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Austin ReBlend is a paint recycling program administered by the City of Austin in Austin, Texas. [1] In 2012, Austin ReBlend produced 12,767 US gal (48,330 L) of wholly recycled paint. [ 2 ]
Kerbside collection or curbside collection is a service provided to households, typically in urban and suburban areas, of collecting and disposing of household waste and recyclables. It is usually accomplished by personnel using specially built vehicles to pick up household waste in containers that are acceptable to, or prescribed by, the ...
Sixth Street is a historic street and entertainment district in Austin, Texas, located within the city's urban core in downtown Austin. [2] Sixth Street was formerly named Pecan Street under Austin's older naming convention, which had east–west streets named after trees and north–south streets named after Texas rivers (the latter convention remains in place).
Austin formerly operated its City Hall at 124 West 8th Street. [3] In the 1980s, the City of Austin proposed a 60-acre urban renewal project for Austin's Warehouse District, [4] which would have included a new city hall complex designed by urban planner Denise Scott Brown, along with a new location for the Laguna Gloria art museum, designed by architect Robert Venturi. [5]
It was one of Austin's first "strip" shopping venues when it opened in 1954. South Austin opened further during the 1950s, as the Congress Avenue Bridge was widened and the construction of Interstate 35 provided an alternative north–south route. [5] During the 1970s, South Congress became a mecca for artists, musicians and their supporters.
Tarrytown is a neighborhood located west of Downtown Austin, Texas. The neighborhood is bordered by Lake Austin Boulevard on the south, Lake Austin on the west, West 35th Street on the north and Mopac Expressway on the east. Major roads in the area include Exposition Boulevard, Enfield Road and Windsor Road.
Greater Austin is one of the fastest growing large metropolitan areas in the U.S. [46] In 2020, U.S. Census Bureau [47] [48] estimated that in the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown MSA increased to 2,283,371 people, 796,315 households, and 495,990 families.
Austin City Limits Music Festival, weekend 2 in 2018. Austin City Limits Music Festival was held over two weekends: October 5–7 and October 12–14, 2018. The lineup featured headliners Paul McCartney , Metallica , Arctic Monkeys , Travis Scott , Odesza , and The National .