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A Sustainable Greenway for South Austin Presentation to the Parks and Recreation Board August 24, 2021 Supports the City of Austin Strategic Direction 2023: Health and Environment ● Strategies ○ To support, maintain, and expand parks, open spaces, recreational facilities, and our urban trail network. ○ Provide accessible, diverse, and inclusive parks and recreation programs and amenities. Supports the Council Approved PARD Long Range Plan: ● Specific Recommendations ○ Develop a Vision Plan for Williamson Creek Greenbelt ○ Acquire parkland and improved trail connection/development Supports Council Approved Neighborhood Plans: ● ● ● ● Southeast Combined South Congress Combined South Austin Combined Oakhill Combined Identified in Council Approved Urban Trails Master Plan: ● Tier II Urban Trail Community Engagement Joint Community and City collaboration through working groups Direct feedback tools on plan progress: ● Social Pinpoint interactive map ● Creek Idea Cards ● Participatory Budgeting activity ● Comment platform for reviewing drafts Person to Person conversations: ● Virtual Community Picnics ● Creek Chats (Virtual & in-person Pop-ups) ● Individual & group meetings as requested “Take home” and individual activities: ● Community storytelling ● iNaturalist ● Conversation Toolkit ● Virtual Creek Stomps ● Creek Stomp Journal ● Flat Stanley Creek Stories General outreach: ● Newsletters ● Door hangers ● Yard signs ● Direct mail event invitation ● Social media notifications ● Project and neighborhood listservs ● Maintain active project website Team Roles Community Powered Workshop ● Facilitate engagement process in collaboration with Working Groups ● Grant partner The Nature Conservancy ● Liaise with City of Austin Departments ● Conduct field assessments and mapping ● Grant partner Asakura Robinson ● Landscape Architecture consultant Community Working Group ● 8 residents ● Collaborate on engagement activities and process ● Conduct outreach with neighbors and neighborhood groups ● Provide direct feedback on plan progress City Working Group ● 11 City of Austin staff + 2 National Park Service staff ● Technical expertise on parks, trails planning, and environmental restoration ● Advise on City of Austin requirements for proposed plan elements and planning processes Engagement Numbers 2,126 unique visitors to Central Williamson Creek Greenway website in 2020 1,136 unique visitors to Central Williamson Creek Greenway website in 2021 (Jan 1 - May 25) 651 unique users on Social Pinpoint Interactive Map 999 unique users on Social Pinpoint Creek Idea Cards and Vision Plan draft 133 participants in all virtual and socially-distanced events 234 newsletter subscribers on Mailchimp 20 storytellers 28 observers on iNaturalist 5,327 TOTAL QUESTIONS + DISCUSSION Photo Credit: Steve Prather centralwilliamsoncreek.org ADDITIONAL REFERENCE SUSTAINABLE SITES AND CENTRAL WILLIAMSON CREEK GREENWAY Meets PreCertification, Targets Gold-Platinum for Implementation Vision Plan Includes SITES Materials and Plants Criteria BILINGUAL CREEK IDEA CARDS EXAMPLE English | Ingles Spanish | Español SCORING AND APPLICATION OF CREEK IDEA CARDS