Q: Remember the plan to remodel the Seaholm intake facility on Lady Bird Lake? It's been forever since the city's said anything about it, so what's going on, my guy? A: Our readers have an uncanny knack for asking the right questions in just the right way, so let's catch up on the future of everyone's favorite Art Deco pumping station! Nearly seven years ago, the ...
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Say ‘Howdy’ to Holly Project, Phase One of an Ambitious East Austin Park Plan
The East Austin park improvement initiative formerly known as Holly Point but now sporting the broader (but slightly less memorable) label of Holly Project represents the first step towards upgrading the large tract of shoreline city parkland on the north banks of Lady Bird Lake commonly referred to as Holly Shores. This area, its size exceeding a whopping 90 ...
We’ve Got Two Options for a Snazzed-Up Trailhead in the Rainey Street District
The Trail Foundation's vision for an improved Hike-and-Bike Trail entrance -- or trailhead, using the preferred hiker-and-biker parlance -- in downtown Austin's rapidly-growing Rainey Street District is finally taking shape this month. At a public engagement meeting held last weekend, the nonprofit showed off two possible design configurations of an upgraded entry point and ...
Kingsbury Commons Project Celebrates Groundbreaking at Pease Park
A groundbreaking ceremony this morning at Austin's Pease Park marks the start of work on Kingsbury Commons, a roughly 10-acre area at the south entrance of the park, which contains 84 total acres of green space following North Lamar Boulevard between West 15th and West 31st Streets. The Kingsbury improvements -- which include multiple playground areas including a big ...
The Waller Creek Conservancy Is Now ‘Waterloo Greenway.’ What’s That Mean?
The Waller Creek Conservancy has been around town since 2010, but the way CEO Peter Mullan tells it, the organization's had some trouble getting Austinites to notice. "People tell me all the time that they have no idea where Waller Creek is," he says. "They'll say they've never heard of Creek Show -- which we launched in 2014 -- but that they've definitely been to the ...
