a time when the area around the intersection of Highway 71 West and Hamilton Pool Road wasn’t a rapidly growing suburb with housing developments, commuter traffic and shopping centers. Yet, just a mile from that ...

In late January, Capital Metro took the first step toward moving to a completely low-emissions fleet, with the launch of its first two electric buses. Eventually, the agency aims to replace its entire fleet (that’s 423 buses!) with electric vehicles. ...

Ever wondered which Austin neighborhood has the distinction of being one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in not only the city—but the whole state—of Texas?  If you’ve driven or walked around the area just west of the Drag lately, ...

In April 2018, when the city government voted to rename the street that connects Barton Springs Road to Barton Hills Drive, many Austinites were not immediately familiar with its new namesake. But even though she might not be a household ...

https://www.austintexas.gov/page/about-asmp On April 11, the Austin City Council unanimously adopted the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP). This new city-wide transportation plan, which is designed to make it easier to get around Austin, has been in the works for more than ...

If Austin’s downtown skyline needed a theme song, Sly and the Family Stone’s “I Want to Take You Higher” would be appropriate. Since the completion of the Frost Bank Tower in 2004, Austin has added more than 30 buildings of ...