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Billboard Reading “Ideas Wanted!” for Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan, 1980
Black-and-white photograph of a billboard asking residents to share ideas for neighborhood needs, printed in Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan in 1980. The billboard was part of the department’s public outreach for the master planning process,…
Zone 3 Residents at Citizen Meeting for Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan, 1980
Black-and-white photograph of Zone 3 residents participating in a citizen meeting for the Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan in 1980. The meeting was part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s planning process, which gathered resident input…
Zone 7 Residents at Citizen Meeting for Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan, 1980
Black-and-white photograph of Zone 7 residents participating in a citizen meeting for the Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan in 1980. The meeting was part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s planning process, which gathered resident input…
Zone 7 Residents at Citizen Meeting for Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan, 1980
Black-and-white photograph of Zone 7 residents participating in a citizen meeting for the Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan in 1980. The meeting was part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s planning process, which gathered resident input…
Diagram of the Master Planning Process for Parks, Recreation and Open Space, Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, 1980
Diagram from Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan showing the department’s planning process for parks, recreation, and open space. The graphic moves from trends reports, citizen surveys, neighborhood outreach, and resource inventories into needs…
Zone 6 Residents at Citizen Meeting for Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan, 1980
Black-and-white photograph of Zone 6 residents participating in a citizen meeting for the Austin Parks and Recreation: Master Plan in 1980. The meeting was part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s planning process, which gathered resident input…
Newspaper article on Marilyn Simpson and the Austin Neighborhood Council, “Neighborhood Council louder, more effective.”
Newspaper article from the Austin American-Statesman reporting on the growing influence of the Austin Neighborhood Council (ANC) in local planning and community organizing. The article focuses heavily on Marilyn Simpson, a South Austin resident and…
Signed petition opposing the Barton Skyway Bridge extension, Barton Hills–Horseshoe Bend residents
Petition created by residents of the Barton Hills–Horseshoe Bend neighborhood opposing the proposed extension of the Barton Skyway Bridge in Austin, Texas. The first page outlines specific concerns about the project, including increased traffic…
Pages from Austin Environmental Handbook, 1981–1982 Edition
Selected pages from the Austin Environmental Handbook, 1981–1982 edition, prepared by Ecology-Action and preserved within the Betty Brown Papers. The handbook serves as a directory of environmental and civic organizations in Austin, including the…
