What Austin drivers, cyclists need to know about city's newest parking code changes

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- For the first time in roughly 15 years, new parking ordinance changes will take effect Saturday -- including changes in fines and additional parking violations baked into city code.Austin City Council approved Feb. 13 a handful of new parking code amendments alongside three newly defined violations. Those violations added to city code include not parking in bike lanes; not parking in an electric vehicle space if it isn't an electric vehicle and you aren't charging one; and viola