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AusTexMurf

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From: South Austin

Registered: 2008-11-21

Posts: 439

Walking, biking, bus initiatives pick up speed

Some residents are leaving their cars behind and reducing congestion in Southwest Austin.

With a 12-mile daily commute, Oak Hill resident Tom Thayer has been biking to work and using public transportation for a few years. He was enticed by cycling’s convenience, the opportunity to work exercise into his day and the low cost compared with buying car fuel.
Thayer is one of a growing number of individuals in Austin who are looking to alternative forms of transportation as a viable way to meet daily transportation needs without the use of a car......

http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/sout … -up-speed/