Shoal Creek, flowing roughly 11 miles from its headwaters north of Highway 183 to Lady Bird Lake, is one of the two major creeks running through downtown Austin. That fact alone makes it relevant to any conversation about the peaceful coexistence of the natural and built environments in the urban core, but it doesn't seem to grab the same headlines as its eastern twin Waller Creek, the big improvements for which we hear about constantly. Don't both of downtown's creeks deserve your . . .
