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Austin Travel Information
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Austin is
in the middle of all the clinics in Texas. There are three
major clinics in Austin.
Cedra,
Covance and
PPD.
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Vital Info: (Wikipedia) |
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Population: |
Approx 750,000 in the city and 1.6 million metro |
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Area Code: |
512 |
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County: |
Primarily Travis County. Outskirts may lie in
Williamson or Hays counties. |
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Mayor: |
Will Wynn |
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Elevation: |
489 ft |
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Time Zone: |
Central (CST) |
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Zip Code: |
78701 downtown |
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City of Austin website: |
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/ |
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Liquor Laws: |
Purchase beer/wine: 7 AM to Midnight Daily
Purchase hard liquor: 10 AM to 9 PM Mon-Sat
Alcohol service: 7 AM to 2:00 AM Mon-Sat,
10
AM to 2:00 AM Sun
(10 AM to Noon on Sun must be served with food) |
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Smoking Laws: |
No
smoking in public places including bars, restaurants and
buildings. No smoking within 20 feet of public
entrances. |
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Sales Tax: |
8.2% in the city
Most non-prepared foods are exempt from tax
15% hotel tax |
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Grocery Stores: |
HEB,
Randall's, Wal-mart Super Center,
Fiesta Mart,
Whole Foods and
Central Market |
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Major Employers: |
Dell, AMD, IBM, HP, Freescale Semi-conductor,
Seton Healthcare, University of Texas, AMD, Cisco, Apple, 3M
and Samsung |
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Secondary Education: |
University of Texas, Austin Community
College, Concordia University and St Edwards University |
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Airports: |
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Gas
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Driving
Directions: |
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Greyhound: |
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Amtrak: |
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Local Bus:
Routes have been updated to reflect
new service changes effective August 24th. Changed routes are
highlighted in yellow.
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Capital Metro |
(512) 474-1200 |
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$0.75 one-way |
$1.50 day-pass $18.00 30 day-pass
(New fares) |
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From Airport: |
To Cedra:
Board
Route 350 Northbound (to Northcross TC) from upper
level. Take to end of line, Northcross Transfer
center. Board
Route 19 to Steck and MoPac, about 10 minutes. Get
off before MoPac. Continue walking west under railroad
tracks and turn right onto MoPac Frontage road. Walk
about 2 blocks north and Cedra is off to the right, 4 story
bridge office complex. Note that Route
19 does not operate on Sunday. You can take
cab from Northcross TC or walk, about 1 mile.
To Covance:
Board
Route 350 Northbound (to Northcross TC) from upper
level. Take to Highland Mall. Board
Route 10 northbound (Rundberg) to Anderson Ln and
Northcrest (right before elevated highway). Continue
walking north 1 block to Anderson Ln and turn right.
Walk 1 block and Covance is off to right in 3 story office
building.
To PPD:
Board
Route 350 Northbound (to Northcross TC) from upper
level. Take to Metro Center Dr and Riverside Dr (about
6 minutes). Get off across from La Quinta Inn.
Walk 1 block on Metro Center Dr to large park area.
You should be able to see PPD across park. Follow path
to cross creek and to parking lot. |
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From Amtrak Train
Station and Downtown:
(To get downtown,
follow first section in bold). |
First cross tracks
(make sure no train coming!) and continue north along side 4
lane road (Lamar Blvd) to 5th St. Find bus stop on
either side of Lamar Blvd. Catch
Route 22 to 5th and Congress (about 4 minutes).
To Cedra:
From 5th and Congress,
cross congress and walk 1 block east to Brazos. Turn
left and walk 1 block north to bus stop at 6th and Brazos.
Catch
Route 19 to Steck and MoPac, (right at the Luby's
restaurant). Continue across bridge (MoPac) and turn
left onto MoPac Frontage road. Walk about 2 blocks
north and Cedra is off to the right, 4 story bridge office
complex. Note that Route
19 does not operate on Sunday. You can take
Route 3 from 6th and Brazos and get off at Burnet Rd and
Steck Ave. Walk west on Steck about 8 blocks to MoPac.
Turn right onto MoPac Frontage road. Walk about 2
blocks north and Cedra is off to the right, 4 story bridge
office complex.
To Covance:
From 5th and
Congress, cross Congress to bus stop at SE corner on
Congress. Catch
Route 10 northbound (Rundberg) to Anderson Ln and
Northcrest (right before elevated highway). Continue
walking north 1 block to Anderson Ln and turn right.
Walk 1 block and Covance is off to right in 3 story office
building.
To PPD:
From 5th and
Congress, cross 5th street to bus stop at NW corner on
Congress. Catch
Route 20 to end of line at ACC Riverside campus.
Catch
Route 350 southbound to (Bergstrom Airport/De Valle) and
off after the bus crosses Ben White and the La Quinta.
Walk around building to the right to the trail. Follow path to cross creek and to parking lot.
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From Greyhound Bus
Station:
For all clinics,
follow first section in bold |
Exit bus side of
station and walk to corner of Middle Fiskville and Clayton
Dr. Walk north on Middle Fiskville to East Highland
Mall Blvd (3 blocks). Turn left and walk 2 blocks to
Jonathan Dr. There will be two bus stops, one further
ahead which is the main stop and one across the street at NW
corner of Jonathan Dr and E Highland Mall Blvd.
To Cedra:
From the main bus stop
on the mall side of E Highland Mall, catch
Route 350 Northbound (to Northcross TC) from upper
level. Take to end of line, Northcross Transfer
center. Board
Route 19 to Steck and MoPac, about 10 minutes. Get
off before MoPac. Continue walking west under railroad
tracks and turn right onto MoPac Frontage road. Walk
about 2 blocks north and Cedra is off to the right, 4 story
bridge office complex. Note that Route
19 does not operate on Sunday. You can take
cab from Northcross TC or walk, about 1 mile.
To Covance:
From the main bus
stop on the mall side of E Highland Mall, catch
Route 10 northbound (Rundberg) to Anderson Ln and
Northcrest (right before elevated highway). Continue
walking north 1 block to Anderson Ln and turn right.
Walk 1 block and Covance is off to right in 3 story office
building.
To PPD:
From the bus stop
across from Highland Mall at corner of E Highland Mall Blvd
and Jonathan Dr, catch
Route 350 southbound to (Bergstrom Airport/De Valle) and
off after the bus crosses Ben White and the La Quinta.
Walk around building to the right to the trail. Follow
path to cross creek and to parking lot.
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Taxi: |
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Restaurants: |
Austin has your normal chain
restaurants.
New to the area and currently on
the outskirts of town are Wienerschnitzel, Panera Bread, Culvers and
Carl's Jr (not in Austin but way south).
Texas institutions include CiCi's
Pizza Buffet, Whataburger, Taco Cabana, Schlotzsky's Deli, Pluckers,
Magnolia Cafe, Kerbey Lane Cafe, Trudy's, Chuy's, Baby A's, Amy's Ice
Cream and many more
fine products.
Lots and lots of taco trucks near
just about anywhere. |
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Night
Life: |
Austin is
well known as the live music capitol of the world. Most
restaurants have live music at least once a week, even coffee houses
and grocery store cafes. All the night life is downtown on
east 6th Street between Congress and I-35. There are also many
clubs and restaurants in the warehouse district on west 4th and 5th
streets between Guadalupe and Congress. Clubs, bars and music
for just about every taste. |
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Activities: |
There are
many special events throughout the year. The big ones include
SXSW (South By Southwest),
ACL (Austin City Limits Music Festival),
ATT Austin Marathon,
Old Pecan Street Festivals and the bats under Congress Street
bridge.
If your
into poker, try
Lone Star Poker, a free league at several local bars. Play
throughout the month to qualify for bimonthly tournaments for cash
and prizes.
The main
shopping malls are
Barton Creek Square Mall,
Highland Mall, the
Domain and the Arboretum. |
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Hostels: |
Hostelling International
2200 S Lakeshore Blvd
(512) 444-2294
$19 Members / $22 Non-Members |
Driving Directions
to
Cedra
Driving Directions
to Covance
Driving Directions to PPD
For bus to downtown
(where you can get to Cedra and Covance by using directions
above) walk up Tinnin Ford Road to Riverside Dr. Turn
right and use bus stop in front of Walgreens. Catch
either
Route 20 or
Route 7 to 6th and Congress.
For PPD, walk up
Tinnin Ford Road to Riverside Dr and cross Riverside Dr.
Use bus stop in front of Pizza Hut. Catch
Route 20 to end of line at ACC Riverside campus.
Catch
Route 350 southbound to (Bergstrom Airport/De Valle) and
off after the bus crosses Ben White and the La Quinta.
Walk around building to the right to the trail. Follow
path to cross creek and to parking lot. |
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...lowest budget accommodations: |
Okay, not
gonna lie, these are homeless shelters. Well, some people come
to do a study with little money and others get stranded because they
didn't get into a study and didn't bring enough money.
ARCH,
500 E 7th St at Neches and 7th. Men & Women sleep 7:30 AM
- 2:30 PM, Men only 6:15 PM lottery. Lockers, showers, mail
service and phones available.
Salvation
Army,
501 E 8th St at Neches and 8th. Must sign up at 2:00 pm'ish for 7 day bed.
Need
money? There are several day labor halls around town.
There are 2 ran by the city, First Worker's, one at 51st and I-35
and the other at Ben White and Woodward. These places operate
on a lottery so high number, no work. I usually go to Labor
Ready at Woodward and Ben White.
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Updated
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