/tags/hike-and-bike-trail Hike And Bike Trail en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2025-03-31/austin-tx-wishbone-bridge-east-lady-bird-lake-progress-pleasant-valley-road-longhorn-dam Once complete, the bridge will connect the city's most popular trail at a long-overlooked corner of the lake. A nearby pedestrian tunnel under Pleasant Valley Road is already tunneled through. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2025-03-31/austin-tx-wishbone-bridge-east-lady-bird-lake-progress-pleasant-valley-road-longhorn-dam Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-07-01/work-to-build-wishbone-bridge-begins-18-month-detour-ahead The three-pronged crossing with a plaza the middle will bridge the Butler Trail's biggest gap. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:07:00 GMT /transportation/2024-07-01/work-to-build-wishbone-bridge-begins-18-month-detour-ahead Nathan Bernier /austin/2024-07-01/rainey-street-austin-texas-lake-drownings The City of Austin dedicated nearly $1 million to improve safety along the Lady Bird Lake trail near Rainey Street. The families of two men who drowned in the lake last spring pleaded for the changes near the popular entertainment district. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:31:00 GMT /austin/2024-07-01/rainey-street-austin-texas-lake-drownings Luz Moreno-Lozano /transportation/2024-04-04/ann-and-roy-butler-hike-and-bike-trail-pedestrian-bridge The three-pronged pedestrian bridge � the first of its kind in Austin � will finally complete the 10-mile Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail around Lady Bird Lake. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 20:55:50 GMT /transportation/2024-04-04/ann-and-roy-butler-hike-and-bike-trail-pedestrian-bridge Nathan Bernier /energy-environment/2023-07-12/to-rid-austin-trails-of-poison-ivy-this-solution-is-the-goat The Butler Trail off Lady Bird Lake will host 150 goats for the next three to four weeks. They'll be eating up poison ivy and other invasive plant species. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:18:40 GMT /energy-environment/2023-07-12/to-rid-austin-trails-of-poison-ivy-this-solution-is-the-goat Haya Panjwani /transportation/2023-03-07/txdot-to-seize-part-of-waller-beach-park-for-i-35-construction TxDOT plans to take 1.2 acres of the park on the north shores of Lady Bird Lake for construction and maintenance, requiring a detour of the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail for at least six years. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:29:02 GMT /transportation/2023-03-07/txdot-to-seize-part-of-waller-beach-park-for-i-35-construction Nathan Bernier /austin/2022-09-14/with-new-lakeside-access-austins-lady-bird-lake-trail-is-finally-fully-complete A new quarter-mile stretch of the hike and bike trail closes the last gap in the lakeside loop. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:07:06 GMT /austin/2022-09-14/with-new-lakeside-access-austins-lady-bird-lake-trail-is-finally-fully-complete Mose Buchele /austin/2021-06-25/photos-outdoor-fortlandia-exhibit-moves-to-hike-and-bike-trail The installation "Territories," a series of pipes, tubes and drums, is currently spread out over a section of the southeastern corner of the trail near Lakeshore Boulevard and Pleasant Valley Road. It will be on display for at least six months. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 18:45:58 GMT /austin/2021-06-25/photos-outdoor-fortlandia-exhibit-moves-to-hike-and-bike-trail Jerry Quijano /austin/2020-03-24/stay-off-the-hike-and-bike-trail-around-lady-bird-lake-trail-foundation-recommends The Trail Foundation recommends people exercise as close to home as possible and stay off the Butler Hike and Bike Trail around Lady Bird Lake to slow the� Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:14:13 GMT /austin/2020-03-24/stay-off-the-hike-and-bike-trail-around-lady-bird-lake-trail-foundation-recommends Andy Jechow, Mose Buchele /transportation/2020-02-12/proposed-rules-would-make-it-impossible-to-use-scooters-on-butler-hike-and-bike-trail The Austin Parks and Recreation Department is set to recommend a number of rules regarding scooters on Austin’s trail system, such as speed limits and� Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:09:44 GMT /transportation/2020-02-12/proposed-rules-would-make-it-impossible-to-use-scooters-on-butler-hike-and-bike-trail Samuel King