Austin City Council will not move forward this month with a controversial plan to revamp Zilker Park, Mayor Kirk Watson said.
Austin City Council had been considering a plan that would have added parking garages, relocated the hillside theater and added more than 90 acres of green space to Zilker Park.
For months, the plan has been a flash point between residents who say it's difficult to access the park and those who don't want to see Zilker change. In November 2020, the city began developing a plan that would address some of the park's growing pains and environmental needs. More than 200 people filed into a Parks and Recreation Board meeting in May to oppose the plan — in particular, the parking garages, which would not add any additional parking but would centralize parking areas, and the theater's relocation. Several residents also accused the city of selling the park to entertainment giant Live Nation.
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