The Austin Parks Foundation announced its newest awards from the ACL Music Festival Grants program.
The partnership with the festival has resulted in more than $71 million worth of improvements for Austin’s parks and green spaces. We’re checking in on a few of the latest upgrades to parks around town.
Completed:
Highland Neighborhood Park | $150,000
The grant awarded to this north Austin park contributed to the cost of a new pedestrian bridge to Isabelle Drive.
Barton Creek Greenbelt: Spyglass Trailhead | $17,000
After years of erosion, the trailhead received new steps, a landing platform, plus boulders and reseeding to prevent future erosion.
Upcoming
Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park | $128,000
The 300-acre south Austin park will receive a shade structure over the swing set to make make the park more pleasant to use all year round.
Austin Nature & Science Center | $50,000
The center’s “Nature of Austin” exhibit, which has been standing since 1989, will receive some TLC and updated ADA compliance.
