Category: Transportation
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The Versa at 10K
My little Versa, named “Vessie” that replaced “Susie“, hit the 10,000-mile mark today. The milestone came a bit earlier than it would, but a trip to El Paso or back…
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Capital Metro trains APD to drive a bus
Capital Metro, the public transit authority for the Austin-area, has a blog entry about training the Austin Police Department’s DWI unit to drive a new Breath-Alcohol Testing bus donated to…
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You Are Trapped in Your Own Home
One thing I check every week is the City of Austin’s website to see what road closures will occur due to special events. Living so close to downtown, the Palmer…
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The End of Susie
As many of you know, I own a 2000 Hyundai Elantra that has been lovingly named “Susie Brahmaputra”, or Susie for short. It is the first car I owned, being…
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toll roads are a-opening
Yesterday, the first toll roads in the Austin area opened to traffic. Loop 1 now extends north to the new State Highway 45 which currently stretches between RM 620 and…
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in flight to washington: busted halo
I’m currently 37,000 feet above the United States, just crossing the Sabine River out of Texas. This is my first flight aboard an EMB. This American Eagle-operated airplane was 13…