We’re big fans of the Waller Creek Conservancy’s ongoing mission to restore and redevelop the stretch of Waller Creek running through downtown Austin — which, if all goes well, should eventually transform 35 acres of the under-appreciated creek’s narrow riparian corridor into a connected series of parks and trails spanning more than a mile in total length. We’re…
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See the Waller Creek Conservancy’s New Digs at Symphony Square
Earlier this year, we learned that the Waller Creek Conservancy would move its offices from elsewhere in downtown Austin to Symphony Square, a complex of four historic buildings relocated to the site from elsewhere in town as part of federally-funded urban renewal initiatives in the 1970s. The centerpiece of the complex is its striking outdoor…
Checking out Progress at Waterloo Park
It’s been a while since we’ve caught up with Waterloo Park, but the Waller Creek Conservancy’s project to revitalize the 11-acre space with trails, playgrounds, a large amphitheater, and other amenities built around the creek’s new intake tunnel has been underway for nearly a year now. Of course, the tunnel itself has been in the works since…
Artists Revealed for Creek Show 2018, Headed to Waller Creek This November
Every November, the Waller Creek Conservancy hosts Creek Show, a nighttime art exhibition featuring lighted installations along the downtown stretch of Waller Creek, designed and built by local artists and creative teams. These events, as part of the conservancy’s mission to revitalize and restore the urban waterway, are meant to call attention to the viability of Waller as a…
Waterloo Park’s Scale Model Is a Glimpse into Austin’s Future
The transformation of Waterloo Park, located between Trinity and Red River Streets directly east of the Capitol, is the Waller Creek Conservancy’s first step towards making its ambitious vision for the restoration of the downtown creek’s greenbelt a reality. Last week’s groundbreaking event marked the beginning of a joint project with the City of Austin that, according to the conservancy,…
Looking Back at Austin’s 1915 Flood, When Waller and Shoal Creeks Soaked the City
As Houston and the rest of the Texas coast begin the recovery from Hurricane Harvey’s unprecedented devastation, the roughly 10 inches of rain Austin received from the storm certainly doesn’t seem like much. Businesses along the city’s twin downtown waterways, Waller and Shoal Creeks, laid some sandbags down and called it a day. But a little more than…
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