Austin City Council Announces New Goal: Everyone Should Live Within Walking Distance of a Park

The Austin City Council has set a new goal for the City that everyone in the urban core should be able to live within walking distance of a park. In a resolution adopted in late 2009, the City Council set a urban parks goal of 1/4-mile to 1/2-mile walking distance of every resident. The City asked the City Manager to create a working group to develop an implementation plan to reach the new urban parks goal. The plan will include strategies to incorporate more innovative and diverse play opportunities for children in parks.