John Treviño Jr. Metropolitan Park

John Treviño Jr. Metropolitan Park

John Treviño Jr. Metropolitan Park is a 330-acre former ranch in Austin, Texas that connects historic Blackland Prairie to the Colorado River Basin. The park bears the name of John Treviño Jr. who dedicated his life to public service and helped bring access to health care and other importance resources as the city’s first Latino council person.

The vision plan for the park seeks to advance Treviño’s legacy by envisioning the land as a community resource with access to healthy ecology and recreational opportunities that have been lacking in East Austin. The plan celebrates heritage of the site within the rapidly developing context and employs an adaptive management approach to a number of unique upland prairie and savanna ecologies and large-scale reforestation within the floodplain.

Rather than positioning the master plan as a guide for a future park, the approach focuses on supporting an ongoing process of building a community of advocates and expanding an understanding of and connection to this place.

DETAILS

Location: Austin, TX
Size: 330-acre
Client: Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Completion Date: 2020

PROJECT TEAM

GGN, Design Landscape Architect
DWG, Local Landscape Architect
Pink Consulting, Community Outreach
Siglo Group, Ecological Planning
Sherwood, Site Sustainability
Nelson\Nygaard, Transportation Engineer
HR&A, Economic Analysis
DAVCAR Engineering, Civil Engineering
Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, Architect Theater DNA, Event Planning
HBJ Associates, Cost Estimating

SERVICES PROVIDED

Master Planning