September brought several major developments and projects to Cedar Park. Key updates impacting the city include:

• An unoccupied pharmacy building at Parmer Lane and Whitestone Boulevard will be renovated into the 12,000-square-foot RIA Event Center.

• A 297-room Marriott Hotel and Conference Center is scheduled to open in the CedarView development in April 2027.

• The Cedar Park City Council approved a construction contract on Sept. 10 for a more than $10 million expansion of Veterans Memorial Pool, which will feature an 8,000-square-foot wave pool and is set for completion in the fall of 2027.

• The city will install five new stoplights at various intersections after the City Council approved a $1.7 million construction contract on Aug. 27.

• The international bakery Paris Baguette will open its first Cedar Park location, offering baked goods, coffee drinks, teas and smoothies.

Central Texas is hosting several local fall events across multiple cities, including Austin, Bastrop, Bee Cave, Buda, Elgin, Cedar Park and Georgetown. These seasonal activities feature pumpkin patches, festivals and Halloween celebrations.

Key events scheduled for the holiday season include:

• Pumpkin Nights in Austin, an immersive half-mile exhibition running from Sept. 17-Oct. 31.

• The 43rd annual Viva la Vida Festival & Parade celebrating Día de los Muertos in downtown Austin on Oct. 24.

• Boo Bash, a free Halloween celebration in downtown Bastrop on Oct. 31.

• A free Haunted Trail in Bee Cave from Oct. 22-23, recommended for ages 13 and up.

• The city of Buda's annual Booda Halloween on Oct. 24, featuring trick-or-treating and a kids costume contest.

• The Evergreen Farms Pumpkin Hunt in Elgin from Sept. 26-Oct. 31.

• The Sweet Eats Adventure Farm & Petting Zoo fall festival in Georgetown, running from Sept. 19-Nov. 8.

Commuters across the region will now have access to information on Austin transportation projects that could impact commutes through a mobile app. City of Austin leaders celebrated the official launch of CTXGO on Oct. 1, a new tool from the Construction Partnership Program.

Some context: Participating CPP agencies include the city of Austin, Austin Transit Partnership, CapMetro, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Texas Department of Transportation.

How it works: CTXGO operates as both a free mobile app and website. Users can select from a variety of map layers to see real-time roadway information, including traffic congestion, incidents such as stalled or abandoned vehicles, and what electronic roadway message signs are currently displaying such as estimated travel times. The work zone map displays lane closures with expected start and end dates and times.

The local impact: Austin Mobility officials said more than $20 billion in transportation and infrastructure projects across multiple agencies are planned in Central Texas over the next several years.