Saturday, August 24, 2013

Communication Consulting Austin Local Facts

By Tara Daniels


Your new job in communication consulting Austin may necessitate a house move. A city the size of the state capital of Texas, not to mention a cultural and economic center has a lot to offer. The eleventh-largest city in America is a very desirable place to live.

If you were to draw a line from where the river intersects with Highway 1, it would reach Zilker Metropolitan Park, a public recreational area encompassing 350 acres. The park is named after the individual who donated the land in 1917, Andrew Jackson Zilker. The park itself is packed with attractions, including Barton Springs pool, Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Zilker Botanical Garden and the Zilker Zephyr miniature train. Lady Bird Lake lies next to the park. Apartments near Zilker Park are handy for both the river and the highway.

The area around Auditorium Shores, a public park situated on Lady Bird Lake, is another popular and pleasant residential area. It is the site of the annual South by Southwest festival, a set of interactive, music and film festivals. The conference can last as long as ten days. There is a nearby dog park where residents can take their pets to stretch their legs and mingle with locals. The leash-free dog zone is a great place to spend a Sunday afternoon, enjoying the view of downtown from the vantage point of the shade of a lovely tree.

Barton Springs Road provides residents of the Auditorium Shores area with convenient access to Highway 1. Three bridges carry traffic across the river to Northwest Austin via Congress Avenue, First Street and Lamar Boulevard. A footbridge section of the Lady Bird Lake Trail caters for pedestrian traffic.

North of the river and west of Interstate Highway 35 (Interregional Highway 290) is also a pleasant residential area. This is close to the Texas State Capitol and there is a nearby middle school. South of the Colorado River and west of State Highway 183 lie Pleasant Valley, the Riverside Golf Course and Montopolis Park.

Near to the MoPac Expressway and the north/south section of the river is Tarrytown. Homes here are less closely packed than they are nearer the city center. Local amenities include Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve as well as an elementary school. The expressway is a contraction of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, one of the first railway companies in the United States.

Even less densely packed than Tarrytown is Georgetown, a half hour's drive and 30 miles north of Austin via I-35. Not very convenient for the river, it has the attraction of having half the population density of the big city, 1,200 per square mile compared to 2,800. Georgetown has been featured in a number of movies, including "Varsity Blues, " "Where the Heart Is, " and, released in 1996 and starring John Travolta, "Michael." Georgetown has the distinction of being home to no fewer than five endangered species, including songbirds and invertebrate species.

Communication consulting Austin can be a rewarding career in a vibrant location. The median age of residents in the city is 30 years old. There are many nice neighborhoods, each with its own character. Whether you like good transport links or a bit of space and greenery, you are sure to find someplace where you will be happy to live.




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