Austin, TX
Biden in Austin: Austinites advised to expect airport travel, traffic, public transport delays
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AUSTIN, Texas – President Joe Biden is expected to visit Austin on Monday, which could impact your commute and travel plans.
AUS officials are warning travelers to be prepared for minor impacts on operations because of the president’s visit.
AUS officials say they are expecting traffic and flight delays of 15 to 30 minutes leading up to and during President Biden’s landing and take-off.
According to AUS, when Biden touches down in Austin, there will be a temporary ground stop and ramp freeze, which will likely cause minor flight delays for those scheduled to arrive or depart at the time. This will repeat when he leaves.
The City of Austin shared on Sunday that Austinites should expect traffic delays and potential street closures between the airport and the LBJ Library on Monday.
The city advises drivers to:
- Allow extra drive time
- Use public transportation options
- Avoid parking along the route
CapMetro says that due to the impact on traffic, there will be service delays from Monday morning to Monday evening across Central Austin. The transit agency advises riders to expect possible delays on all routes that service:
Riders can check CapMetro’s Trip Planner for updates and are advised to use alternate routes if possible.
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Biden is scheduled to visit the LBJ Presidential Library to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. He is set to deliver a keynote address.
He was originally supposed to visit on July 15, but chose to postpone his visit following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
This visit also comes just over a week after Biden announced he had decided to end his re-election campaign and instead endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to run in his stead.
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Austin, TX
Dogs rescued from N Austin garage fire, reunited with family
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AUSTIN, Texas — Two dogs were rescued after a garage caught on fire in north Austin early Sunday morning.
Firefighters responded to 1005 Little Elm Park just after 7 a.m.
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They were able to rescue both dogs and provide them with medical care before returning them to their family.
The fire spread within the roof, but crews were able to extinguish it. Investigators will determine the cause and damages.
Austin, TX
One person injured in 2-vehicle rollover collision in South Austin
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AUSTIN, Texas — One person is seriously injured after a two-vehicle rollover collision in South Austin on Saturday.
Austin-Travis County EMS and Austin Fire responded to reports of a person trapped in their vehicle following a crash at around 7:07 p.m. at 7600 Loganberry Drive with Dittmar Road.
AFD crews arrived and extricated the person from the vehicle and was transported by EMS to St. David’s South Austin Medical Center with serious, but not expected life-threatening injuries.
Officials are looking into the cause of the crash. No other injuries were reported.
Austin, TX
Austin breaks ground on first carless affordable housing project
AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Austin celebrated the groundbreaking of its first carless community Saturday morning, an affordable condominium in East Austin that will be powered completely by solar energy.
The Ivory condominiums will be named after Scottie Ivory, a longtime advocate for equal opportunity in East Austin. In an effort to be even more affordable and sustainable, this community won’t have parking lots or garages, but will instead eliminate the need for car payments and gas by providing residents with electric bikes instead.
Jame Houston Jr.’s family has lived in this East Austin home for three generations. He says it’s just not the same neighborhood anymore.
“The neighborhood changed. They did a lot of new remodels, you know, a lot of building new houses and stuff.” Houston said. “People just moved in, you know, it came from, you know, just different parts of the states and different parts of the world, and they’re just buying in.”
Gentrification has been a longstanding concern in East Austin.
“It’s hard for us to, you know, to try to keep, you know, making that payment,” Houston said.
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In fact, nearly everyone CBS Austin tried to speak to for this story was from out of town, staying in remodeled AirBNBs.
“They knew that one day this property would be the most valuable property in the city and let you pay rent for 27 years,” District One Austin city councilmember Natasha Harper-Madison said. “And didn’t fix nothing.”
But the Chestnut Neighborhood Revitalization Corporation is trying to fight back with the groundbreaking of The Ivory condominiums, a new affordable housing project on Chicon Street between 12th and 13th. 40 of its 53 units will be for low-income families.
“Austin right now, I and the city council, are dedicated to affordability first,” Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said. “Affordability first.”
Not only will the community be entirely solar-powered, but it will also be completely carless. Residents won’t need a vehicle but instead will be provided an electric bike. And there will be two communal electric vehicles for when public transportation won’t work.
“They get to go where they make their money, it’s easy for them to jump on the bus, walk, whatever…” Harper-Madison said.
Harper-Madison lives within walking distance of The Ivory and hopes this kind of community becomes a blueprint for the future.
“This is the kind of template for the rest of the city, rest of the nation,” Harper-Madison said. “These people don’t need parking, in which case, if they don’t need parking, it made it more affordable.”
And while James isn’t so sure about the carless situation, if it keeps people in East Austin, he’s in support of his new neighbors.
“If they’re building it and people can live, I think it’s a good arrangement. I think it would be a good place to live,” Houston said.
This project is possible because of the Affordability Housing Unlocked Ordinance Madison helped get passed in 2019, which modified certain development restrictions.
The Ivory’s website says tenants are expected to move in by the Summer of 2025.
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