Traverse the Butler Trail along the section of the Colorado River known as Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin and take in the natural beauty surrounding the lake including the City of Austin’s innovative green stormwater infrastructure (GSI). See how GSI can be incorporated into urban spaces creating green oases that can be enjoyed by all while providing positive environmental benefits. Participants will learn how to identify various types of GSI, learn about GSI maintenance and best management practices, and how GSI benefits the community beyond just stormwater management.
This mobile workshop will begin on the south shore of Lady Bird Lake at beautiful Auditorium Shores to explore the GSI in this park famous for outdoor concerts, festivals, and other events. The participants will then select their bikes and split into two groups to explore the GSI along Lady Bird Lake and will meet local landscape architects, ecologists, and designers at the various GSI examples along the way. The two groups will meet back up at the Austin Central Public Library downtown to end the tour on its amazing green roof terrace. This biking tour of Austin’s GSI includes rain gardens, rainwater harvesting systems, biofiltration ponds, and green roofs along Lady Bird Lake.
Note: Participants should be comfortable with riding an e-bike.
Support is provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
