Downtown News
News & Stories on the Latest in Downtown Austin
City of Austin Advises Minimal Exposure to Lady Bird Lake
The City of Austin is advising that people and animals not drink water or expose themselves for extended periods of time to Lady Bird Lake water until further notice.
Read More⟶Are You a Business Owner Downtown? Sign up to be an APD Safe Place!
Actively work with APD to initiate Safe Place, a unique partnership with the business community that serves a critical role in assisting the victims of hate/bias crime, in our community.
Read More⟶Two-Way Street Conversion on 16th Street
On August 21 and 22, 16th St. between San Antonio St. and Colorado St. will undergo conversion from one, to two-way traffic patterns. There will be rolling lane closures with at least one open lane on each side.
Read More⟶New Red Bus-Only Lanes on Guadalupe & Lavaca Streets
As part of the 2016 Mobility Bond improvements and the Guadalupe Corridor Plan, Austin Transportation crews have completed adding a red bus-only lane and associated multimodal improvements to Guadalupe and Lavaca streets.
Read More⟶FAQs about the Recent Ordinance Changes
On July 23, we hosted a community forum on the recent changes to the camping and sit/lie ordinances. Nearly 400 hundred community members attended the event which featured a panel discussion on the impact of the changes, enforcement of the...
Read More⟶Full Audio: Community Forum on Ordinance Changes
Hear a full audio recording of last night's community forum on the recent ordinance changes featuring a panel with APD, the City of Austin, and the Downtown Alliance.
Read More⟶7 Things You Need to Know About the Micromobility Regulations Now in Effect
Check out this helpful guide to new micromobility rules from the Austin Transportation Department!
Read More⟶Learn More and Share Your Ideas at Upcoming Project Connect Workshops
Capital Metro is asking people to help improve transportation in the region by sharing their ideas about different parts of the Project Connect system vision. Learn about, review and provide feedback on how the Orange Line transit corridor should operate, including the transitways and potential station types and locations.
Read More⟶Mark Your Calendar: Downtown Safety Forum July 23
Join the Downtown Austin Alliance with the Austin Police Department for a community forum to discuss safety-related topics in downtown Austin, specifically focused on the recent ordinance changes.
Read More⟶Downtown Mobility Updates
Last month, new sidewalks and a new shared-use bicycle and pedestrian path were completed on Guadalupe between 18th St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Austin Transportation Department also plans to convert 17th and 18th streets between San Jacinto Boulevard and Trinity Street from one-way to two-way traffic patterns.
Read More⟶New Booker T. Washington Panel Unveiled at Wooldridge Square
On Juneteenth, we gathered at Wooldridge Square for the unveiling of the Booker T. Washington interpretive panel detailing the famed educator's visit to Austin in 1911.
Read More⟶City Council Approves Amendments to Solicitation, Camping & Sit/Lie Ordinances
Last Thursday, the Austin City Council voted to amend ordinances on soliciting, camping, sitting and lying in public spaces. Here is what to expect when the amended ordinances go into effect on or about July 1. Learn more at a community meeting next month with APD.
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