Eastlink Trail

EastLink is a 5.1 mile trail in Central East Austin. It connects Bartholomew Park to Lady Bird Lake, and many civic assets in between.

Austin Parks Foundation, in partnership with the City of Austin and the Mueller Foundation, brought the community together to share their stories, and imagine spaces that will inspire and meet their unique needs.

Two trail explorations brought EastLink neighbors together to share their stories and the history that has shaped our communities through art, recreation, activism and economic empowerment. And in response to the community’s desire for art along the trail,

THE PILLARS PROJECT commissioned six artists to create murals on the pillars along Rosewood Avenue, under Pleasant Valley Road in the Boggy Creek Greenbelt. The murals AND EXPLORATIONS reflect how the history of a place can inform it’s future as told by the trail’s East Austin community.

EXPERIENCES AND PRODUCTS OF THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
Public City and the Project Team facilitated activations and implemented several media and community art projects that have helped to connect the community to EastLink in meaningful and memorable ways. These included:

  • The Trail Activations: Explore the Trail

  • The Pillars Project: Our History, Our Trail

  • The EastLink Video is a short video

    documenting the engagement process, by videographer Justin Humphrey.

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