Getting Around

Finding your way around any city can be challenging. The information provided will help you navigate downtown Austin. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Many of the streets downtown are one-way.
• The east-west streets are numerical. Cesar Chavez Street, just north of Town Lake, was formerly First Street, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, just south of the University of Texas campus, was formerly Nineteenth Street. These are the southern and northern edges of Downtown, respectively.
• The north-south streets are named for the rivers of Texas geographically from west to east, beginning with Rio Grande and stretching east to Sabine. So catch up on your Texas geography as you explore downtown.
• Parking regulations are enforced seven days a week, but all parking meters are free after 5:30pm and all day Saturday and Sunday.
• Watch for pedestrians and bicyclists, and, please, give them the right-of-way. Downtown is a vibrant community alive with walkers, bikers, and runners.