Just 12 miles from downtown, Easton Park is a 2,700-acre master-planned community in Southeast Austin developed by Brookfield Residential Properties. Easton Park is focused on celebrating the best of Austin living with a vibrant community that enjoys activities like live music, food trailers, movies in the park, and biking and running the trails. The tour will start at the Union, Easton Park’s 14,000 square foot state-of-the-art amenity center, where participants will meet Brookfield Residential Land’s Project Manager, Michael Lobo, and tour the amenity center before the bike tour. He will talk about what conference participants will see on the bike tour, the history of Easton Park, how the City of Austin and Brookfield worked together on this planned unit development (PUD), and about funding avenues that made the amenities at Eason Park possible.
Take an electric bike tour of enhanced green stormwater infrastructure features, trails, restoration areas, and parks in this planned unit development. Meet a representative of TreeFolks, a local non-profit involved in riparian restoration projects and growing Austin’s urban forest, to see one of the riparian areas they have worked on with Easton Park to restore floodplain vegetation and functionality. Another highlight of the tour will be Skyline Park, a 21-acre park and home to one of the highest points in the neighborhood. With scenic views of downtown Austin, this signature park offers a pavilion with event lawn, splash pad, zip line, swings, hillside slides, many play areas, heritage trees, forts, and spots for quiet reflection. Participants will ride the trails to visit other parks and enhanced green stormwater infrastructure with amenities in Easton Park. The bike tour will conclude at the Union where participants will have an opportunity to eat lunch provided by Sano Market, a food truck owned by a resident of Easton Park.
Note: You need the ability to ride a bike for this tour.