Parks and Recreation Department

The City Council voted to designate the land as parkland, which allows the city to use park funds for things like expanding trail access and building playgrounds. Austin has a goal of making sure there's a park within a 5-to-10-minute walk of all residents.

City engineering staff are working on a long-term solution that accounts for environmental issues, protection of endangered species and public safety. The pool will remain closed until repairs are done.

About $4 million will fund one-time initiatives that address child care, public safety and homelessness rather than going into the city's savings account.

In an effort to create a more heat-resilient community, the city is adding shade to pools, playgrounds and picnics areas, where many families congregate.

The City of Austin requires developers to dedicate a certain amount of land to parks or pay a fee, but a new state law will significantly gut the progressive rules.

The city is adding pay stations to two more lots. The price to park is also going up in May.

A group called Amigos de Parque Zaragoza is hosting a 90th anniversary celebration on Saturday for the park, which has served as a hub for the city's Mexican American community.

Registration, which usually occurs in February, was pushed back to assess the effects of the pandemic locally. Officials said this gave the department more time to plan summer programming with health and safety precautions in mind.

Austin’s Parks and Recreation Board unanimously endorsed a plan this week to spend hundreds of millions of dollars for improvements at Walter E. Long…