On my way to and from various meetings today, I saw several projects in parks and wanted to share a few photos of them. Â First, the Festival Beach Gardens, which we helped fund through a parks grant, working with the Sustainable Food Center, the Parks department and neighborhood / community gardening groups. What was just grass and a few trees …
City Council Sends Transportation Bond to the Voters
Today, the Austin City Council voted 7-0 to send the $90 M transportation bond ballot item to the voters on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Â $52 M will go for road projects, while $38 M will go no non-road projects, including sidewalks, bike lanes and trails, including the 1.1 M boardwalk which will close the gap on the trail at Lady …
2 Statesman Articles of Note: 6/28/10
Wanted to note in that the Austin American Statesman today (6/28/10) there are two pieces to note: 1)Â Pam LeBlanc wrote about the challenges of the City Parks Staff to keep up with the trash and maintenance efforts on Barton Creek Greenbelt. (You can help by getting ready for our next big volunteer workday on Barton Creek Greenbelt on September 25th- …