ADA Access Not Needed on South Side – Per 1987 Study
In 2007 Fahad Amani of PARD commissioned a study by an expert, John N McGovern of EMC2 Playgrounds and Accessibility. The conclusion was that a second path on the south side was not necessary and specific recommendations were made including waiving the parking fee for people with disabilities and providing two water wheel chairs in the office.
Download the .pdf that contains the full report on
ADA requirements for Barton Springs Pool.Continue reading «ADA Access Not Needed on South… Continue reading
City Purchasing Transparency Tool
For immediate release
June 22, 2010
The City of Austin launched today the Online Contract Catalog, a new
Web-based service that will provide details on each of the City’s active
purchasing contracts. Users will be able to view vendor information, total
authorized contract amounts, and total dollars spent to date.
The Online Contract Catalog at www.cityofaustin.org/contracts
<http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/contracts> allows users to search for specific
contracts or browse through categories and view a list of all active
contracts in that… Continue reading
Free Swim or NO Free Swim
Soon we will hear from the Parks Department about what they have decided to do about changing hours, changing fees and doing away with the free swim.
Listen to a recording of the discussion from the second public meeting about the proposal to remove the free swim option.Continue reading «Free Swim or NO Free Swim»
Bypass Tunnel News
The following is a series of emails sent by swimmer Dan Crow.
May 26, 2010
Dannette,
After the Parks Board passed a motion recommending to City Council the amendment of certain ordinances in order to allow access roads to the tunnel to be built, but that provided that Watershed had to come back to the Parks Board for approval of the final bypass tunnel repair plan, some of us went across the hall to the Planning Commission hearing.
At the… Continue reading
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