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MetroRail now set to launch March 30

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Capital Metro announced the new launch date on Wednesday after the transportation authority’s board met to evaluate progress. The commuter rail was supposed to begin service this year but construction delays
with two of the line’s stops along with delays on the route’s signal system prompted Capital Metro to push back the launch. [link]

Iron & Wine @ ACL

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Occasionally a singer/songwriter or band comes along that is so good that you realize you had forgotten what good music is.  Austin’s own Iron & Wine brings rhythmic guitar grooves underlying a unique style of vocal harmony. Austinist has the write up [link]

I Heart the Dillo, and You Should, Too.

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Austin Dillo
Austin Dillo

Free ‘Dillo service (the trolley-like buses downtown) is getting a make-over.  With a lot of work by the city and cap metro and with heavy input from your representatives at DANA (the Downtown Austin neighborhood Association), the ‘Dillo map has  been simplified into an easy to remember North/South, East/West route with a greater frequency of buses (every 5 minutes during the week) that is expected to make the service more convenient for every day riders and casual users trying to get around town.

If you want this phenomenal service to continue, I recommend using it and using it often.

BTW – my favorite route?  It’s the one that goes from 5th and Red River to Whole Foods back to 5th and Red River.  HOW COOL IS THAT?

You can download or print the new map here:
http://www.capmetro.org/riding/current_schedules/maps/new%20dillo%20m…

If you were a regular user of the service and want to know how your commute
has been impacted, Cap Metro has posted additional information here:
http://capmetroblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/if-you-loved-red-dillo.html