Waller Creek Tunnel Tour

September 3, 2013. 19 photos.

"...Media reps toured the city's Waller Creek tunnel project at Waterloo Park on Aug. 30,..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Photo Gallery

What Should Happen Along Waller Creek?

Public Planning Workshop May 13

"...is ready to share its initial work on the Waller Creek District Master Plan and the urban designers want..."

May 12, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

'Design Waller Creek: A Competition'

Winning design for Waller Creek Conservancy's contest creates civic spaces amid greenery

"...All four visions for transforming the neglected creek along Downtown's eastern edge offered compelling images of a..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Waller Creek Comes to Life

Conservancy seeks radical makeover east of Downtown

"...cold came on with the setting sun, sinking into Waller Creek and seeping into coats, hats, and the fingertips..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Developing Stories: Waller Creek: $34 Million Runs Through It

Will the Waller Creek Master Plan hold water?

"...7 at a town hall meeting hosted by the Waller Creek Citi­zen Advisory Committee to review the final draft..."

April 16, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Walking Waller Creek Is a Tour Through Wildlife, Wild Flora, and Wild History

Take this self-guided tour from UT's Office of Sustainability, and learn how much wildness this waterway is home to

"...What little you know about Waller Creek has probably dribbled into your consciousness as something..."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Money Flows to Waller Creek

Council approves construction on tunnel project

"...district, work is finally set to commence on the Waller Creek Tunnel, a longstanding goal of the city's redevelopment..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Illuminating Waller Creek

"...Light-based artworks will illuminate Waller Creek for a second year in "Creek Show," which..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Downtown Puzzle: Waller Creek’s Chain of Parks

What’s happened already with the ambitious park and trail project, and what might happen next

"...The Waller Creek park and trail project stretches from 15th Street..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Paying for Waller Creek

"...The flood-control tunnel, and the surface improvements such as parks and trails,..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Waller Creek Conservancy "Creek Show" 2015

"...The 2015 edition of Creek Show, the Waller Creek Conservancy's annual exhibition of site-specific..."

Nov. 16, 2015 Photo Gallery

Waller Creek Plan Flows Along

We now have a formal draft of the plan – now it's time for your input

"...design consultant ROMA presented a formal draft of the Waller Creek District Master Plan and gathered further ideas from..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Tunnel Vision

The New Waller Creek

"...the years of dreaming about a new and improved Waller Creek, the lack of obvious sources of money and..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Waller, Waller Everywhere

Is Griffith Up Waller Creek Without a Paddle?

"...illustration by Doug Potter I've been saying Waller Creek would have its day any day now, every..."

Jan. 23, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

The Light at the Beginning of the Waller Tunnel

Long-awaited Waller Creek Tunnel Project shows a glimmer of light

"...The weird mechanics of building the off-again, on-again Waller Creek Tunnel Project could start making sense in the..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

City Hall Hustle: On the Road to a Waller Redesign ...

Council fumbles the master plan

"...measure passed in April regarding the city's plans for Waller Creek – the urban (and flood-prone) waterway flowing southward..."

June 3, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Rafting the Great Waller

Outdoorsman envisions converting sluggish creek into hardcore white-water rafting rapids

"...decades of rocky starts and stops, the rebirth of Waller Creek – that urban stream running prominently through Downtown..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...It's a Friday evening, the penultimate night of the Waller Creek Conservancy's annual Creek Show public art event, and..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect

Diving into the plan

"...billion. This doesn't include the cost of the Downtown Tunnel but does include enhanced MetroRapid bus connections at each..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Before the Flood

The Waller Creek Tunnel could have been a boon to Downtown; now its just another failed proposal in the City of Ideas.

"...I was talking about the Waller Creek Tunnel, which I liked more than certain readers..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Long, Hot Battle

Waller Creek Tunnel

"...Root contract for the design and construction of the Waller Creek Tunnel on the basis that the company didn't..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...To explore Waller Creek and environs is to live intensively in the..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Can a super-sized Long Center fit in Austin's Happy Meal box of civic dreams?

"...$25 million in bonds approved in 1998 for the Waller Creek Tunnel flood control project to the Long Center..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Tiffing Over the TIF

Waller Creek Rages On

"...all need to take a cold shower on this Waller Creek deal," said Robert Knight, a property owner along..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Tunnel project may be more expensive, less lucrative than once thought

"...The light at the end of the Waller Creek Tunnel project appears to be a bit dimmer..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Daily Hustle: 4/11/11

Come hell or high Waller, tunnel construction starts

"...sorts Friday, as the city broke ground on the Waller Creek tunnel project, initiating redevelopment along the Downtown creek,..."

April 11, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Developing Stories: May's Plan-a-Thon

Public meetings on Downtown plans produce mixed – or uncertain – results

"...Parks stakeholder meeting kicked off May 19 as well. Waller Creek Master Plan..."

May 29, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Daily Hustle: 6/14/10

No future for Red River?

"...lost in the hubub was council's hearing of the Waller Creek Master Plan. Since the Hustle is for the..."

June 14, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Conventional Thinking

Supporters Say Prop. 1 Is Key to Downtown's Future

"...dreams of downtown boosters and partisans: A flood bypass tunnel for Waller Creek, and a major-league expansion of the..."

April 10, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Saving the land around Waller Creek downtown from flooding proves trickier -- and more expensive -- than council members or city staff anticipated.

"...Waller Creek is an eyesore. In many places, it's barely..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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