Parks Board Supports Shrinking Off-Leash Area

Suggested plan would require new Downtown housing to provide dog play areas

"...that would substantially reduce the size of the park's off-leash dog area won the approval of the Parks and..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Then There's This: Dog Days of Parks and Rec

Planned changes to off-leash area at Auditorium Shores draws howls

"...anyone out there who supports shrinking and relocating the off-leash dog park at Auditorium Shores, you wouldn't know it..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Leash-Free Is Okay but Control Your Dog

"...Dear Editor, There are many leash-free areas in Austin's parks, and I'm cool with that, providing you have control..."

May 11, 2008 Postmarks

Then There's This: Turf Fight at Auditorium Shores

Dog owners challenge city's plan to shrink off-leash play space

"...Austin lags behind a national shift toward creating more off-leash dog parks – what the Trust for Public Land..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

The Common Law

Off-leash dogs take over Central Austin park?

"...the unfenced park green space has been overrun by off-leash dogs. There are often so many off-leash dogs that..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis

To Dog or Not to Dog

The leash-law controversy continues in Old West Austin

"...else, the lingering dispute over a proposed six-month pilot off-leash period for dogs in West Austin Park demonstrates that..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Keeping Austin Green

The Parks budget finally got a boost, but the real job has just begun

"...when City Council approved a 15% increase in the Parks and Recreation Department's FY 2013-2014 operating budget to the..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

How Close Is Your Park?

Austin parks ranking in the middle of the U.S. pack

"...etc. There's less occasion for celebration in the annual "ParkScore" ratings compiled by the Trust for Public Land. Among..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

PARD Releases Draft Long-Range Plan

“Our Parks, Our Future” charts course through 2028

"...The city’s Parks and Recreation Department released the first draft of its..."

July 30, 2019 News Post by Savana Dunning

The Newbie’s Guide to Green Spaces in Austin

Discover these iconic parks and outdoor spaces

"...you’re in the right spot. Boasting more than 500 parks, this city has plenty of must-see destinations...."

Aug. 30, 2024 Chronolog Post by Jasmine Iman Wright

Naked City

The West Austin Park, for years an unofficial off-leash "dog park" for neighborhood residents, gets an unexpected makeover into a T-ball field.

"...up in arms over a decision by the city Parks and Recreation Dept. (PARD) to turn the park into..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

PARD in Heat Over Dog Park

"...Thursday afternoon -- just a week or so before Parks and Recreation Dept. officers stopped Old West Austin neighborhood..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

APD Is Enforcing the Doggone Spillway Ban

Police and Parks Department crack down on hot spot for dogs and swimmers

"...week APD began enforcing a ban on swimming and off-leash dogs at the spillway, after years of turning a..."

Aug. 4, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Day Trips

The Millie Bush Bark Park on the west side of Houston is the best leash-free dog park in Texas

"...and their humans (there are now five other dog parks in Houston). The 15-acre fenced area has three ponds..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...to let their friends run free in local public parks ["PARD in Heat Over Dog Park," Feb. 22]. Though..."

March 8, 2002 Column

Public Notice: The New Industrial Revolution?

Is Mayor Adler our Teddy Roosevelt?

"...inspection, the Pure Food and Drug Act, and national parks, among many other innovations that began to define the..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Dog Park Redux

"...which many neighborhood dog owners have used as an off-leash area for 20 years. In June 2000, the City..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

APD Cracks Down on Spillway Swimmers and Dogs

APD began enforces ban on swimming and off-leash dogs at the spillway, after years of turning a blind eye

"...week APD began enforcing a ban on swimming and off-leash dogs at the spillway, after years of turning a..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Holiday Rambles

Here's a list for exploring Austin's precious parkland

"...Contact: 512/303-5073, www.lcra.org/parks/developed_parks/mckinney_roughs.html Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...progressively uglier, as neighborhood dog owners continue to press Parks and Recreation officials to explain their decision to ban..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

What’s on the Agenda for Tomorrow's City Council Meeting

A new shelter strategy, Cap Metro’s Red Line expansion, and more

"...Street Special District fund; adoption of a new long-range parks master plan, and a resolution directing staff to explore..."

Nov. 13, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Auditorium Shores: The Next Millennium?

Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley on hand

"...when they proposed to "give back" via the Austin Parks Foun­da­tion, it was on the condition that an outside..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

'Dog' Has Its Day

Pro Arts Collective premieres Suzan-Lori Parks' breakthrough drama Topdog / Underdog.

"...Until a short while ago, playwright Suzan-Lori Parks was living in the margins of the American theatre,..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Aug. 26-Sept. 2

"...MEETING 6pm. Dottie Jordan Recreation Center, 2803 Loyola, 974-6745. www.cityofaustin.org/parks/bartholomewmp.htm...."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

"...Parks and Recreation Dept. Director Jesus Olivares, several City Council..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Council: Work Done and Happy Holidays!

After 2013 arose such a clatter, Council is settling their brains for a long winter's nap

"...The Parks and Recreation Department carried a couple of hotly contested..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

People Poo, Too

"...Dear Editor, I am writing to suggest that the Parks and Recreation Department or the city of Austin does..."

Sept. 29, 2009 Postmarks

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...The Austin Parks Foundation needs 3,000 volunteers for It's My Park Day..."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Feature

PARD Considers the Future of Historic Home on Lady Bird Lake

Travis Heights citizens have fought to get it rehabbed for 40 years

"...was filled in as a safety hazard – an off-leash dog park sits over it now. The view from..."

Feb. 9, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Preview: Only Reconnect

Agenda weighed down with zoning

"...agenda (but pending an evening public hearing) is the Parks and Recreation Department's hotly debated plan to install parking..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

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