Lady Bird Lake

Austin

Judge upholds Austin vote on plan to redevelop old Statesman site

Audrey McGlinchy

The developer, Endeavor Real Estate, plans to build 1,400 apartments and 1 million square feet of office space.

Toxic algae is seen in murky lake waters

Energy & Environment

Rite of spring: Dog-killing algae is back in Austin waterways

Mose Buchele

Larger “mats” of the goopy-green algae typically appear floating in creeks or along lakeshores between late May and early August.

An aerial view of the wishbone bridge under construction at the east end of Lady Bird Lake in Austin. The bridge's Y-shaped concrete beams are visible, with construction equipment and workers present. But you can tell there's still a gap in the support structures. The lake and surrounding cityscape form the background.

Transportation

East Austin's 'wishbone' bridge takes shape as concrete beams almost span Lady Bird Lake

Nathan Bernier

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.

Muddy soil next to a body of water, a city on the background.

Energy & Environment

Lady Bird Lake's water levels dropped (again), raising questions about dam's integrity

Greta Díaz González Vázquez

The water fell about 2 feet below normal Tuesday after a floodgate got stuck. This is at least the third time water levels have noticeably dropped in the last six months.

A dock out onto a lake is seen without water under the majority of it as lake levels receded.

Energy & Environment

The reason Lady Bird Lake started losing water Monday? Ants at the Longhorn Dam.

Mose Buchele

Maintaining and operating the Longhorn Dam, built in 1960, has occasionally proved challenging for the City of Austin.

Runners of all paces are welcome. We'll also have a walking group for those looking for a more relaxed pace.

Station Information

Come join us for KUT's first run club around Lady Bird Lake on Aug. 31

Wynne Davis

Meet us at Rivian Austin for a chat about the best places to run and walk in Austin before our reporters lead the group along a section of the trail on Lady Bird Lake.

Whether you want the hustle and bustle of the city or the luscious greenery, like that pictured here in Pease Park, to accompany you on your run, there is a bit of everything here in Austin.

Austin

Here are running spots in Austin to get you out of the house and into nature

Luz Moreno-Lozano

Running is not only a great way to relieve stress, but also a good way to get out of your neighborhood and see the nature and beauty of Austin.

An overhead illustration of the wishbone bridge. The bridge connects will Longhorn Shores, Canterbury Park and an unnamed peninsula in Lady Bird Lake. The existing pedestrian bridge from the peninsula to Canterbury Street will be removed.

Transportation

Work to build 'wishbone' bridge begins, 18-month detour ahead

Nathan Bernier

The three-pronged crossing with a plaza the middle will bridge the Butler Trail's biggest gap.

A man sits on a cooler on top of a barge that is floating on Lady Bird Lake. He is hold a pipe that is shooting out a clay mixture that is treatment for the blue-green algae that can be hazardous to dogs and humans.

Energy & Environment

Austin is pouring clay into Lady Bird Lake to fight dangerous blue-green algae

Mose Buchele

For the fourth year in a row, city contractors will apply a treatment to Lady Bird Lake to try to fight the growth of toxic cyanobacteria. The modified clay targets the phosphorus that the algae feed on.

The Colorado River winds toward downtown Austin, as seen from Pennybacker Bridge.

Energy & Environment

Not that Colorado: The muddy, winding story of how the Texas Colorado River got its name

Elisabeth Jimenez

Many people wonder whether the Colorado River that runs through Texas is related to the other Colorado River that created the Grand Canyon. It's not.