Located within Austin’s fastest developing neighborhood, the addition of Rainey Street Trailhead to the lake’s network of public spaces will be a critical outdoor resource for thousands of downtown residents. Working closely with The Trail Foundation (a non-profit formed to protect and enhance the lake’s trail system), the design team engaged the local community to define the park’s goals. This public input established three key goals for the project: introduce water access, provide for play, and repair the site’s ecological health.

To read more about how  the Rainey Street Trailhead promises to provide a space of rest and recreation for all ages, encouraging residents to engage with urban ecology, Read the World Landscape Architecture highlight here.