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To get around in Austin you use either a bicycle or a car/truck. There is bus service, and a one-track commuter rail link, but if your expectation is something like the connectivity of NYC then you will be sorely disappointed.

Personally, I'm holding out for the city to build sky gondolas.

I laughed the first time I heard the sky gondolas idea. I doubt it will ever take off. Yes, having a car is just about required in Austin, I tried the bus and it wasn't so great.

I would love to see them add more rail lines though.

Indeed. And one of these days, I will finally move with it.

car2go is a pretty solid service in Austin. rent by the minute, pick up anywhere drop off anywhere.

I used car2go almost daily. It was fairly reliable, but walking up to a mile to get to a car once in a while was annoying when you had things to do (I was living in SoCo). Other times, it was nice to walk. I would have simply walked to downtown when I wanted to go, but 25 minutes was just a tad too far.