Friends of Patterson Park voted by a strong majority to support the proposed playground addition, and unanimously to support the tree planting proposal. The poll was held online October 9-11, and 37 members participated. The final tally was 35 in favor of the playground addition and 2 against, and 37 in favor of the tree … Continue reading Playground Addition and Tree Planting Projects Approved by FoPP
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
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
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
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
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
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
Work on the Patterson Neighborhood Park Plan will be guided by the community priorities identified in the 2016 survey we conducted. The results of the survey are reported in full here: Patterson Community Survey Results (download the PDF). priorities are listed below, with potential projects. Please join us at the September 13 community meeting to … Continue reading Community Priorities and Potential Projects
Friends of Patterson Park is leading a community effort to develop a Neighborhood Park Plan that will guide our work over the next five years. We will be driven by the Survey of Community Priorities, which was completed by 255 park users in 2016. Join us for the second of two community meetings on Wednesday, … Continue reading Patterson Neighborhood Park Plan: Community Meeting #2
The Parks and Recreation Department has released the final draft of their Aquatics Master Plan. The Executive Summary is worth reading in full, and this is what the report says about the Patterson Pool (see Appendix E-Improvements by Pool). Patterson Pool Recommendations * If this pool is to continue in operation, a new bathhouse will … Continue reading City of Austin Releases Aquatics Master Plan, Plans for Patterson Pool
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