Austin Needs Off-Road Hike-and-Bike Trails

"...trying to remove this obstacle by building urban off-road hike-and-bike trails. These groups include the volunteers building the Oak..."

May 13, 2008 Postmarks

Improving Safety and Access on the Lakeside Hike and Bike

Caring for the trail

"...4.5 million yearly visits, the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail offers many Austinites a relaxing escape from city..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Hitting the Trails

City Trails Vision Provokes Suburban Wrath

"...this: more than 400 miles of new hike- and-bike trails along creeks throughout Travis, Hays, and Williamson Counties. City..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

Night Bikes: First Step to 24-Hour Trails?

Council approves overnight bike use of city trails

"...For years, many Austinites have used city trails to get home at night – finding the bike..."

March 1, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

New Data and Rules for Dockless Scooters

Open data on 2 million dockless trips, plus new rules for riding on trails

"...allow electric bikes and scooters on certain city parkland trails, a practice that is currently banned (not that anyone..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Great Springs Project Proposes a Network of Trails From Austin to San Antonio

Squaring conservation with development

"...for their endeavor to build a network of multiuse trails from Austin to San Antonio. The project proposes adding..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Missoula, Montana and Boulder, Colorado

Tale of Two Cities

"...maps out a gridwork of sidewalks, biking, and walking trails to be placed across the city, and a paid..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

Austin Trails: New and Proposed

"...The Austin Transportation Study will consider funding the following trails this month:..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

The Big Three Bike Projects – Still Spinning Their Wheels?

Austin still struggles with bicycle mobility

"...board collectively come to pass? Capital Metro's Rails With Trails, the Lance Armstrong Bikeway, and the Pfluger Bridge extension..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Happy Trails to All at Austin Confab

National Trails Symposium comes to Convention Center

"...be bringing a little international flair to the National Trails Symposium, a biennial conference kicking off at the Austin..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Dan Oko

Light and Power

The Future of Seaholm

"...entire Seaholm discussion - parking. Despite the abundance of trails surrounding the facility, and despite the fact that every..."

May 8, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Ride and Compare: Navigating Two Different Bike Maps

Google Maps and Ride the City take different routes to same destinations

"...distinguishes between streets with bike lanes, streets without, and trails. And RTC also points out local bike shops and..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...as systems – they're parks for people, and they're trails in the mobility network, and they're public works of..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Of Caps and Handcuffs

At budget time, there's no substitute for wrestling the numbers

"...overtime – the portion dedicated to patrolling the overnight hike-and-bike-trail pilot program initiated by CM Chris Riley. Though Leffingwell..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Column by Michael King

8 of Austin's Best Natural Springs and Swimming Holes

In and around town, keep cool all summer long

"...bike ride through the park’s nearly nine miles of trails. If you’re not completely exhausted after that, you can..."

May 17, 2019 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Water Parks, Swimming Holes, and More Options to Keep You Cool

Beat the heat with these H2Options

"...bike ride through the park’s nearly nine miles of trails. If you’re not completely exhausted after that, you can..."

July 18, 2018 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Day Trips

The Southern Walnut Creek Hike and Bike Trail

"...at Govalle Park. To find a list of Austin trails, go to www.austintexas.gov/page/trail-directory...."

Aug. 29, 2014 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Point Austin: Getting Mobilized

Arguments (and opponents) against the mobility bond run a little thin

"...contentious Lady Bird Lake boardwalk (to complete the east-west hike-and-bike trail) to the fairly inevitable reconstruction of two dozen..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Where the Sidewalks End

Austin's patchwork sidewalk system has a history – and just maybe a better future

"...big projects. Downtown's Great Streets Development Pro­gram. The scenic hike-and-bike trails. The Urban Trails program, linking major arteries. The..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council Preview

Council starts to heat up for 2013

"...Jan. 25) is the proposed pilot program for 24-hour hike-and-bike trails – that was postponed without discussion, so presumably..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Day Trips: Kerrville-Schriener Park, Kerrville

Former state park offers scenic camping and nature exploration on the Guadalupe

"...to the nearly 11 miles of hike and bike trails that range from easy to steep and difficult. A..."

July 15, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Council: I Get Around

On Birds, byways, and bridges

"...have reported people scooting down the hike and bike trails, which is prohibited...."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin in a Winter Wonderland

Three recommended books and a couple of holiday wishes

"...Lady Bird Lake, Barton Springs, Westcave Preserve, and the hike-and-bike trails – a term coined in Austin) but a..."

Dec. 3, 2010 News Feature

7 Central Texas Destination Restaurants Worth the Trip

Travel guide-worthy dining and tucked-away spots near Austin

"...Roughs Nature Park, 18 miles of hike and bike trails, naturalist-led wildlife and plants tours, and plenty of hands-on,..."

May 17, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Promised Land

Jews and Neighbors Lay Competing Claims

"...swimming complex, two ball fields, two tennis courts, and hike-and-bike trails on eight acres of the 40-acre site. How..."

March 6, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Holiday Rambles

Here's a list for exploring Austin's precious parkland

"...by request; fee.) Fifteen miles of hiking and equestrian trails; interactive exhibit hall, with native critters; 1,300-gallon aquarium with..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature

Council: We Like Everybody, Except ...

City Council takes on zoning, hiking, and more

"...discussion of CM Chris Riley's proposal to open three hike-and-bike trails (Lady Bird Lake's and two others) to 24-hour..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Support Commuter Rail

"...the bike community, Cap Metro has agreed to build hike-and-bike trails (rails-with-trails) parallel to and at a safe distance..."

Oct. 26, 2004 Postmarks

Sara Hensley Turns Over a New Leaf

The new PARD director has big ideas – to realize them, she'll have to raise big bucks

"...encompassing 206 parks, 12 preserves, and 170 miles of hike-and-bike trails. It must staff, program, and care for 172..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Trail Projects Coming Up Roses?

New hike-and-bike trail on the horizon

"..."I'm so excited about all the trails that are gonna bloom in this city over the..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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