/tags/parks Parks en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 22 May 2025 20:15:40 GMT /transportation/2025-05-22/austin-tx-i-35-parks-interstate-highway-city-council-vote The City Council voted to pay more than $100 million for columns to support parks over the interstate from Cesar Chavez to Seventh Street and 11th to 12th streets. The council also approved two 300-foot-long caps near the Red Line crossing at Airport Boulevard. Thu, 22 May 2025 20:15:40 GMT /transportation/2025-05-22/austin-tx-i-35-parks-interstate-highway-city-council-vote Nathan Bernier /transportation/2025-05-19/i-35-austin-tx-interstate-parks-cap-stitch-decks-highway Austin City Council faces a deadline on whether to spend hundreds of millions covering the highway with acres of public space at the expense of other priorities facing the city. KUT News did a deep dive on the project and interviewed council members during a livestream Monday. Mon, 19 May 2025 13:51:52 GMT /transportation/2025-05-19/i-35-austin-tx-interstate-parks-cap-stitch-decks-highway Nathan Bernier /texasstandard/2025-05-07/heath-canyon-ranch-black-gap-wildlife-management-area-tpwd Heath Canyon Ranch was purchased by the Nature Conservancy in Texas and will be part of the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area. Wed, 07 May 2025 19:37:24 GMT /texasstandard/2025-05-07/heath-canyon-ranch-black-gap-wildlife-management-area-tpwd Laura Rice /crime-justice/2025-03-05/austin-tx-parks-cars-vehicles-break-ins-thefts-police-arrests The investigation is ongoing, and police expect additional arrests. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:32:04 GMT /crime-justice/2025-03-05/austin-tx-parks-cars-vehicles-break-ins-thefts-police-arrests Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2025-02-03/austin-texas-greenbelts-parks-car-break-ins-security-police The City of Austin is adding more police patrols and security cameras in parking lots of greenbelts and public parks. But people can take extra steps to keep their cars and belongings safe. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:03:00 GMT /austin/2025-02-03/austin-texas-greenbelts-parks-car-break-ins-security-police Luz Moreno-Lozano /texasstandard/2025-01-31/new-texas-state-park-near-colorado-bend The 2,000-acre tract along the Colorado River is adjacent to the existing Colorado Bend State Park. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:35:00 GMT /texasstandard/2025-01-31/new-texas-state-park-near-colorado-bend Alexandra Hart /austin/2024-10-16/why-are-people-dropping-flour-in-weird-patterns-around-austin An East Austin resident noticed someone dropping flour on the sidewalks and parks around the Boggy Creek Greenbelt. The markings were just plain dots of flour, but every once in a while, there'd be an X or an arrow or some other symbol. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:48:16 GMT /austin/2024-10-16/why-are-people-dropping-flour-in-weird-patterns-around-austin Sean Saldana /transportation/2024-08-05/i-35-expansion-park-decks-caps-over-austin-highway-klyde-warren-park-dallas With plans to lower I-35 through downtown, Austin and UT officials are turning to Dallas for ideas on building a park over the highway. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2024-08-05/i-35-expansion-park-decks-caps-over-austin-highway-klyde-warren-park-dallas Nathan Bernier /austin/2024-05-14/acl-fest-austin-city-limits-parks The $499.9 million in economic impact translates to 3,766 full-time jobs in the local economy. Tue, 14 May 2024 16:28:04 GMT /austin/2024-05-14/acl-fest-austin-city-limits-parks Chad Swiatecki /austin/2024-03-18/austin-pease-park-troll-where-to-find-thomas-dambo-water-drought Austin’s troll is the latest of 129 similar sculptures that Danish artist Thomas Dambo has built across the world. Dambo, a self-described “garbage artist," specializes in art with environmental themes and recycled materials. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:02:00 GMT /austin/2024-03-18/austin-pease-park-troll-where-to-find-thomas-dambo-water-drought Chelsey Zhu