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Austin Light Rail: Open House

Amy Stansbury — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 23:00:00 +0000

If you live, work, or play in ATX, Austin Transit Partnership wants to see the city from your perspective. Show us how you move, whether you use the bus, train, walk, scoot, or roll, and what you love about your neighborhood.

Maybe it’s your favorite park, school, library, restaurant, or shop. Your perspective will shape mobility and neighborhood improvements across the city.

Light bites will be provided. You can RSVP here.

This is the third of four open house events around town. If you can’t make this one, look for our others on Nov 16, Dec 5, or the virtual event on Dec 13. All events will be on our website calendar: www.atptx.org/events.

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Austin Light Rail: Open House

Amy Stansbury — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 23:00:00 +0000

Maybe it’s your favorite park, school, library, restaurant, or shop. Your perspective will shape mobility and neighborhood improvements across the city.

Light bites will be provided.

This is the second of four open house events around town. If you can’t make this one, look for our others on Nov 16, Dec 6, or the virtual event on Dec 13. All events will be on our website calendar: www.atptx.org/events.

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Issues & Eggs: Connecting People and Places with Austin Light Rail

Amy Stansbury — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:30:00 +0000

Join Downtown Austin Alliance with guest Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) for a conversation on Connecting People and places with Austin Light Rail.

Austin’s Light Rail system will enhance mobility and vibrancy downtown, making it more accessible for all people. We’ll discuss how ATP is working to design and implement Austin Light Rail to reflect the values and priorities of our community.

Learn about how current efforts related to customer experience and urban design will influence final design decisions for a system that brings people and key destinations together. Hear from the expert leaders about how they are determining and prioritizing the needs of the community in this process.

Speakers Include:

Lindsay Wood – Executive Vice President of Engineering & Construction
Peter Mullan – Executive Vice President of Architecture and Urban Design
Courtey Chavez – Senior Vice President of Equity & Community Partnerships

You can RSVP here.

About Issues & Eggs

The Downtown Austin Alliance’s Issues & Eggs series is back and better than ever. We’re bringing experts to the breakfast table to provide perspective on the challenges downtown faces. Join us as we unscramble complex issues one community conversation at a time.

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Austin Light Rail: Open House

Amy Stansbury — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Maybe it’s your favorite park, school, library, restaurant, or shop. Your perspective will shape mobility and neighborhood improvements across the city.

Lunch will be provided. You can RSVP here.

This is the first of four open house events around town. If you can’t make this one, look for our others on Dec 5, Dec 6, or the virtual event on Dec 13. All events will be on our website calendar: www.atptx.org/events.

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Electrify Expo

Amy Stansbury — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Austin! Your All Electric Adventure Starts Now!

We’ve gone BIG for 2023 so get Ready For Over 1 Million square feet of festival fun to ride, drive + demo Electric Cars, Electric Trucks, E-Bikes, E-Scooters, E-Skateboards + more! Electrify Expo is an outdoor festival that gathers the World’s top EV manufacturers all in one place. Fun for all ages! The biggest brands like Tesla, BMW, Porsche, Lexus, Volvo, Polestar, Ford, Toyota, Mitsubishi, VW, SUPER73, Livewire, Volcon, Onewheel, CAKE — & so many others are here and ready for you to feel the thrill of going electric!

And SURPRISE— for those looking to take an EV for a spin, you will have the option of doing your EV demo on city streets OR ON THE FORMULA ONE RACE TRACK! That’s right, participating auto manufacturers will allow you to get behind the wheel and demo their vehicles on the actual race track! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and is available to ticketholders on a first-come, first-serve basis! (So get to the show early!)

— But you can have just as much fun on 2 wheels too!

Rip e-bikes around on our high-speed track, or through our cruising zone
Lean into our loop as you glide on e-scooters and e-skateboards
Zip electric motorcycles on our purpose-mapped route
Get the kids in on the fun in our Kids’ Zone! Electric go-carts, electric Stacyc e-bikes and more
Take in the latest in EV modification at Showoff, the premier EV customization show
Explore exhibits from cutting-edge manufacturers on everything from aftermarket mods to charging solutions & more

Throw in tunes spun by a world-class DJ and the hippest food trucks in town and you have a weekend full of fun & smiles.

Family ticket packages available and kids 5 and under are free.

Get your tickets now!

Electrify Expo 2023: Austin, TX – Event Schedule

Saturday, November 11th – 10am-5pm: Public Day 1 (Open to the General Public)
Sunday, November 12th – 10am-5pm: Public Day 2 (Open to the General Public)

For full schedule and more event details, visit www.electrifyexpo.com

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Electrify Expo

Amy Stansbury — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Austin! Your All Electric Adventure Starts Now!

— But you can have just as much fun on 2 wheels too!

Rip e-bikes around on our high-speed track, or through our cruising zone
Lean into our loop as you glide on e-scooters and e-skateboards
Zip electric motorcycles on our purpose-mapped route
Get the kids in on the fun in our Kids’ Zone! Electric go-carts, electric Stacyc e-bikes and more
Take in the latest in EV modification at Showoff, the premier EV customization show
Explore exhibits from cutting-edge manufacturers on everything from aftermarket mods to charging solutions & more

Throw in tunes spun by a world-class DJ and the hippest food trucks in town and you have a weekend full of fun & smiles.

Family ticket packages available and kids 5 and under are free.

Get your tickets now!

Electrify Expo 2023: Austin, TX – Event Schedule

Saturday, November 11th – 10am-5pm: Public Day 1 (Open to the General Public)
Sunday, November 12th – 10am-5pm: Public Day 2 (Open to the General Public)

For full schedule and more event details, visit www.electrifyexpo.com

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Wider Won’t Work Rally

Amy Stansbury — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000

This exciting event will press our elected officials at every level to pursue all possible means – including contacting the Federal government – to win a better solution for I-35 than expansion.

Let’s stand up together to make our voices heard – at a volume that can’t be ignored – and have fun while we’re doing it!

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$1 Billion For State Parks? Explaining Prop 14

Amy Stansbury — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 23:27:49 +0000

There are 14 proposed state constitutional amendments on the ballot this year. One of them, Prop 14, would create a $1 billion centennial parks conservation fund to grow our state parks system.

To tell us all about it, host Amy Stansbury sat down with Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas, who helped get Prop 14 put on the ballot.

You can hear this episode on any of the following podcast services:

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Explaining Your Ballot: Travis County Props A & B

Amy Stansbury — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 02:31:40 +0000

If you live in Travis County, you have two very important propositions on your ballot this year – Prop A (which is all about roads, bike lanes, and sidewalks) and Prop B (which is about parks).

To help you understand exactly what you’ll be voting on, host Amy Stansbury interviewed Jennifer Bristol, who served on the Travis County Citizens Bond Advisory Committee.

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Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Community Workshop

Amy Stansbury — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0000

CapMetro and the City of Austin invite you to help shape the North Lamar Transit Center and South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plans! In this next phase of our Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) planning, we’ll share options for the future of these CapMetro transit centers based on what we heard from you this past spring. Come and go as needed during this in-person workshop, where you can provide insights and chat with the ETOD project team and other CapMetro and City of Austin partners. Snacks and kid-friendly activities will be provided.

This workshop will also include a resource fair to connect with healthcare providers, assistance agencies, workforce training opportunities, CapMetro services, and more. Stay tuned for more information about those partners!

ETOD Workshops for the North Lamar Transit Center and South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan:
Thursday 10/19, 4-8pm at TA Brown Elementary School
Saturday 10/21, 10am-2pm at St. Elmo Elementary School

More info:
How is Austin Working to Achieve ETOD (Equitable Transit-Oriented Development)?
CapMetro was awarded $3.15 million from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) TOD Pilot Grant to produce an Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) Study for Austin, Texas.

CapMetro is leading the ETOD Study in partnership with the City of Austin (COA) and the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) to implement future transportation investments in step with corresponding tools and policies that focus on preserving existing communities and enhancing their access to economic opportunity. The study recommends community-centered policies and strategies for stations planned under Project Connect, a voter-approved transit expansion plan that includes a zero-emissions fleet, new rail system and an expanded bus system with more routes. In June 2021, City Council directed City staff to develop a systemwide ETOD Policy Plan which will build on the ETOD Strategy Framework and guide additional planning activities in other corridors. Key recommendations from this study are directly incorporated into the Plan as part of the collaborative efforts.

This project is trailblazing for CapMetro in many ways— in the intentionality to focus on equity, prioritize underrepresented voices, align transit and housing strategies across multiple agencies, as well as the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to implement policies in the advancement of major infrastructure construction.

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