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🚲 Hold onto your handlebars

How much of your day can you spend on a bike in Austin?
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The Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail is Senior City Editor London’s happy place. | Photo by ATXtoday
Austin scored a 54 out of 100 on Walk Score’s bikeability meter, deeming it a “somewhat bikeable” city. Our score is determined by four components: bike lanes, hills, destinations and connectivity, and bicycle mode share. Wondering what all that means? Let’s bike it out.

Bike lanes 🛣️

Walk Score rates this category on the total length of bike paths and lanes. Learn more about bike lanes or plan a bike commute.

Hill score 🏔️

Hilliness is based on the steepest grade within our area, calculated using the National Elevation Data set from the United States Geological Survey (USGC). Play with the USGS’ interactive map to learn more about nearby topography.

Destinations and connectivity 🗺️

This uses our city’s Walk Score, which measures whether or not you need a car to run daily errands.

Bicycle mode share 🤝

This category takes into account the social nature of bicycling. There’s safety in numbers. Even if a city doesn’t have tons of infrastructure for cyclists, more cyclists mean more drivers are aware of bicycles — which makes roadways safer.

How can we boost our score? 🚲

The top way to increase the bikeability of our city is — you guessed it — by biking more. We can boost our community score by learning more about biking in our city.

If you don’t have a bike already, you can either rent one, or support one of these local bike shops:
 
Events
Friday, April 28
  • Austin Psych Fest | Now-Sunday, Apr. 30 | 2 p.m. | The Far Out Lounge & Stage, 8504 S. Congress Ave., Austin | $75-$475 | Rock out to The Black Angels, Toro y Moi, Cuco, and more than a dozen other artists at this south Austin fest.
Saturday, April 29
  • Eeyore’s 58th Birthday Party | Saturday, Apr. 29 | 11 a.m.-8 p.m. | Pease District Park, 1100 Kingsbury St., Austin | Free | One of Austin’s signature long-running festivals returns with games, a costume contest, tattoos, and live music.
  • Ira Glass | Saturday, Apr. 29 | 7 p.m. | The Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave., Austin | $45-$125 | Listen to the voice of “This American Life” live when Peabody-winning Ira Glass stops in Austin.
Sunday, April 30
  • Disney on Ice presents: “Frozen” and “Encanto” | Saturday, April 29-Sunday, April 30 | Times vary | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, 2100 Ave. of the Stars, Austin | $40-$113 | See performances inspired by the two Disney movies at this show featuring ice skating and aerial acrobatics.
Monday, May 1
  • Manana Mosey | Monday, May. 1 | 7 a.m. | Manana Dos, 111 Sandra Muraida Way, Austin | Free | Participate in a free 5K led by the team at Nike.
Tuesday, May 2
  • Morning Glories | Tuesday, May. 2 | 10-11 a.m. | Moody Amphitheater, 1401 Trinity St., Austin | Free | This early childhood education series promotes literacy and cultural learning — this week is nature-themed.
Events calendar here
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Wellness

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News Notes
Edu
  • UT alumnus and local actor Glen Powell will return to campus to speak at the school’s 2023 commencement. The “Hidden Figures” and “Top Gun: Maverick” actor will congratulate graduates on Friday, May 5 at the Moody Center. (KXAN)
Real Estate
  • The median taxable home valuation in Williamson County is up 10%, the median sales valuation is down by 12%, and residents have until May 15 to protest their notices. From 2021-2022, homes sales prices in that area increased by 45%. (Community Impact)
Open
  • Have your pierogies and eat them too at Rogues Over the Top Pierogi’s newly-opened food truck, located in Cedar Park’s The Brewtique at 401 Cypress Creek Rd. The local truck serves traditional dumplings like potato and garlic, Texas-inspired flavors like carnitas, and sweet treats like blueberry pierogies.
Number
  • 130. That’s how many vendors will attend the No. 15 annual Sunset Valley ARTFEST. In addition to locally made goods, there will be two stages for live music, local food, and family-friendly activities. Catch the free event 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, April 29 at the Burger Activity Center.
Development
  • Northeast Austin primary healthcare provider Hope Medical Clinic — which provides free care to under-served communities — plans to spend $100,000 to expand its services. The funds, provided by Austin Public Health, will go toward a range of necessities, including covering prescriptions and treating chronic illnesses.
Outdoors
  • Allergy season started early in Central Texas this year, and experts believe that it could be a possible effect of climate change as seasons last longer + plants produce more pollen. New residents of two-to-three years are most likely to be suffering at this time of year. (KVUE)
Drink
  • Ditch the hangover without having to ditch your favorite cocktail with Ritual Zero Proof Spirits. The award-winning brand makes non-alcoholic rum, tequila, gin, and whiskey so you can enjoy the ritual of having a drink without feeling icky the following day. Psst — check out Ritual’s collection of cocktail recipes.
Finance
  • Refinance rates are skyrocketing. But home equity rates remain relatively low — which means that now is a great time to borrow against your home. Calculate your payment.*
Correction
Quiz

📝 Quiz time
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You probably know the San Antonio Spurs’ first game in Austin brought record-breaking attendance — but do you know how many people were in the crowd? | Photo by ATXtoday
April showers may bring May flowers, but they also bring one of our monthly news quizzes.

If you’ve been keeping up with the news this month, you probably know…
  • Which famous businessman’s brother is opening a restaurant downtown
  • Which Austin company was bought at a value of $8.2 billion
  • Which Texan was honored with a new building named after them
Wanna test your skills? Click the button below to take our April news quiz. We’ll shout out our top scorers in an upcoming newsletter.
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