Waller Creek Trail and Park Improvements
Summary
This spring the Parks and Recreation Department will begin a project to improve several sections of the lower Waller Creek corridor in downtown.
Status
| Town Lake and Waller Creek site |
Project complete except for kiosk and benches |
| Cesar Chavez site |
No construction yet |
| Trask House site |
Project complete except for kiosk & benches |
| Palm Park |
Project complete |
| Sixth Street Gate |
Project complete |
| Seventh Street Bridge Lighting |
Site layout beginning |
| Ninth Street Ramp |
Project complete except for kiosk |
| Doyle House Ramp |
Project complete except for kiosk |
| Symphony Square |
Project complete except for kiosk |
| Waterloo Park |
Project complete except for kiosk |
In addition to the site construction, we are in the process of bidding out materials, such as the pedestrian bridge, benches and other site furnishings, signage, etc.
Description
The following is a summary of the individual sites that are undergoing change:
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- At this non-wheelchair accessible stretch of the creek in Waterloo Park the existing sidewalks will be removed and walkways will be revised to insure access.
- West of Symphony Square, south of Twelfth Street, the design calls for adding a low-water crossing and steps leading from the parking lot to the creek.
- At the Doyle House the ramp will be made accessible, benches will be replaced and a water fountain replaced.
- Just south of Ninth Street a ramp will be widened to conform to code and insure accessibility to the trail which, at this point, comes from creek level to street level.
- Lighting will be placed underneath the Seventh Street Bridge.
- To improve security, lockable gates will be installed on the existing Sixth Street tunnel which will be locked at night.
- Improvements to Palm Park feature a new water fountain and picnic tables.
- East of the Trask House additional trail, landscaping and benches will follow Waller Creek at street level to Third Street.
- A rest area will be located south of the Convention Center.
- A pedestrian bridge will be constructed just south of César Chávez, thereby making the trail continuous throughout.
- A rest area will be created as well as kiosk improvements at the intersection of Town Lake and the mouth of Waller Creek.
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New signage between Waterloo Park and Town Lake includes seven kiosks featuring maps of the trail, as well as signage on bridges with street identification and directions to landmarks (Symphony Square, Waterloo Park, Convention Center, etc.)
Basic Data
- Project Manager: Mike Brownlee, Parks and Recreation Department, 440-5156
- Construction Cost: $1,036,000
- Construction Start: August, 1998
- Construction Completion: Winter 2000
Revised January 25, 2000
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