Curbed Austin - SXSW 2019 guide: Everything you need to knowLove where you live2020-04-03T16:13:51-05:00http://austin.curbed.com/rss/stream/180043182020-04-03T16:13:51-05:002020-04-03T16:13:51-05:00Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and COVID-19: Guide and updates
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<p>How to get around when you’re on the ground—during a pandemic</p> <p id="cDN3FK"><strong>Update (April 3): </strong>The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is open and operating, with several changes in place, both long- and short-term. Here are some of the notable ones.</p>
<p id="zfZvjT"><em>Pro tips </em>(from the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security):</p>
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<li id="4FxtE3"><em>Hand sanitizers are an exception to the 3.4 ounce or less carry-on rule. Up to 12 ounces are allowed but may be subjected to additional screening.</em></li>
<li id="U7KeUF">Facilitate social distancing and efficient travel through security checkpoints. </li>
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<p id="aHU15T"> • Leave home <em>without</em> prohibited items. </p>
<p id="INk2XG"> • Place everything that is in your pockets or clipped to your waistband—including belts, wallets, coins, and phones—in your own carry-on bag <em>before</em><em><strong> </strong></em>getting to checkpoints. </p>
<p id="Q1NISD"> • Unless you are in the TSA Precheck program, any electronics larger than a mobile phone will have to be removed from bags to be checked at security.</p>
<p id="SnFNCX">Gates 1-4 and 6 have been disinfected and temporarily closed.</p>
<p id="Vundq1">Security Checkpoints 1 and 3 are closed. All passengers will be screened through Checkpoint 2 until further notice.</p>
<p id="f0fMGq">As outlined in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s March 26 <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA-11_airport_travel_reporting_COVID-19_IMAGE_03-26-2020.pdf">executive order</a> (<a href="https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/DISASTER_COVID19_disaster_air_travel_restric_adds_IMAGE_03-29-2020.pdf">updated</a> March 29) travelers who arrive at airport from the following locations must self-quarantine for 14 days from the time of entry into Texas or the duration of the person’s presence in Texas, whichever is shorter.</p>
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<li id="EniQHZ"> State of California</li>
<li id="BzWzY1"> State of Connecticut</li>
<li id="NQLYiK"> State of Louisiana</li>
<li id="MPndDK"> State of New Jersey</li>
<li id="GBBRva"> State of New York</li>
<li id="mbLtuY"> State of Washington</li>
<li id="lCHlAo"> Atlanta, Georgia</li>
<li id="H3wid5"> Chicago, Illinois</li>
<li id="W8SciJ"> Detroit, Michigan</li>
<li id="j9P3Eo"> Miami, Florida</li>
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<p id="ginjpU">The order will be implemented and enforced by the Texas Department of Public Safety.</p>
<p id="QVaw2o">Valet parking operations are suspended.</p>
<p id="gSVhAi">Parking: The third floor of the Red Garage/Garage 1 is closed to the to the public. The remaining floors of Red Garage will remain open.</p>
<p id="cQFSzM">The Blue Garage and the economy parking lots will remain open for now. Economy parking is $8 per day and the Blue Garage is $15 per day day. </p>
<p id="L0YvkF">Shuttle service from the economy lot to the Barbara Jordan Terminal and service to the South Terminal will remain at a level commensurate with demand.</p>
<p id="JADtkV">ABIA has a webpage devoted to <a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/news/aus-updates-covid-19">updates related to the novel coronavirus</a>.</p>
<p id="SRp5ux"><strong>Update (Monday, March 23):</strong> The airport is considered “critical infrastructure” and does not fall under current city and county restrictions regarding gatherings of 10 or more people, made in response to the <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2020/3/17/21183786/coronavirus-austin-news-updates">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. The airport remains open and is operating.</p>
<p id="dT7xvP">Shuttle and parking teams at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport as of March 18 are cleaning shuttles are cleaned with disinfectant and contact areas such as handrails are wiped down multiple times a day. To adhere to social distancing protocol, the team is limiting the number of shuttle passengers on board at one time and has increased number of shuttles being deployed. Airport officials ask that you exit through credit card express lanes to avoid person-to-person contact.</p>
<p id="u0MQAY">The airport has its work schedules to include teleworking for some nonessential employees but continues to have essential staff onsite to support airport operations. All scheduled live-music music performances at the airport have been canceled through April 30.</p>
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<p id="BO4AfK">As far as we know, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has never been called one of the <a href="https://www.curbed.com/2017/5/25/15682130/best-airport-architecture">most beautiful</a> in the world, but it’s no slouch, either.</p>
<p id="5DU8HE">Opened at the turn of the 21st century (May 1999) on the decommissioned Bergstrom Air Force Base, ABIA replaced the city’s stylish but overcrowded and a little bit frightening <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2018/2/27/17060042/austin-midcentury-modern-landmark-mueller-fehr-granger">Robert Mueller Municipal Airport</a> (it was smack in the middle of major road intersections and neighborhoods, and landing planes flew freakishly low over IH-35).</p>
<p id="jhAUoS">Architects who <a href="http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/austin/">designed</a> ABIA include century-old local firm Page Southerland Page (architect of record, now called simply <a href="https://pagethink.com/">Page</a>), <a href="https://www.gensler.com/">Gensler</a> (project design architect), and Leigh Fisher Associates. Though often crowded, the terminals are all glass walls, terrazzo floors, and blond wood, so it rarely feels cramped or gloomy. </p>
<p id="jSYNIk">Gensler also oversaw a recent <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2018/9/26/17907272/austin-airport-expansion-design-terminal">expansion</a> of the terminal, which added nine gates and more flights. In 2019, its 20th anniversary year, the airport saw 17,343,729 travelers—a new annual passenger record: and its 10th record-breaking year in a row.</p>
<p id="UOvtjh">All of which is to say that Austin’s airport has more people traveling to or through it than ever before, and sometimes they need a little guidance. ABIA is only major commercial airport serving the Austin metro area right now, so chances are if you’re reading this, you’ve experienced it already—or you’re about to. </p>
<p id="s4z3ok">The good news is that if you show up early or have a layover, ABIA is not the worst airport to spend a little time in. This guide is designed to help brand-new ABIA travelers get their bearings, let experienced travelers know about some updates, and maybe provide a tip or two for new and seasoned travelers alike. It covers both the main terminal and the fairly new <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2017/4/14/15302400/austin-airport-south-terminal-midcentury-modern">South Terminal</a>, where Frontier, ViaAir, and Allegiant airlines operate.</p>
<h2 id="Ddffmm">Before you go</h2>
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<li id="Ddn8NP">You can check <a href="http://content.abia.org:8080/webfids/">flight status</a> online.</li>
<li id="ONSgEZ">You can call (512) 530-3300 for up-to-the-minute parking updates.</li>
<li id="rSJtnt">You can check live wait times for security lines <a href="http://aus.tsa.iinside.com/">here</a>. (More security intel below.)</li>
<li id="WgwXSZ">ABIA is a partner with the Good Traveler, where you can calculate the carbon impact of your trip and buy <a href="https://thegoodtraveler.org/">carbon offsets</a> (basically, make contributions to projects meant to reduce carbon emissions or restore atmosphere, detailed on its site).</li>
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<h2 id="u7sVu8">Getting to and from the Barbara Jordan Terminal</h2>
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<h3 id="3KsTZF">Public transportation</h3>
<p id="FfEj34">Austin’s sole commuter train does not travel to the airport, but <a href="https://www.capmetro.org/">Capital Metro</a> high-frequency bus route <a href="https://www.capmetro.org/current_schedules/pdf/020.pdf">20—Manor/East Riverside</a> connects the airport and downtown and runs at 15-minute intervals. You can catch it at the bright blue, guitar-shaped stop right outside the terminal.</p>
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<h3 id="GVeDK3">Car and taxi service</h3>
<p id="LIPSr3">The ABIA website has a long <a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/department/ground-transportation">list</a> of taxi, ride-hailing, limo, and car rental services listed, including <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516509&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supershuttle.com%2Flocations%2Faustinaus%2F&referrer=archive.curbed.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Faustin.curbed.com%2F2017%2F9%2F20%2F16340048%2Faustin-airport-guide-map" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SuperShuttle</a> van service, which drops you off and picks you up at your destination and has nonstop, black car/upscale, and SUV options.</p>
<p id="aknQ3P">Cabs and ride-hailing services have recently been moved and operate on the ground level of the <a href="http://austintexas.gov/news/pick-location-taxis-ride-app-cars-moves-rental-car-facility">Rental Car Facility</a>, which is just beyond the close-in parking garage. </p>
<p id="xC9rOY">Walkways to reach the new area and color coding have been installed. </p>
<p id="ehwPba">Passengers departing from the airport can still be picked up and dropped off curbside on the upper level of Presidential Boulevard in front of the terminal</p>
<p id="I7NvM8">The four Austin cab companies are <a href="http://www.atxcooptaxi.org/">ATX Co Op</a>, <a href="http://austincab.com/">Austin Cab</a>, <a href="http://lonestarcabaustin.com/">Lone Star Cab</a>, and <a href="http://www.yellowcabaustin.com/">Yellow Cab</a>. Fares can range from $25-30 to downtown locations, and up to $60 for longer distances. Minimum fare is $12.30, with a $1 surcharge. Most can be scheduled for pickup to the airport ahead of time. </p>
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<h3 id="o064hg">Ride-hailing companies</h3>
<p id="XWLm8o">The following companies currently operate in Austin and include airport service.</p>
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<li id="TF6b3P">
<a href="http://www.rideaustin.com/">RideAustin</a> (a locally owned, nonprofit business)</li>
<li id="6gZSei"><a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516509&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lyft.com%2F&referrer=archive.curbed.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Faustin.curbed.com%2F2017%2F9%2F20%2F16340048%2Faustin-airport-guide-map" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Lyft</a></li>
<li id="R29ZkX"><a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516509&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uber.com%2F&referrer=archive.curbed.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Faustin.curbed.com%2F2017%2F9%2F20%2F16340048%2Faustin-airport-guide-map" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Uber</a></li>
<li id="kdFKE4"><a href="https://wingz.me/airport/AUS">Wingz</a></li>
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<p id="wDlcnI">All ride-hailing companies, as well as people in private cars waiting to pick up arriving passengers can park in the <a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/images/Airport/maps/print-cell-phone-lot.pdf">Cell Phone Lot</a> (yes, that’s its name) while waiting for a call or pickup assignment. Hey, beats circling the airport repeatedly—and, in addition to being free, it has a convenience store and fuel station that includes electric vehicle charging.</p>
<p id="iRJIg6">The renovated lot now features ABIA Food & Fuel, which is it is available to the public and features a convenience store, a gas station, a Subway sandwich shop, and a variety of tacos from TacoN’ Mama.</p>
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<h3 id="Hfm09F">Car rental</h3>
<p id="aAfD2D">The airport has the usual array of car-rental services, but SXSW partners with Enterprise. Attendees should use the code L65SXSW to book over the phone (855) 266-9289 or can book online.</p>
<h3 id="kCXkQ4">Driving and parking</h3>
<p id="3rnoKF">ABIA has several tiers of <a href="https://www.abiaparking.com/index.aspx">parking</a>, with costs ranging from $29 (Executive Valet) to $8 per day (Economy), with discounts for weeklong parking. There is also a <a href="https://www.abiaparking.com/abia-frequent-parker-program.aspx">Frequent Parker</a> program if that’s how you roll.</p>
<p id="HtQD7H">When driving to/dropping off at the airport, remember that Austin’s significant traffic congestion is especially high and almost constant on Highways 71 and 183/Airport Boulevard, the two most popular routes from Austin to ABIA. Check traffic ahead of time and plan accordingly.</p>
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<h2 id="qg5KYH">Inside the Barbara Jordan Terminal</h2>
<p id="qLyvez">The most important thing to know about ABIA’s main terminal is that it is named after Barbara Jordan, the first African-American person to serve in the Texas Senate after Reconstruction (1966-72), the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress from the South (1972-78), and the first woman to deliver the keynote address at a national party convention (Democratic Convention 1976, and again in 1992). She also made a compelling speaker at the Watergate trials and later taught at the University of Texas. You can pay homage on the bottom floor of the terminal, where there’s a character-capturing statue of her.</p>
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<p id="8ilJLi">While Jordan was a woman of many talents, we don’t think guitar-playing was one of them. The oversized guitars you see behind her in the above photo are part set of eight decorated by local artists and installed in the baggage claim area to greet visitors to the "Live Music Capital of the World." </p>
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<h3 id="GtXMii">Good to know</h3>
<p id="CG72U9">• Smoking areas are outside the terminal, and the ends of the upper and lower levels of the passenger pick-up and drop-off areas. Look for the signs.</p>
<p id="dnLUlv">• Complimentary wifi is available throughout the terminal via Boingo Wireless.</p>
<h3 id="LZhB0U">Getting through security</h3>
<p id="PAOmmj">There are three checkpoints in the Barbara Jordan Terminal, and you can check live wait times for all three <a href="http://aus.tsa.iinside.com/">here</a>.</p>
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<li id="4cypPN">Checkpoint 1 is on the east end of ticketing and enters the concourse at Gate 14</li>
<li id="qd0nd0">Checkpoint 2 is at the center of the terminal and enters the concourse at Gate 20</li>
<li id="qaatzj">Checkpoint 3 is on the west end of ticketing, past the ticket counters, and enters the concourse at Gate 24.</li>
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<p id="nlF6fy">A separate lane for <a href="http://www.tsa.gov/precheck">TSA Pre-Check</a> passengers and a separate lane for Premium Passengers are available at Checkpoints 1 and 2 only.</p>
<p id="COn30O">Peak departure times are 5-8 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and 3:30-5:30 p.m. During these times passengers may encounter longer waits at security checkpoints. The first TSA checkpoint opens at 3:30 a.m. </p>
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<p id="xrvG42">So you’ve gotten through security and have your shoes back on. If you’re flying domestically and have some time before your flight, ABIA is not the hugest airport in the world—you can take some time to explore. And eat, as it turns out, some seriously delicious food—most outposts of some of the best local restaurants and cafes.</p>
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<p id="T3Bg8a"><em>Our sister site Eater Austin has a thorough rundown of local comestibles available in its </em><a href="https://austin.eater.com/2016/11/17/13664076/where-to-eat-at-austin-airport"><em>guide to eating at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport</em></a><em>, but there are a few new spots to point out (not to mention the robots with coffee).</em></p>
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<li id="NbJOGA">Heart of Austin is a reconfigured area near the center of the terminal that includes the Saxon Pub (with its Asleep at the Wheel Stage), the Saxon Pub Bar, Jo’s Coffee, and the Earl Campbell Food Truck </li>
<li id="96L1IL">Salt Lick will more than satisfy any last-minute barbecue cravings.</li>
<li id="1u0bEV">Amy’s Ice Cream, a longtime local favorite, was absent from the airport for a while but has returned.</li>
<li id="AHwuGD">Eastside Pies hasn’t been around quite as long as Amy’s, but its pies are just as popular, and with good reason.</li>
<li id="GCWHn5">Hut’s Hamburgers, an Austin favorite since 1939, serves up its drive-in-style fare near Gate 14. Its longtime location outside the airport (on Sixth Street) is <a href="https://austin.eater.com/2019/6/10/18660339/huts-hamburgers-closing-austin-burger-restaurant">closing soon</a>, so ABIA is your one shot at experiencing the legend. </li>
<li id="iiucQi">FlyRite Chicken: Another homegrown favorite, Flyrite is miles above that unmentionable national chain in every way.</li>
<li id="LqsakK">Briggo Coffee Haus features an app-based, robotic barista near Gate 17. What could go wrong?</li>
<li id="gZ1zWx">Ruta Maya Coffee, a longtime Austin establishment with delicious brews, is your go-to if you aren’t into robot coffee.</li>
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<h3 id="2ap0wC">Where to be entertained</h3>
<p id="bGgmeU">In addition to eating, buying stuff, and people-watching, waiting passengers can catch live-music acts at several of the terminal’s venues (gates and food courts) throughout the week. The airport’s <a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/department/music-air-0">“Music in the Air”</a> program features sponsored local acts, with an emphasis on singer-songwriters, country, folk, and indie pop. Full schedule <a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/department/music-air-0">here</a>.</p>
<p id="V0mJmo">New and near the center of the terminal is Heart of Austin: a remodeled area that features the Saxon Pub, with live music on its Asleep at the Wheel Stage (along with the Saxon Pub Bar, Jo’s Coffee, and the Earl Campbell Food Truck).</p>
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<p id="c7xr2m">The <a href="http://austintexas.gov/department/art-airport">Art in the Airport</a> program features permanent installations and changing exhibits throughout the airport—again, with an emphasis on local artists, designers, and makers.</p>
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<p id="Xyv3Qv">The art and design work on display includes everything from “Texas Rivers” by local architectural luminary Lawrence Speck—mapped into the terrazzo floor near baggage claim—to local artists’ multimedia, sculptural, graphic, photographic, and painted works throughout both floors of the terminal.</p>
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<h3 id="SVXYSl">Text for experiences</h3>
<p id="y2LyMw">In order to maximize your airport experience (or at least add some variety to a long layover or delay), ABIA now has a texting buddy to fill you in on live music schedules and performance locations, as well as offering airport art tours, games and activities, maps, parking information, and travel rewards. Text “Austin” to 56512.</p>
<h3 id="XGY8jG">Where to buy stuff</h3>
<p id="L4EC9Z">If you want to go local (and who doesn’t?), the Barbara Jordan Terminal offers a number of excellent, homegrown gift shops and newsstands.</p>
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<p id="HdBDtu"><strong>Austin City Limits/</strong><strong>Waterloo Records</strong><strong> and Video</strong>, Gate 27, is another outlet of two local legends and has scads of CDs and DVDs from both Austin City Limits (ACL)’s and Waterloo Record’s collections are available. Waterloo gear and clothing are also sold.</p>
<p id="UfJyz6"><strong>Austin Chronicle News</strong>, Gate 24, is a highly local twist on your standard, newstand/gift shop, You can pick up a copy of the city’s stalwart weekly, <em>The Austin Chronicle,</em> <em>on newsprint!</em>, there. The paper is still one of the most comprehensive event guides and will provide plenty of fodder for things to do during your visit. It also has loads of Austin-centric gifts.</p>
<p id="r8R9pX"><strong>Barton Springs</strong>, Gate 28, specializes in Western apparel, accessories, and jewelry it describes as “Hill Country style” as well as salsas, barbecue sauces, books, magazines, and newspapers.</p>
<p id="R6AWLR"><strong>Book People</strong>, Gate 20, is a branch of one the largest and very popular local indie bookstore of the same name. In addition to a large selection of books of all types, it stocks plenty of work by Austin and Texas authors, as well as all kinds of gift-worthy Texana.</p>
<p id="omiYM0">ABIA also recently added a CNBC News store, InMotion electronics, and XpresSpa to its concession areas.</p>
<h1 id="eucboH">South Terminal at ABIA</h1>
<p id="UCnLKO">Frontier, Allegiant, ViaAir airlines currently operate out of the South Terminal. It has a separate entrance on the south side of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and is not accessible from inside the Barbara Jordan Terminal or from the airport entrance at State Highway 71. </p>
<p id="MdzPzs">Located on the southern boundary of the airport, it can be accessed by taking highways 183 or 130 to Burleson Road and turning on to and following Emma Browning Avenue, which leads to the terminal at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Logistics+Ln,+Austin,+TX+78719/@30.1927141,-97.6722174,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8644b13c3fe71b4d:0xb041e3e4abb45235!8m2!3d30.1934593!4d-97.6702999">10000 Logistics Lane</a>. </p>
<p id="bT7xQZ">Using a mapping app? Waze is recommended for this journey.</p>
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<h3 id="JZAj9y">Transportation</h3>
<h4 id="B2Mf5x">Parking</h4>
<p id="2RF6j6">The ABIA South Terminal has a <a href="http://austinsouthterminal.com/getting-here-parking/">cashless parking lot</a> with plenty of space. Current rates are $16/day for short-term parking and $10/day for long-term. </p>
<p id="vGcX4g">Drivers who are using the South Terminal must use its parking lots. Parking at the Barbara Jordan Terminal lots for South Terminal flights is not supported.</p>
<p id="Ni1ems">Parking shuttles not operated by ABIA do not service the South Terminal. </p>
<p id="WXkQWK">ABIA shuttles do operate between the two terminals, with a one-way trip lasting approximately 20 minutes. They will drop passengers off at the upper level of the Barbara Jordan (main) terminal. </p>
<h4 id="VbzdLX">Taxis and ride-hailing services</h4>
<p id="Rem7np">Taxis and ride-hailing services also service the South Terminal.</p>
<h4 id="COkV6I">Rental cars</h4>
<p id="L6GYsi">Rental-car customers pick up and drop off vehicles at the airport’s Rental Car Facility, then hop a shuttle that runs between that facility and the South Terminal.</p>
<h3 id="DgAu99">Amenities</h3>
<p id="ELDoaM">The South Terminal isn’t quite as luxurious as the Barbara Jordan one, but it’s stylish and has all of the amenities you need: wifi, bathrooms (of course), and charging stations. </p>
<p id="lFlmob">Food and drink options include the new Jet Set concessions and bar, where you can get grab-and-go food, cocktails, and local beer, and De Nada Tacos: a specialty food truck on the South Terminal’s outdoor patio. (Also: There’s a patio!)</p>
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<p>10 can’t-miss places to check out during the fest</p> <p id="ybkDBu">Austin is always buzzing these days, but during SXSW it becomes a different kind of beast. Metal clubs become comedy venues, favorite movie theaters are full of badgeholders and celebrities, and it takes a temporary village of tents and forts to pull off all the parties, demos, and events around downtown.</p>
<p id="nvjwCB">That’s all well and good, but at some point you’re probably going to want to check out some of the great places Austin has to offer year-round. To that end, we designed this guide map of places you’ll really want to visit while you’re here. Most are free and festival-adjacent (though a few are an easy walk from downtown), and none of them requires SXSW credentials of any kind to enjoy.</p>
<p id="o6ECVs">Have a ball, y’all.</p>
<p id="DdP4Lt"><em>Map points are ordered west to east.</em></p>
https://austin.curbed.com/maps/sxsw-best-things-to-do-austinCindy Widner2019-03-22T12:42:09-05:002019-03-22T12:42:09-05:00Here’s how many scooters (and e-bikes) were actually at SXSW
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<p>Quite a few, as it turns out</p> <p id="IlIpIT">Most Austinites have seen the Instagram post by now: A mound of scooters, let’s say eight feet tall, smack in the middle of both Dirty Sixth and <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/sxsw">SXSW</a>. Snapped by Instagrammer Trent Jones (@mooseheadfeed) and said to be created by members of the police department one heady night during the festivals, the pile served as a symbol for pretty much whatever you wanted it to be: cautionary tale, possible arson magnet, or source of passing amusement. </p>
<p id="3QQF8K">Mostly, though, the buzz was around the (pick one): 1) abundance, 2) inevitability, 3) happy synergy, or 4) plague of dockless vehicles—primarily electric scooters—created at SXSW this year.</p>
<aside id="iK7wUI"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Are scooters the big winners at this year’s SXSW?","url":"https://austin.curbed.com/2019/3/14/18264531/austin-sxsw-scooters-dockless"}]}'></div></aside><p id="DaXHOj">While dockless bikes and scooters have been operating in the central city for just shy of a year now, their deployment and popularity for 10 days in March—along with a lack of clear city regulations—prompted a wide-ranging and vigorous conversation about everything from the nature of the people riding them to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/11/18260154/austin-scooters-bird-lime-uber-jump-sxsw-2019-dangerous-future-urban-transit">apocalyptic visions for the future of transportation</a>.</p>
<aside id="uBpQri"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"City suspends scooter licensing in SXSW run-up","url":"https://austin.curbed.com/2019/1/18/18188492/austin-scooters-city-stops-licenses"},{"title":"Austin gives thumbs up to dockless bikes and scooters ","url":"https://austin.curbed.com/2018/4/27/17292430/austin-dockless-bike-scooter-share-legal"}]}'></div></aside><p id="1tblhi">In the end, though, were there really that many, and was it really that significant? Yes and yes, as it turns out. Major apps for dockless vehicles saw a <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2019/3/14/18264531/austin-sxsw-scooters-dockless">big increase in downloads</a> during the festival and, according to data on the <a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/news/austin-transportation-publishes-new-dockless-mobility-open-data-tools">city’s dockless mobility website</a> (<a href="https://www.kut.org/post/nearly-434000-scooter-rides-were-taken-during-sxsw-2019">boiled down nicely </a>in a Monday KUT story), the number of trips on dockless vehicles during the festival totaled at least 465,785—434,000 of them being scooter rides, or more than 12 percent of the total 3.5 million scooter rides taken since the vehicles were (legally) deployed here almost a year ago.</p>
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<p id="MOXcpB">While the city <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2019/1/18/18188492/austin-scooters-city-stops-licenses">suspended granting new dockless-vehicle licenses</a> shortly before SXSW 2019, according to a January KUT report, there were already <a href="https://www.kut.org/post/austin-stops-issuing-new-licenses-dockless-scooters-and-bikes-while-it-conducts-review">17,650 scooters and bikes on the stree</a>t at that point—all licensed to operate only in the “<a href="https://austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Transportation/Parking/DAPCZ_Map.pdf">downtown Austin project coordination zone</a>”—precisely the areas where the conference takes place and festivals (interactive, film, and music) and ancillary activities are heaviest.</p>
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<p id="B0JTqI">Between setting up designated scooter and bike parking areas and rounding up, charging, and returning them to the streets, dockless companies were active in doing what they could to ensure the vehicles remained concentrated downtown during the conference and festivals.</p>
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<h4 id="n8gkmx">Let’s go to the numbers</h4>
<p id="H1dBQ9">Here are some other fun numbers from the event, using city data compiled by KUT for Monday’s story. When considering them, it’s important to keep in mind that city data do not include trips of less than one-tenth of a mile, or about 528 feet—a little over a block in Austin, more or less.</p>
<p id="0Xjjkr">Let’s not discount the dockless bikes, either: Nearly 32,000 people rode them during the fest—23 percent of the rides the city has tracked since April. They traveled a median distance of 1.09 miles, and rides lasted a median of 10.6 minutes. The highest number of bike rides during a single day of the festival was 4,341, on March 14. </p>
<p id="sGJnU5">The 433,942 rides taken on dockless scooters were for a median distance of 0.65 miles and lasted a median of 7.8 minutes. There were 52,254 scooter rides on March 9, the highest number of individual scooter rides in a single day during the festival.</p>
<h4 id="ALwLrz">Austin and scooter safety</h4>
<p id="AKBYGL">Last December, the national Center for Disease control opened its<a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2018/12/10/18134724/first-scooter-safety-study-cdc-austin"> first study of dockless scooter safety</a> in Austin. The center has finished collecting data for the study but has not yet released its findings.</p>
<p id="3eb2Ru">There has been <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2019/2/6/18214119/austin-electric-scooter-death-fatalities-injuries">one death</a> caused by a crash between a car and a scooter in the city.</p>
<p id="bne7Yo">An Austin man is <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2019/3/22/18276004/austin-scooters-sxsw-number-bird-lime-jump-uber-rules">suing the Lime scooter company</a>, claiming that a malfunction that occurred when he was using the scooter endangered him, according to a February KXAN-NBC report.</p>
<aside id="heiVpR"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"CDC’s first scooter safety study will take place in Austin","url":"https://austin.curbed.com/2018/12/10/18134724/first-scooter-safety-study-cdc-austin"},{"title":"Austin electric-scooter fatality sheds light on injury reporting","url":"https://austin.curbed.com/2019/2/6/18214119/austin-electric-scooter-death-fatalities-injuries"}]}'></div></aside><h4 id="vSnlWO">What’s next for dockless mobility in Austin</h4>
<p id="N9JExo">During and before SXSW, dockless-vehicle rides were allowed to operate under a set of guidelines posted on its website:</p>
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<p id="NWfTm3"><strong>Pedestrians First</strong> - Yield to people walking on sidewalks.</p>
<p id="poakaw"><strong>Park Responsibly</strong> - Park in a secure, upright position in designated areas, such as furniture zones of sidewalks, public bike racks and other marked parking zones. On sidewalks, give at least 3 feet of clearance for accessibility.</p>
<p id="YEi5Qn"><strong>Stay on Right of Way</strong> - Do not take dockless devices to unauthorized areas, such as private property, parkland, or state-owned land, unless otherwise authorized.</p>
<p id="uzMl6r"><strong>Know What You’re Sharing</strong> - Users have access to dockless mobility services without having to share Personally Identifiable Information and can opt in to data sharing only after getting clear information about what data will be shared.</p>
<p id="PJvsed"><strong>Right and Report</strong> - If you see a unit toppled over or parked improperly, help out by righting the unit and reporting the issue to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/atx311/?fref=mentions">Austin 3-1-1</a>.</p>
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<p id="gKmdij">The University of Texas, meanwhile, has already set and is enforcing <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2019/1/23/18194645/austin-scooter-regulations-ut-parking-fine">rules for the scooters and bikes on its Austin campus</a>.</p>
<p id="3RwQxN">The Austin City Council is set to discuss and possibly vote on an <a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=316308">ordinance amending the city’s transportation code</a> to include dockless bikes and scooters at its regular meeting Thursday.</p>
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https://austin.curbed.com/2019/3/22/18276004/austin-scooters-sxsw-number-bird-lime-jump-uber-rulesCindy Widner2019-03-15T16:04:16-05:002019-03-15T16:04:16-05:00Weekend road closures include I-35 exits downtown
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<p>SXSW is still here</p> <p id="kCgZLv">It’s a good bet that, by now, everyone who needs to knows that this year’s SXSW Conference & Festivals (its official name)—or 2019 “Spring Festival Season,” as the city calls it—started March 8 and continues through the weekend.</p>
<p id="mlEAjA">Similarly, those attending SXSW 2019 or avoiding it have a grasped and grokked the concept that most downtown streets are either closed for the festival or so jammed up they’re not worth venturing down (at least not in a car). Luckily, the city issues a (moderately) handy <a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/department/upcoming-street-closures">street closures map</a> to help (see the updated one, below) with that.</p>
<p id="jU4FGU">Those changes will be in effect through Sunday. </p>
<p id="MKoyj6">Those of you who are not going to the festivals—who are, in fact, trying to avoid it altogether, in fact, still need to pay attention, however. Specifically, if you are traveling on I-35 through the middle of town, be aware that southbound I-35 exits Eighth and Cesar Chavez streets will be closed from 10 a.m. until 3 a.m. daily through Saturday, March 16. In addition, expect heavy traffic and delays along that stretch.</p>
<p id="UoNjWm">In addition to the closure map below, see Curbed Austin’s <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2017/3/1/14767312/sxsw-transportation-how-to-get-around">How to get around SXSW guide</a> or go to <a href="https://austintexas.gov/department/special-event-permits">City Stage</a> (the city’s branded events site) for an interactive map where one can filter festival travel information by date and select data layers, including applicable Capital Metro routes, special routes, and stops, as well as locations of Austin B-Cycle kiosks and lots of other helpful transit intel.</p>
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https://austin.curbed.com/2019/3/15/18267763/ausitn-sxsw-weekend-road-closures-exits-i35-highwayCindy Widner2019-03-14T17:07:36-05:002019-03-14T17:07:36-05:00Are scooters the big winners at this year’s SXSW?
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<p>Dockless apps get festival spike</p> <p id="63lnCm">As anyone who has been in or around Downtown Austin in the past week can attest, dockless mobility was kind of a thing at SXSW this year. While dockless, electric bicycles were in the mix, it’s the scooters, of course, that draw the most ranting and raving.</p>
<p id="gWaS2n">Sure, Austinites have had plenty of time to weigh in on the scooterization of local transportation, since we’ve had the things around—mostly in Downtown, South Austin, and Central East neighborhoods—for almost a year. And we all know how dicey navigating those areas gets during every SXSW, something to be expected when you invite 400,000 people to visit the already crowded streets of your central city for 10 days.</p>
<p id="T93w21">Some conventioneers and festival attendees, however, had strong reactions on both ends of the spectrum. And while it wasn’t exactly the <em>Death Race 2000</em> situation The Verge’s Nick Statt described in his take on the “<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/11/18260154/austin-scooters-bird-lime-uber-jump-sxsw-2019-dangerous-future-urban-transit">scooter invasion</a>,” the influx and concentration of the vehicles (along with hordes of people willing to ride them) made the public parts of SXSW a little more intense this year.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">On the ground look at the scooterpocalypse here in Austin. <a href="https://t.co/BoCHikvC8Z">pic.twitter.com/BoCHikvC8Z</a></p>— Nick Statt (@nickstatt) <a href="https://twitter.com/nickstatt/status/1104515401948508160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2019</a>
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<p id="yrg9ed">The clear winners in the SXSW scooter derbies, at least from early indicators, are the companies that deploy them. According to a report by mobile-data cruncher Apptopia, the top national dockless-mobility apps—which also happen to be the ones with the most vehicles in Austin at the moment—got <a href="https://apptopia.com/">significant bumps in downloads</a> last week, especially during the beginning of the conference and festivals.</p>
<p id="iZ30OF">According to Apptopia’s report (which its website notes could have up to a 20 percent error rate but is more about the trend than hard numbers—as well as measuring a phenomenon that was at least anecdotally visible to those on the ground), Lime saw the biggest leap in downloads for the period. Bird had the second-highest increase, although one more than 10 percent lower than Lime’s. All four companies in the report showed sharp increases and peaks in downloads during the first three days of SXSW, which started on March 8 this year.</p>
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https://austin.curbed.com/2019/3/14/18264531/austin-sxsw-scooters-docklessCindy Widner2019-03-12T13:31:50-05:002019-03-12T13:31:50-05:00SXSW 2019: Here is your street closures map
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<p>In painful detail</p> <p id="kCgZLv">Whether you’re attending SXSW 2019 or avoiding it, it’s good to know what’s up with the fest if you plan on being in or anywhere near Austin during that time. Luckily, the city issues a (moderately) handy <a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/department/upcoming-street-closures">street closures map</a> to help with that.</p>
<p id="ccZ4t2">This year’s SXSW Conference & Festivals (its official name)—or 2019 “Spring Festival Season,” as the city calls it—takes place March 8-17.</p>
<p id="WaRdmi">As in previous years, large swaths of downtown will be, challenging to navigate for at least some hours every day during that time, starting at 7 a.m. that Friday and ending at 11:45pm the following Sunday. By which point everyone will be gone, exhausted, or both.</p>
<p id="UoNjWm">In addition to the closure map below, <a href="https://austintexas.gov/department/special-event-permits">City Stage</a> (the city’s branded events site) has an interactive map where one can filter festival travel information by date and select data layers, including applicable Capital Metro routes, special routes, and stops, as well as locations of Austin B-Cycle kiosks and lots of other helpful transit intel.</p>
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https://austin.curbed.com/2019/1/22/18193318/sxsw-2019-street-closures-mapCindy Widner2019-03-07T10:06:00-06:002019-03-07T10:06:00-06:00SXSW basics: Things to know before you go
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<p>A local guide and tips for beginners and vets alike</p> <p id="y87A1D"><em>[This article was originally published in March 2017 and has been updated.]</em></p>
<p id="PLAoGx">So you’re headed to SXSW for the first time this year. You’re probably pumped. And you should be. Just know that the festival can be daunting; even seasoned vets can, and do, get overwhelmed from time to time. </p>
<p id="LNPENU">But it doesn’t have to be like that. Here are some tips for navigating what is now officially called SXSW Conference and Festivals. (It’s also a constant that the festival is always changing, so it wouldn’t hurt you vets to take a glance at what’s new.)</p>
<h3 id="S9IU4D">Getting out of the airport</h3>
<p id="Se4B0w">For more details about all aspects of the airport, see our <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2017/9/20/16340048/austin-airport-guide-map">guide to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport</a>.</p>
<p id="9emREQ"><strong>Public transportation.</strong> Austin’s sole commuter train does not travel to the airport, but Capital Metro bus route <a href="https://www.capmetro.org/schedmap/?svc=0&f1=20&s=0&d=N">20—Manor Road/Riverside</a> will get you from from the airport to downtown and runs every 15 minutes.</p>
<p id="jrxXG2"><strong>Chartered vans and buses.</strong> <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516509&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supershuttle.com%2F&referrer=archive.curbed.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Faustin.curbed.com%2F2019%2F3%2F7%2F18254214%2Fsxsw-tips-guide-austin" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Super Shuttle</a> service from the airport to your destination offers both your standard-issue group shuttle and chartered black car and SUV services. </p>
<p id="hw7C4W"><strong>Taxis.</strong> The four Austin cab companies are <a href="http://www.atxcooptaxi.org/">ATX Co Op</a>, <a href="http://austincab.com/">Austin Cab</a>, <a href="http://lonestarcabaustin.com/">Lone Star Cab</a>, and <a href="http://www.yellowcabaustin.com/">Yellow Cab</a>. Most can be scheduled for pickup to the airport ahead of time. The four Austin cab companies are <a href="http://www.atxcooptaxi.org/">ATX Co Op</a>, <a href="http://austincab.com/">Austin Cab</a>, <a href="http://lonestarcabaustin.com/">Lone Star Cab</a>, and <a href="http://www.yellowcabaustin.com/">Yellow Cab</a>. Fares can range from $25-30 to downtown locations, and up to $60 for longer distances. Minimum fare is $12.30, with a $1 surcharge. Most can be scheduled for pickup to the airport ahead of time. </p>
<p id="TF6b3P"><strong>Ride-hailing.</strong> <a href="http://www.rideaustin.com/">RideAustin</a> (a locally owned, nonprofit business), <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516509&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lyft.com%2F&referrer=archive.curbed.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Faustin.curbed.com%2F2019%2F3%2F7%2F18254214%2Fsxsw-tips-guide-austin" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Lyft</a>, <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516509&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uber.com%2F&referrer=archive.curbed.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Faustin.curbed.com%2F2019%2F3%2F7%2F18254214%2Fsxsw-tips-guide-austin" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Uber</a>, and <a href="https://wingz.me/airport/AUS">Wingz</a> all operate in Austin.</p>
<p id="XVCc6O"><strong>Car rental.</strong> The airport has the usual array of car-rental services, but SXSW partners with Enterprise. Attendees should use the code L65SXSW to book over the phone (855) 266-9289 or can book online.</p>
<p id="0gyDZ4"><em>Fun trivia:</em> If you’re a fan of <a href="http://austin.curbed.com/maps/map-friday-night-lights-filming-locations"><em>Friday Night Lights</em></a>, be sure to tip your hat to <a href="http://www.austinlandingstrip.com/">The Landing Strip</a>, favored strip-club setting of that television series as well as many films. It’s just outside the airport on the way into town.</p>
<p id="Vf7tiL"><em>Tip:</em> Unless you are staying at a downtown hotel with parking or have some other lucky access to a convenient, private place to stow it, <em>don’t drive a car</em> to the conference/festival areas. There are so many better <a href="http://austin.curbed.com/2017/3/1/14767312/sxsw-2017-transportation-ridehailing">options</a>.</p>
<p id="O3dhjp"><em>Hanging at the airport:</em> Austin’s airport is a pretty fine place to be if one must be in an airport. Check out the Curbed Austin guide <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2017/9/20/16340048/austin-airport-guide-map">here</a>.</p>
<h3 id="OCnbKH">Conferences, festivals, parties, day parties, free parties, oh my</h3>
<p id="1qjVcE">SXSW Conference and Festivals, often referred to as “official” SXSW events, are just the start of the party. There are also private parties, “unofficial” (usually live-music) events and parties—some still call them “day parties”—and miscellaneous “activations” (promotional parties, events, and “immersive experiences”).</p>
<p id="reWtZv">The distinction is, rightfully, lost on most locals and those attending the fest without credentials, but there are a couple of things to remember about it:</p>
<p id="oV5Izr">• You will need a SXSW badge, guest pass, or wristband to get into many official conference and festival doings, although SXSW offers some free events, for which you will need to get a <a href="https://guestpass.sxsw.com/">Guest Pass</a>. </p>
<p id="xt1JOb">• SXSW credentials have also changed and every year seem to offer more opportunities for access across interactive, film, music, gaming, comedy, sports, food, social good, and other official events. You can see what your badge or wristband gets you <a href="https://www.sxsw.com/attend/#chart">here</a>.</p>
<p id="uBhUAd">• SXSW credential-holders can jump the lines at movie screenings and music performances with free <a href="http://www.sxsw.com/attend/sxxpress/">SXXpress passes</a>—for which you will need to register and pick up on a daily basis.</p>
<p id="JetCxO">• <em>Tip: </em>If you don’t have credentials, you can buy individual tickets for most film screenings and music performances. While you will almost certainly not get into the biggest, most popular ones, you still have a pretty good chance of seeing many films (especially after their first screenings) and hearing music in smaller clubs by less hyped bands.</p>
<p id="fc75Xu">• Many unofficial parties, especially those thrown by companies, labels, etc., require an RSVP. <a href="http://rsvpster.com/">RSVPster</a> is probably the best place to figure out which ones those are. </p>
<p id="48vZg9">• Some parties are invitation-only (and usually also require an RSVP), but registrants automatically get invitations to many of these.</p>
<p id="RtwpUZ">• “Day parties” are indeed usually daytime events (again, mostly musical, even if they are promoting something else), mostly free, that take place at art galleries, hotels, retail outlets, parking lots, parks, bars, restaurants, or anywhere else someone could get a permit. </p>
<p id="YztanK">There’s no official guide to these unofficial events, but some masochistic compulsive created an unofficial guide to them, which you can find at <a href="https://unofficialsxguide.com/">UnofficialSXGuide</a>. It has a list of all the parties and events permitted by the city as well as links to RSVP to the ones that require them. </p>
<p id="0BqETN">See also: Twitter accounts and hashtags to follow, below.</p>
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<p id="1wtmCw">Austin weather in March is unpredictable. SXSW has seen freezing Arctic blasts, monsoon-like rains, and plenty of bright, hot, humid stretches. Pack for those possibilities (layering options are always good). A rain jacket and shoes that can handle some water are also good ideas.</p>
<p id="IMsjLN"><em>Note: </em>The forecast for most days of the 2019 festival (which could always change, of course) is cool (for Austin, anyway: highs in the 60s and 70s) and rainy (the gamut: drizzle to thunderstorms).</p>
<p id="wEHQT0">Aside from the obvious travel/work items (IDs, electronic devices), here are some less obvious things you’ll want to remember (or buy when you get here): extended battery pack and charging cords for all your devices; a backpack or bag with lots of empty space for all the swag you’ll get; shoes (or boots, heh) made for walking; a sturdy, reusable water bottle; sunglasses; sunscreen; earplugs; possibly a sun hat, earplugs; business cards; Emergen-C or your electrolyte-restoration vehicle of choice; and probably some sort of OTC pain relief meds. Did we mention earplugs?</p>
<p id="PhKoyN">No matter what the forecast, bring and use sunscreen. And stay hydrated (16 oz or so of water an hour seems to be a good formula for doing that without overdoing it and having to spend all your time in line for the bathroom).</p>
<p id="ZGUeHi">Drones and weapons are prohibited at all SXSW events, so leave yours at home.</p>
<h3 id="PZ7wdX">Make a schedule, but don’t feel beholden to it</h3>
<p id="ON4L7h">It’s good to plan (SXSW has an <a href="https://www.sxsw.com/mobile/">app</a> for official stuff)—definitely make a calendar for your can’t-miss choices—but some of the best times to be had at SXSW come from popping in to see an act you’ve never heard of, a random film, an event or panel outside your usual bailiwick (say food, or social good, or gaming). Wandering into a museum, art gallery, store, restaurant, or food truck court you’ve never heard of can also be rewarding.</p>
<p id="DMTT1P"><em>Tip</em>: Your schedule should not require you to rush from place to place, so pay attention. Crowds tend to line up early and stay in one place once they’ve gotten to their destination. You should do the same.</p>
<h3 id="afCYt8">Moonlight towers</h3>
<p id="CPIjWT">They’re a <a href="http://austin.curbed.com/2017/1/10/14230602/austin-moonlight-towers-instagram-film">thing</a> (as well as band and a comedy festival). Austin is the only city that has them. They’re pretty nifty. You’re likely to see a few of them around town. Don’t attempt to climb them, no matter how many times you’ve seen <a href="http://austin.curbed.com/maps/austin-dazed-confused-film-locations-20-420"><em>Dazed and Confused</em></a>.</p>
<h3 id="KA6iEf">Where to eat</h3>
<p id="GlM3LN"><a href="https://austin.eater.com/2018/3/8/17096524/sxsw-austin-best-food-drink-guides-panels-events">Eater Austin</a> has you covered in every possible way, from the best places to eat and drink in the city to foodie events, panels, and films.</p>
<h3 id="PYU2dg">Follow them!</h3>
<p id="SwodXy"><a href="https://twitter.com/curbedAustin/">@CurbedAustin</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/EaterAustin">@EaterAustin</a> (of course)</p>
<p id="2ezKO2"><a href="https://twitter.com/sxsw">@sxsw,</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FreeatSXSW">@FreeAtSXSW</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SXSWPartyList">@SXSWPartyList</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Do512">@Do512</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sxswparty">@SXSWParty</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sxswp">@sxswp</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SXSWGaming">@SXSWGaming</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/OpenBarATX">@OpenBarATX</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/thefreenoms">@TheFreeNoms</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/360sxsw">@360SXSW</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronSXSW">@ChronSXSW</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SxSpotify">@SXSpotify</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/rsvpster">@RSVPster</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sxsweco">@sxsweco</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/thefader">@thefader</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/austin360">@austin360</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/WhoaCo">@WhoaCo</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/coolinaustin">@coolinaustin</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SPINsxsw">@SPINsxsw</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Hugh_W_Forrest">@Hugh_W_Forrest</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hypem">@hypem</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/jneece">@jneece</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JanetPierson">@JanetPierson</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sxswtweet">@sxswtweet</a></p>
<p id="W6fkum"><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Sxsw&src=typd">#SXSW</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SxLines?src=hash">#SXLines</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SXSWtips?src=hash">#SXSWTips</a> </p>
<p id="1UcGbQ">(<em>Fun tip:</em> <a href="https://twitter.com/SXSWPartyzzzzz">@SXSWPartyzzzzz</a> is a pretty hilarious parody account.)</p>
<h3 id="1AqpuY">Welcome to the funhouse</h3>
<p id="574C7T">Austin is usually nothing like it is during SXSW. The club in which you see an indie band might normally be a metal bar (or an empty warehouse, or a church). The magical party you attend might usually be a parking lot. You get the idea.</p>
<p id="rmteh8">When SXSW is in full force, approximately 200,000 people are added to the city’s population, and for a week the city exists pretty much to provide those people with as much fun and information as it can cram in. </p>
<p id="5g1tH3">Don’t get us wrong; there’s still creative work to be enjoyed year round, and almost as much traffic. If you like the place, come back and visit us another time of year, too. You’ll be able to get into almost everything (except Franklin Barbecue), usually without a line.</p>
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https://austin.curbed.com/2019/3/7/18254214/sxsw-tips-guide-austinCindy Widner2019-03-07T08:52:00-06:002019-03-07T08:52:00-06:00Netflix wants to immerse you in ‘The Highwaymen’ at SXSW
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<p>Rainey Street bar will be recreated as a tech-based 1930s speakeasy simulation to promote new movie during festival</p> <p id="S0KHKW">Over the years, SXSW has increasingly attracted elaborate, participatory installations—usually but not always driven by hype around films and episodic (television-style) programming—that help turn Austin into the amusement park that it already teeters on the edge of being year round.</p>
<p id="wyfoZE">There was (Grammy winner!) Lady Gaga’s performance in front of a giant Doritos vending machine in 2014. In 2016, a ferris wheel and elaborate reproduction of a <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2016/2/18/11057458/mr-robot-ferris-wheel-sxsw-fsociety"><em>Mr. Robot</em></a> set popped up on a street corner where a parking lot was usually located, while an activation featuring an upside-down church promoted AMC series <em>Preacher</em> across the street from the Convention Center. </p>
<p id="u07sTq">2017 featured a pop-up Los Pollos Hermanos stand in tribute to <em>Breaking Bad</em>. Last year saw a reproduction of <em>Roseanne</em>’s diner to promote the show’s short-lived comeback and an elaborate replication of a <em>Westworld</em> set. That’s hardly a complete list, but it conveys the essence of the pop-culture-oriented activation.</p>
<p id="Fgj88M">Now that such events have come to be expected and we’ve settled on calling them “immersive experiences,” or something like that, it’s a bit easier to shorthand what’s coming up this week at SXSW 2019. A combination blood drive and <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2019/2/25/18239004/sxsw-game-of-thrones-event-2019-where"><em>Game of Thrones</em></a> immersion is set to take place March 7-9 and sounds somewhat restrained in light of the show’s bloody theatrics.</p>
<p id="F9JQuQ">More elaborate, multi-event immersions for new Netflix film <em>The Highwaymen</em>, however, should satisfy those in search of a world transformed, if only temporarily, at this year’s SXSW. Starring Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner, the movie tells the story of the two former Texas Rangers who ended the murderous crime spree of notorious Texans Bonnie and Clyde. (<em>The Highwaymen</em> director John Lee Hancock will also be honored Thursday at the Texas Film Awards, an immersive experience in its own right.)</p>
<p id="rGKEaj">Netflix, which partnered with local hospitality outfit <a href="https://austin.curbed.com/2016/5/17/11692224/austin-motel-south-congress-sold">Bunkhouse</a> on the activation, promises a “fully immersive” experience that puts participants in control and weaves them into the story. The story starts with a ride in a 1930s car from Bunkhouse-operated hotels St. Cecilia and San Jose to the Banger’s basement bar, where they will find the Rainey Street stalwart transformed into a speakeasy.</p>
<p id="fcC6fk">The fully immersed guest will then experience a combination of participatory theater, interacting with in-character actors, and gaming (with prizes!). Outfitted with RFID bands, visitors can check in at various stations to access different kinds of activation content: photos, messages, points to be earned, contests to be entered, and the like. Points can be redeemed for swag at the activation’s General Store. (It’s possible that, by the end of the experience, guest might feel a little like they’re in old-timey country-music tourist mecca Branson, Missouri—which incidentally, also claims to be the “Live Music Capital of the World.”).</p>
<p id="VpK5ru">The <em>Highwaymen</em> speakeasy will be free and open to badge- and invitation-holders all weekend. </p>
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https://austin.curbed.com/2019/3/7/18254050/sxsw-netflix-highwaymen-movie-immersive-bar-bangersCindy Widner