Smart Trips encouraging south Austinites to get around without cars

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new version of an Austin program is looking to curb traffic by getting more people in south Austin to travel without cars.
The Austin Transportation Department and the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority teamed up to launch the second round of the Smart Trips Austin program on Oct. 1.  They will be encouraging people who live and work in the Zilker, Bouldin and Travis Heights neighborhoods — south of the river and north of Oltorf Street — to wal