Free Zilker Blog
The Magic Hole – Stop the Wasteful Austin Convention Center Expansion
Free Zilker opposes the wasteful $40 million project to needlessly renovate the Austin Convention Center. Send that money, instead, to PARD to manage our parks. Watch the short investigative documentary by local filmmaker Steve Mims, The Magic Hole. The Save...
Community Listening Sessions Feedback
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department's new director, Jesús Aguirre, invites community members to share their thoughts and perspectives on what the Parks and Recreation Department does well and what opportunities there are for improvement. The director will be...
Final Days to Respond
MoPac South Open House #6 to Close Jan. 28 We Need Your Input About the Open House The virtual Public Meeting began Tues., Nov. 12, 2024, and will be available for viewing through Tues., Jan. 28, 2025. Participants may: View exhibits online at voh.mopacsouth.com Share...
Free Zilker and Allies Meet with City Manager Broadnax Regarding Hiring of New Parks Director
The Free Zilker Coalition representatives, along with East Town Lake Citizens Neighborhood Association and Deep Holly Advocates, met with our new City Manager T.C. Broadnax on June 24th. Our mission was twofold: introduce the new City Manager to parks issues dear to...
Ted Lee Eubanks Appointed for Parks & Rec Board
Great news: Our voices were here. City Council on April 10, 2025, approved the appointment of Ted Eubanks on the Pars & Rec Board. , Dear Council Member ____, The delay in Ted Eubanks' appointment to the Parks and Recreation Board is surprising and rather...
Masks to Help Free Zilker
One January day we held a small social at our East Austin residence. It was the first time since the national elections that Free Zilker met, and some people brought crafts to help relax. My husband and I were planning a Mardi Gras dinner party, and I was decorating...
A Win in East Austin re: Nash-Hernandez Building
The IRAC Advisory Board has withdrawn its proposal for an Intergenerational facility at the Nash-Hernandez building. The next step is to get PARD to adopt the community's vision for the building, get Cotera+Reed hired back and git 'er done! The next good news is that...
They Removed Paradise
Dear Free Zilkers, we fought this and lost. The Hill Country Conservancy won a huge contracting deal to build a big pavilion, as if the trailhead needed that. We are so sorry and, as always, we will try to prevent this sort of boondoggle on parkland. Just east of...
Parks Concession Report is Incomplete – Letter of Protest to the Environmental Commissioners
Concerned citizens tell Environmental Commission that the Parks Concession Report is Incomplete.
WE WON! Pool Fees to NOT Increase Dramatically in Current Budget
Make Your Voice Heard Before Thursday, August 14th! ANOTHER VICTORY WON BY FREE ZILKER AND FRIENDS! City officials cited “some question and concern” as the ultimate factors leading to the rescinded proposal. “We realize there has been some question and concern about...