Join Patterson Park Families on Sunday, October 29 3–6pm for the four annual pumpkin decorating party. Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes! Bring your own pumpkins, and decorations of all kinds will be provided. Organizers will order pizza, so bring $5/family if you want to have dinner. For more info, visit the Facebook event … Continue reading Pumpkin Decorating at the Park
Proposal for Playground Addition: Circular Monkey Bars
One of the community priorities for Patterson Park identified in the 2016 survey conducted by FoPP was improvements to the playground. The two playscapes at Patterson are about 15 years old and we need to plan for their replacement in the next five years. In the meantime, we would like to add new freestanding pieces … Continue reading Proposal for Playground Addition: Circular Monkey Bars
Belated National Night Out Potluck on October 8
National Night Out was rained out on Tuesday, but we're not letting that keep us from having one of our favorite events at the park! Come out this evening for a Belated National Night Out neighborhood potluck at the playground, 5-7 pm. Belated National Night Out Sunday, October 8, 5-7 p.m. Austin Resource Recovery will … Continue reading Belated National Night Out Potluck on October 8
Neighborhood Park Plan Approved by FoPP
Friends of Patterson Park voted by a strong majority to support the proposed Patterson Neighborhood Park Plan. The poll was held online September 29–October 2, and 63 members participated. The final tally was 61 in favor and 2 against. The next steps will be to submit the plan to the City of Austin Parks and … Continue reading Neighborhood Park Plan Approved by FoPP
Proposed Project: Tree Planting
Part of the Neighborhood Park Plan series of posts. Austin Parks Foundation and TreeFolks, in partnership with the Urban Forestry Division at PARD, have proposed a partnership with Friends of Patterson Park in order to plant two small groves of trees at the park this October. The objective is to increase the diversity of tree … Continue reading Proposed Project: Tree Planting
Park Illustration by Caitlin Alexander
We are thrilled to announce that Friends of Patterson Park commissioned an illustration of the park by East Austin artist Caitlin B. Alexander. We will have 8x10 prints available at National Night Out on Tuesday, Oct. 3 for a $20 donation to support our community events. Cash or check only please.
Community Priorities and Potential Projects with Comments
Thank you to everyone who attended our community meeting on the Patterson Neighborhood Park Plan on Sept. 13. We had a productive discussion of the various projects that could meet the community priorities identified in the 2016 survey. You can see the survey results here: http://bit.ly/pattersonsurveyresultshttp://bit.ly/pattersonsurveyresults. The draft Patterson Neighborhood Park Plan is forthcoming. Patterson … Continue reading Community Priorities and Potential Projects with Comments
Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Plan and Patterson Park
The Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Plan was adopted in August of 2002 by the City Council. The section on Parks, Open Space & the Environment (see p. 67) deals with Patterson Park. The plan states that one of the neighborhood's objectives is to "raise the quality of Patterson Park to the level of other major … Continue reading Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Plan and Patterson Park
Proposed project: skate ramp improvements
Part of the Neighborhood Park Plan series of posts. One of the community priorities for Patterson Park identified in the 2016 survey conducted by FoPP was improvements to the skate ramp. The ramp was designed and built by the Austin Public Skatepark Action Committee and Lonestar Skateparks in 2006. It is a popular park feature, … Continue reading Proposed project: skate ramp improvements
Proposed project: addition to playground
Part of the Neighborhood Park Plan series of posts. One of the community priorities for Patterson Park identified in the 2016 survey conducted by FoPP was improvements to the playground. The most common requests were for 1) a natural play area, 2) a piece of climbing equipment, and 3) additional seating. The natural play area … Continue reading Proposed project: addition to playground
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