Lyft got a lift from the Texas Legislature this year when lawmakers voted to void local regulations on ride-hailing companies. That gave Lyft, and other ride-hailing companies, the favorable regulatory certainty needed to resume service in Austin.
Now, Lyft has expanded to 10 new cities across Hill Country and the rest of Central Texas. And it comes just in time for eclipse viewing parties.
I'm not sure how many folks will need a mid-day ride to see a the partial eclipse in Central Texas. But new projections, based on anticipated traffic, show it would likely take about 12 hours to drive from Austin to the Path of Totality north of Kansas City -- the closest place to Austin where you could see a full eclipse.
Here's a list of Central Texas eclipse viewing parties Lyft will bring riders to that qualify for a $10 off two rides promotion (use code ATXECLIPSE17):
AUSTIN
- Balcones Park Viewing Party - Balcones District Park
- North Austin Eclipse Party - Wells Branch Community Library
- Northwest Austin Eclipse Party - Austin Public Library’s Howson Branch
- University of Texas Viewing - Robert Lee Moore Hall
BASTROP
- Bastrop State Park Viewing
BUDA
- Buda Eclipse Party - Buda Library Lawn
CEDAR PARK
- Texas Museum of Science & Technology Viewing
- Eclipse Viewing and Digital Planetarium Eclipse Show - Austin Nature and Science Center
JOHNSON CITY
- Johnson City Library Viewing Party
PFLUGERVILLE
- Pflugerville Eclipse Party - Pflugerville Public Library
ROUND ROCK
- Round Rock Eclipse Party - Round Rock Public Library
