Austin is a City with Many Bikes…but also Great Views

Here are some to enjoy — views of the fast growing downtown……

Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

and only 15-20 minutes from that modern skyscraper view you will find the single track biking trails visible on the photo below

Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Enjoy!

Austin In Photos

Austin In Photos

I decided that it is time to create a nice photo page of Austin as seen in photographs – hence lets write the article Austin in Photos.  The city is certainly a great place for bicycles – OK, may be not a Portland, OR great, but certainly friendly and well predispositioned to all of us cyclists out there. 

Today, however, I decided to focus on showing you Austin from a few different vantage points — all of which were taken between Christmas and New Year's Eve of this year.  So here we go:  First comes a bird's eye view of Austin from Mt Bonnell towards the 360-Bridge

Austin View

Then I took a few snaps of downtown Austin and Lake Austin itself with of course the obligatory water front property fancy houses….Still, the views were beautiful.  And that on Christmas Day!

Beautiful Austin

And now — of course the downtown skyline — Austin has changed a TON over the last 7-8 years.  You can see the multiple high rises – which of course were NOT there only a few years back…

Austin views

The next photo is a favorite of mine — I really like the colors as they turned out on the photo (Another view from Austin):

Views from Austin

And now, just a few days after I took the photos above, the weather turned pretty bad – and on New Years Eve, the city was unrecognizable — if compared to the color and views above.  Here you go….

Cold night - Austin

And another one…

Night Austin

And another of the Capitol Building…

Austin at Night

And now, finally, as if you did not get the feeling of cold, here is a freezing picture of a tree in a rainy Austin day – definitely NOT the day to be on a bicycle.

Austin in the winter

With that,,,,,Goodbye!  Hope you have enjoyed the photo library….

Mopac Mobility Improvement Project

Well, you need to check out the Austin Public Works Department new project — the Mopac Mobility Imprvement project which is part of a larger bicycle related plan for Austin.  Here is a summary from the Official Site of the Austin City Govertment:

"…Phase I includes a bicycle/pedestrian bridge over Loop 360 at Mopac. Phase II includes a bicycle/pedestrian bridge over Barton Creek at Mopac, the restriping of the southbound lanes of Mopac at the bridge over Barton Creek to improve motor vehicle congestion, and improved bicycle and pedestrian connections to Southwest Parkway, Loop 360, and other planned trails in the area (the Violet Crown and the Oak Hills Neighborhood Trail System). Phase III is a wide sidewalk that would accommodate bicycles and pedestrians on the west side of Mopac from Loop 360 to Barton Creek Square Mall, or Tamarron Boulevard. Phases I and II are completely funded. Phase III is not yet funded for design or construction."

For more information you can attend a session on Saturday July 14th 2012 from 8am-noon, at the Johnson Creek Trail Head, located on Veterans Drive, just southwest of the Austin High Tennis Courts near the RunTex water station.

VERY EXCITING!!!