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Austin South Asian | September 2021
Kids Corner
Vasundhara Varadarajan
Abhiveer Annoji
Zilker Park Vision Plan? The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department are currently leading the Zilker Metropolitan Park Vision Plan to involve the community to develop a Vision Plan for the entire 350 acres of Austin’s beloved park. It is the first comprehensive planning initiative in the park’s 104year history. Learn more about how to get involved in the Vision Plan planning process. What is the Zilker Park Vision Plan? Zilker Park is home to many destinations, historical sites, programs, and natural resources and includes
Barton Springs Pool, Zilker Botanical Garden, and events such as Blues on the Green and Austin City Limits Music festival, and much more. The Zilker Park Vision Plan is a community-driven process to plan for the future of the park and will consider many different aspects of the park from conservation to parking to programming to preservation and much more. Why is it important for the community to participate in this planning process for the Zilker Vision Plan? Zilker is a special place to Austinites from diverse backgrounds
and experiences and is home to a vast array of natural resources, historical sites, gathering spaces, and destinations. To plan for the park’s future requires a process that is equitable, inclusive, and includes many different voices and perspectives. The community feedback will help us have a roadmap to guide decisions for the park so that the future of the park reflects the vision of the entire Austin community. How can the Austin Asian community help influence this plan and participate in the planning process.? (Continued On Page 27)
Aditri Gautam
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