Guest Post: Austin Abdicates Innovation
This is a guest post from ATA advisory board member Chelsea Collier. It is cross-posted on Austin Startups. Sometimes saying, “I told you so” feels smugly satisfying. This is not […]
Capital Factory’s $100,000 Smart Cities Challenge in partnership with Austin Tech Alliance to benefit the City of Austin
Cross-posted at AustinStartups.com Every growing city is challenged to provide city services, transportation, clean energy, and affordable housing in a rapidly changing world. As one of the fastest growing cities in […]
Three takeaways from Austin’s Smart Mobility Roadmap
On January 9, Austin Tech Alliance hosted Austin’s Smart Mobility Roadmap — a presentation and discussion with Karla Taylor, the chief of staff for Austin Transportation Department. Karla spoke about the Smart Mobility Roadmap, […]
Austin’s Smart Mobility Roadmap
How will tech and transportation intersect to create the next generation of mobility in Austin? And what insights can you offer to city leaders planning for that future? Austin Tech […]
Austin’s Smart Mobility Roadmap
Last month, the City of Austin and CapMetro jointly released a draft of their Smart Mobility Roadmap, which examines Austin’s approach to shared, electric, and autonomous vehicle technologies. Let’s take […]
Autonomous vehicles: an update on state and federal legislation
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been driving through the country’s mind, and Texas is no exception. With the technology already deployed on Austin streets and Texas getting named a national testing […]
ATA Action Alert: affordable housing
On Thursday, September 7, Austin City Council will meet to discuss potential amendments to the city’s proposed budget. Two proposed amendments would provide funding for the City of Austin to […]
August 10: City Council to consider delivery bots
Update, August 10: Austin City Council voted unanimously to approve the resolution. The Statesman‘s Sebastian Herrera has more here. On Thursday, August 10, Austin City Council will consider a resolution to approve […]
Application deadline for City of Austin’s $38,000 challenge extended
The registration deadline for the GigaTECHs App Competition — the City of Austin and U.S. Ignite’s $38,000 challenge for local civic-minded developers interested in building gigabit speed applications — was recently extended to this […]
For your review: Austin’s Smart City Strategic Roadmap
The City of Austin’s Communications and Technology Management and Innovation Office teams just published the first draft of Austin’s Smart City Strategic Roadmap — an official frame for the foundation, policy, teams, […]