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Downtown Austin Parks Revitalization Underway
By Kathryn | July 6, 2008
The Downtown Austin Alliance has formally recognized the efforts of Austin’s mayor and council members to make the downtown area more beautiful by strengthening the city’s commitment to the revitalization of parks and historic squares in the downtown area. There are several large parks in and around downtown Austin which are supplemented by historic squares and public open spaces that can serve to beautify the downtown area while enhancing the sense of community there. Plans for the revitalization of these parks as well as for the development of a more aesthetically pleasing wayfinding system should add to the beautification of downtown Austin and could contribute greatly to an enhanced quality of life for the large number of people who are starting to move into the area.
There are currently five major parks in and around downtown Austin. Republic Square Park, Wooldridge Square Park, and Brush Square are three small parks located in downtown Austin which serve as a place for the community to gather together. Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail and Zilker Park together add over 400 acres of parkland to the downtown Austin area. These places already serve to add aesthetic appeal to downtown Austin. They also serve the purpose of being places where community members can gather together, meet one another, participate in events and enjoy life in downtown Austin. There are plans for the enhancement and revitalization of all of these parks.
There are also plans in the works to improve the appearance and function of the historic squares that dot the downtown Austin landscape. These plans include the possible addition of new public squares and attention-drawing to the public open spaces, rooftop gardens and other locations that community members can share and enjoy in downtown Austin. In addition to these efforts, there is a focused effort on creating a wayfinding system that will be easy to understand and which will allow community members to further enjoy the appeal of downtown Austin. This means that the signage and other methods of finding the way from one place to another in downtown Austin should be improved not only in their efficiency but also in their appearance.
Topics: Downtown Austin Living |