Have you enjoyed driving both directions on Fifth Street lately? Then you'll probably be stoked to learn that after some serious delays, the planned two-way conversion of Colorado Street in downtown Austin is nearly upon us. On July 18, the stretch of Colorado Street running north-to-south between Ninth and Cesar Chavez Streets will be adapted to accommodate traffic ...
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Lockless and Flockless: The State of Austin’s Dockless Vehicle Pilot Program
If you hadn't heard, Austin has a newfangled pilot program for dockless bikes and scooters. This is awesome because scooters are awesome and bikes are awesome, and if you disagree, I'll leave you in my scooter dust, at no more than 15 miles per hour. via GIPHY So, now that we're a month into the city's new dockless regulations, let's check in on the progress: The ...
The Scarbrough Building’s ‘Keep Austin Weird’ Sculpture Has Some Haters
Remember that pocket patio and "Keep Austin Weird" sculpture planned in front of the Scarbrough Building at the corner of Congress Avenue and Sixth Street? I ripped on the sculpture a little last time for being kinda corny, but now I feel bad about it. Turns out a significant portion of Austin's Historic Landmark Commission really doesn't like it. The project, ...
Sidewalk Cafe, ‘Weird’ Statue Planned for Scarbrough Building on Congress
Plans for improvements on the ground floor of downtown Austin's historic Scarbrough Building appear to be moving forward, based on new documents out of the city's Historic Landmark Commission. Remember, everything built in the Congress Avenue Historic District has to hit the commission's desk at some point, and this project's up for discussion at tonight's meeting, giving us a ...
Getting to Know the Avenue, Downtown’s Upcoming Experiment in Car-Free Living
With so many tower projects in the works for downtown Austin, picking a favorite is a lot like picking a favorite child -- you've probably got one, but it's not polite to talk about in front of the other buildings. Still, the Avenue apartment tower planned at 721 Congress Avenue is high on my list, for a number of reasons. It's a good-looking tower, yeah, and ...