Mind the gap

Construction starting on new lattice bridges on Austin's Hike and Bike Trail

Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail Confluence

This work is developing The Confluence, a new phase for Waterloo Greenway.

Rendering courtesy of KVUE

Austinites will soon need to slow down and be prepared to stop as they approach Waller Creek on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail.

The city of Austin said a series of detours will soon be put in place so crews can construct new lattice bridges and the Lagoon Overlook and Leaf Deck for The Confluence, the second phase of the Waterloo Greenway.

The first detour is scheduled to start July 22 and last through the end of August, weather permitting. During this time, crews will be installing a new lattice bridge and preparing a temporary creek crossing for later detours.

This first detour will route trail users onto a temporary, 12-foot-wide, crushed granite trail just east of the existing bridge over Waller Creek. The city said the temporary trail will be fenced on both sides, and users will continue to cross Waller Creek on the existing bridge.

Pedestrians and bicyclists may need to periodically stop to allow construction traffic to cross the trail, but there will be a flagger and gates will keep trail users separate from vehicular traffic. Construction crews are set to work from 7 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday, with occasional work on the weekends.

The city noted that there are also other, unrelated detours happening on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail. Check out this full list of complete closures to learn more.

More about The Confluence
According to the city, The Confluence will include approximately 13 acres along Waller Creek from Fourth Street to Lady Bird Lake and will allow for a continuous, off-street bike and pedestrian tail between the Hike and Bike Trail and Fourth Street.

Read the full story and watch the video at KVUE.com.

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Top of the class

UT Austin ranks among best U.S. schools for entrepreneurship in 2025

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The University of Texas at Austin has earned two top-10 spots on The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s lists of the best graduate and undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies for 2025.

UT Austin's McCombs School of Business ranks seventh in the graduate category, and UT ranks second in the undergraduate category.

The school is no stranger to the prestigious national lists. In the 2024 rankings, UT also appeared as No. 2 among undergraduate programs, and No. 6 in the ranking for the best graduate programs.

This year marks the fourth time that the school has landed in the top 5 on the undergraduate side, and the 12th time in 15 years that McCombs has made the top 10 among graduate programs in the annual ranking, UT notes in a news release.

The only other schools in Texas to make either top-10 list for 2025 were Rice University (No. 1 graduate school) and the University of Houston (No. 1 undergraduate program).

Rankings for The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s 2025 lists were based on a survey of administrators at nearly 300 schools in the U.S., Canada, and Europe that offer entrepreneurship studies. Among the more than 40 factors used for the rankings were academic programs, faculty credentials, mentorship opportunities, and alumni entrepreneurship ventures.

"If the focus of the MBA program at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin were to be summed up in one word, it would be 'collaboration,'" reads the 2025 graduate schools report. "Students in more than 20 concentrations uniformly crow over its 'incredibly collaborative culture,' citing the 'supportive culture' as a top reason they ultimately picked the program. As a 'top 20 school,' the 'rigorous academic[s]' and 'focus on clean energy,' 'technology,' and 'entrepreneurship,' are other stand-out elements of the program."

The top 10 schools on the list of 50 best graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies in 2025 are:

1. Rice University
2. University of California-Los Angeles
3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
4. Washington University in St. Louis
5. Babson College
6. University of Washington
7. University of Texas at Austin
8. University of Virginia
9. Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands
10. University of South Florida

The top 10 schools on the list of 50 best undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies in 2025 are:

1. University of Houston
2. University of Texas at Austin
3. Babson College
4. University of Washington
5. Washington University in St. Louis
6. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
7. University of Maryland-College Park
8. Miami University of Ohio
9. Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico
10. Northeastern University

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The story originally was published on our sister site, InnovationMap.

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