We’re huge fans of the plan by the City of Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department to rehab the historic 1950s Art Deco-style facility on Lady Bird Lake formerly used as the pump house of the adjacent Seaholm Power Plant into a new downtown public space — and unlike the fate of many plans we like, after waiting more than 10 years we’re happy to report…
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The Rainey Street District’s Trailhead Park Project Finally Moves Forward
The Trail Foundation’s vision for a “Trailhead” space atop the 1.58-acre tract of parkland at the southwest corner of East Avenue and Cummings Street on the far south end of the Rainey Street District is one of the area’s most compelling projects. But between a pandemic and ongoing growth in the neighborhood, things look a little different around here…
Okay, Maybe Most of Austin Doesn’t Want To Move ACL From Zilker After All
After calling attention last week to the surprising results of the Zilker Vision Plan’s first community survey, which indicated that a considerable number of Austinites would like to see the Austin City Limits Music Festival moved from Zilker Park to another location more accommodating of its large crowds, we got a front-row seat to the intensity of local debate surrounding…
A Surprising Number of Austinites Want ACL Fest Moved From Zilker Park
We asked our readers earlier this year to provide their feedback on the first community survey soliciting input for the Zilker Park Vision Plan, a comprehensive planning initiative by the city that will work until next year to pull together every thread of a detailed roadmap for the 350-acre park’s future — mobility improvements, facilities upgrades, conservation efforts, historic preservation, and…
The Fun Police Are Coming for Your Beer and Wine at the Zilker Cafe
You might have heard by now that efforts by the City of Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department to secure a permit allowing the new operators of the recently-renovated Zilker Cafe concessions stand to sell beer and wine in the area of Barton Springs Pool aren’t going so well. As advocates for fully enjoying the public realm, this comes…
10 Years and One New Skyline Later, Waterloo Park Returns on August 14
After closing to the public in 2011 for work expected at the time to last until 2015 but extended to comical length by the construction woes of the Waller Creek Flood Control Tunnel, followed by the development of a plan for the 11-acre park’s renovation by the Waterloo Greenway Conservancy, the single largest greenspace in downtown Austin is finally, actually, really reopening for real on Saturday, August 14. Here’s how the…