Austin City Connection (City of Austin Website)

Austin Weather

• Lower Colorado River Authority
• Intellicast (Austin Texas)

Austin Police

• Austin Police Department
• Report neighborhood graffiti! 974-1028 (and contact APD officer listed below)
• APD 2004 Resource Manual (Microsoft Word file 500k)
• emergencies dial 911 and non-emergencies dial 311
• APD Central Austin District Representative (info below)
• Officer Ricardo (Rick) Vargas, telephone: 974-5801 email: ricardo.vargas@ci.austin.tx.us

City Zoning and Growth (also see Neighborhood Redevelopment webpage)

• City of Austin Zoning & Planning Dept (Neighborhood Planning and Zoning information, resources & hyperlinks)
• Top Ten List for Developers dealing with Neighborhoods
• Neighborhood Planning and Zoning
• Code Enforcement Zoning.Enforcement@ci.austin.tx.us or 974-6576
• Smart Growth Initiative
• Austin Zoning “101” (Cherrywood Neighborhood Presentation)

Neighborhood and City Maps

• Bryker Woods neighborhood boundries (approximate)
• Bryker Woods Neighborhood Association map (PDF 453k)
• Google Map of Bryker Woods (satellite image)
• City of Austin aerial photographic map of Bryker Woods (PDF 1700k)
• USGS topographic map of Bryker Woods
• USGS aerial photographic map of Bryker Woods
• Old West Austin Historic District map (PDF 4500k!)
• Austin Graphic Information System
• Downtown Austin Maps
• Austin Maps from the PCL Electronic Map Collection

Transportation

• City of Austin Roadworks
• Austin Bicycling Information (505-5606)
• Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (and the reporting of neighborhood traffic problems)
• Potholes (440-8444)
• History of Austin Transportation

Libraries & Education

• Austin Public Library
• Austin Independent School District (AISD)
• Austin Community College (ACC), Rio Grand Campus
• The University of Texas
• St. Edward's University
• Concordia University

Utilities & Services

• Austin Energy (City of Austin's Electric Utility 494-9400)
• Green Choice Energy Program
• Utility locator (1-800-545-6005) ONE CALL marks your property for underground utility lines you might damage by digging.
• City of Austin Water and Wastewater (emergency number 972-1000)
• City of Austin Water Conservation (974-2199)
• Austin Clean Water Program
• City of Austin Solid Waste (trash pickup and the reporting of brush piles in public spaces)
• Hazardous Waste (batteries, pesticides, paints, solvents, cleansers, etc.))
• City of Austin Health & Human Services Department (469-2188)

Parks & Pools (see neighborhood parks webpage)

• City of Austin Parks Department (call 974-6700 to express concerns about park grounds and facilities)
• Park Police dial 974-7707 (email parkspolice@ci.aistin.tx.us)
• Austin Nature Center
• Barton Springs Pool
• Deep Eddy Pool
• Friends of Shoal Creek Trail
• Wild Basin
• Zilker Gardens & www.zilkergarden.org
• Zilker Metropolitan Park
• Town Lake Trail Foundation
• Shoal Creek: Current waterflow at 12th Street

Austin City Council

• Mayor and City Council
• Contact Information (email, fax & phone)
• City of Austin Council Agenda
  

Additional Hyperlinks (see City of Austin Directory for more!)

• Austin Air Quality website
• Austin Chamber of Commerce
• Calendars  City, AISD, UT,& more.
• Graffiti Hot Line (473-4125)
• Humane Society of Austin
• Native Plant Landscaping information
• Protecting & Preserving Neighborhood Trees
• Oak Wilt information
• Street light problem reporting (505-7617)
• Town Lake Animal Shelter (Adoption - Impoundment - Injured, Rescued Animals - Spay, Neuter Education - Pet Registry
• Animal Control for loose or dangerous animals, (708-6000), or call 911.  Dead Animal Pickup: (494-9400) Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.  For Saturday pickup, call (848-8838) between 8 a.m. and noon.  Solid Waste Services will remove dead animals if they are on public streets or placed on the curbside.
• Travis Central Appraisal District
• Travis County Website
• Watershed Protection and Development Review Department (974-6045)
• Lower Colorado River Authority

Central Austin Neighborhoods near Bryker Woods

• Pemberton Heights Neighborhood Association
• Old Enfield Homeowners Association
• Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association
• Heritage Neighborhood Association
• Hyde Park Neighborhood Association
• Old West Austin Neighborhood Association
• North University Neighborhood Association
• Rosedale Neighborhood Association
• West Austin Neighborhood Group
  

Austin Neighborhood Association Websites

• Austin Neighborhooods Council
• City of Austin Neighborhood Connection
• MAIN list of neighborhood association sites
  

City of Austin History

• Heritage Society of Austin
• History of Austin - Austin History Center
• History of Austin - Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Old postcards of Austin
• Old West Austin Historic District (OWAHD)

Downtown Austin Information

• Austin Chronicle's Downtown Guide
• City of Austin Downtown Report
• Downtown Austin Alliance
• Downtown Design Guidelines
• Downtown Great Streets Master Plan
• Downtown Neighborhood Plan

Various Austin media sources

• Austin American-Statesman
• West Austin News
  
• Austin Chronicle
• Austin Business Journal
• KMFA radio
• KUT public radio
• KOOP community radio
• student radio UT austin
• KLRU public television
• News 8 television
• KVUE television
• KXAN television
• FOX 7 television

Theatre & The Arts

• HydePark Theatre
• Zach Scott Theatre
• Vortex Theatre
• Austin Symphony
• Austin Lyric Opera
• Long Performing Arts Center
• University of Texas Performing Arts
  • Bass Concert Hall
  • Bates Recital Hall
  • McCullough Theatre
  • Hogg Auditorium
• Austin Theatre Alliance
  • The Paramount Theatre
  • The State Theatre

Screens & Film

• Alamo Draft House
• Dobie Threatre
• Vulcan Video
• Austin Chronical film listings

Museums (http://www.austinmuseums.org)

• Austin Museum of Art
  • downtown
  • Laguna Gloria
• Austin Children's Museum
• Umlauf Sculpture Garden
• Elizabeth Ney Museum
• O.Henry Museum
• Texas State History Museum
• Texas Memorial Natural History Museum
• Harry Ransom Center
• Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
• Blanton Museum of Art

BrykerWoods Neighborhood Contact Information (click here)

City Officials & Contact Information

• Mayor Will Wynn
• Mayor Pro Tem Danny Thomas
• Council Member Raul Alvarez
• Council Member Betty Dunkerley
  
• Council Member Jennifer Kim
• Council Member Lee Leffingwell
• Council Member Brewster McCracken
  
  Council Subcommittees
  

Contact* Council Members , click here for listing of contact information

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