We identified a heavily used area that, with a creative improvement, would better serve Trail users. “Between the Bridges” is our name for the area on the south side of Lady Bird Lake between the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge and the historic Union Pacific railroad bridge. This gateway area to the Trail will, with the recent opening of nearby Butler Park, be even more heavily used as an access point to the Lady Bird Lake area. As the urban core continues to develop, the landscape buffer of this intersection will become increasingly important.
We designed and installed a project to screen the parking lot and beautify this area. A unique feature of the project is the serpentine wall that weaves along the Trail and the existing grove of trees to the east. The meandering wall gracefully emerges as one approaches from the east or west to provide a unique trail-side meeting place and resting point. A lake overlook and informal seating walls makes this a natural gathering place for Trail goers. This project goes beyond meeting utilitarian needs and sets a new standard for improvements along the Trail.
SiLabs Green Team volunteers helped plant 769 perennials along the walls in September. (Slideshow below, left.)
TTF Executive Director Susan Rankin, Board President Bill Kerr, Brian Ott from TBG Partners, Dave Andreas from Silicon Labs, and Sarah Hensley, Director of Austin Parks and Recreation Department cut the ribbon at the September 30 Ribbon Cutting for Between the Bridges. Our sincere thanks to all who came out to celebrate! (Slideshow below, right.)
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
Title Underwriter
Lakefront Sponsor
Woodland Sponsor
Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation Bonnie Mills South Coast Foundation
Sheridan Lorenz
Path Sponsor
Mary Margaret Farabee Heather Keating and Griffin Davis and Duke The Pape Foundation
