City Manager Marc Ott has selected Lucia Athens as the City’s first Chief Sustainability Officer. "This position will play a crucial role in our continued stewardship of environmental resources," Ott said. "Lucia brings experience in both the public and private sectors that will serve the City well."

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City Council assembles next Thursday for its last meeting before the Members enter their month-long hiatus. (Yes, we're stoked.) Bearing that in mind, it's no surprise the draft agenda, to be finalized later today, is a 150-item behemoth – and no issue looks more confounding than those relating to Austin's proposed MRF.

The Capital Metro Board of Directors today announced that it intends to hire Linda S. Watson as the next president and CEO of Austin’s transit agency. Watson is currently CEO of the LYNX transit system that serves a three-county region in the Orlando, Fla., area.

The technical limitations of online games often make for graphics and soundtracks thick with nostalgia. Pixelated characters are not necessarily easier to create these days, but it's a design decision that's light on a computer's processing power. This week we have a game from John Freeborn that's fun and frustrating in a way only an Atari imitator can be.

The Capital Metro Board of Directors has just unanimously voted to hire Linda S. Watson, CEO of the LYNX transit system in Orlando, Fla., to be the new CEO of Cap Met. "You're going to be impressed" by Watson, said Board Member John Langmore, who took a last-minute trip to Orlando for further vetting of Watson on Wednesday. We'll have more on this decision soon.

Sometimes, you gotta take a a minute to take it all in. That's where the Hustle's at today. With no City Council meeting to occupy our attention, he's taking a breather to review all the week's developments.

The Totescast is back – but not in black – as the city budget is running $11 to $28 million in the red. With that in mind, is it the right time to be considering an $85 million transportation bond election?

The question posed this week by the announcement of transportation bond projects – what does this mean for future bond packages on urban rail and a comprehensive bond election? – got an answer this afternoon: Lee Leffingwell is calling for a combined rail and comp bond vote in 2012.