This is a collection of data submitted to Trust for Public Land (TPL) as part of the scoring process for the annual TPL Park Score ranking.

This metric is part of the Culture & Lifelong Learning Outcome Category. The data represented is from the Parks and Recreation Department (PARD), and represents city offered lifelong learning events, activities and resources. FY21 aggregate data was provided by PARD, Austin Public Library, and the Economic Development Department. Site data is provided by PARD.

For more details and insights related to this measure visit the metric story page at: https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/rxmc-jicb

The total percent of available reservations at the Parks and Recreation Department Museums and Cultural Program sites (aggregate)

Data Source: RecTrac, a Recreation Systems Management Software that captures all transactions for all programs, events and facility rentals.

The data for this metric tracks the number of facility rentals offered by the Parks and Recreation Department. The Department offers two types of facility rentals, one with a fee for individual/private use, and the second type of facility rental is an approved use of the space at no charge or a waived fee for a community organization or non-profit that offers cultural, history and arts programming.

The data used for this outcome excludes the free programs offered by the department because free programs are either co-sponsored by the Parks & Recreation Department or are approved by council and logged as fee waivers, meaning that the fee is waived in order to support a city-wide community initiative or City of Austin priority.

Percentage of available reservations at Parks and Recreation Museums & Cultural Sites reflects the rate of private/individual facility reservations/usage.

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The total percentage of available facility reservations at parks and recreation museum and cultural programs segmented by site breakdown.

Data Source: RecTrac, a Recreation Systems Management Software that captures all transactions for all programs, events and facility rentals.

This metric tracks the number of facility rentals offered by the Parks and Recreation Department. The Department offers two types of facility rentals, one with a fee for individual/private use, and the second type of facility rental is an approved use of the space at no charge or a waived fee for a community organization or non-profit that offers cultural, history and arts programming.

The data used for this outcome excludes the free programs offered by the department because free programs are either co-sponsored by the Parks & Recreation Department or are approved by council and logged as fee waivers, meaning that the fee is waived in order to support a community initiative or City of Austin priority.

Updated October 2020

The total attendance at multicultural activities at PARD is computed by combining the operational measures total visits to educational and cultural facilities and adding it to the total attendance at free cultural special events hosted by the Museums & Cultural Programs Division (MCP).

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This data represents the percentage of Parks & Recreation programs and services that are ADA accessible for fiscal years 2019 - 2023.

Percentage of participants who respond to an on-site survey reporting that the activity that they just witnessed contributed to their overall knowledge and understanding of world cultures, world history and/or arts of every discipline.

This data set supports measure CLL.C.5 of SD23.

Data Source: Department Data Warehouse

Calculation: (CLL.C.5) # of program participants by site who indicated increased knowledge or understanding of culture, history, or art/ # of program participants who responded to a program site survey

The total attendance at multicultural activities at PARD is computed by combining the operational measures total visits to educational and cultural facilities and adding it to the total attendance at free cultural special events hosted by the Museums & Cultural Programs Division (MCP). This data set is the breakdown by site.

This metric supports the SD23 Culture & Lifelong Learning Outcome Category.

View more details and insights related to this data set on the story page: https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/ay42-mvrx

Updated Oct. 2023

Dataset that feeds the map of tennis centers operated by City of Austin.

Map link:
https://datahub.austintexas.gov/Locations-and-Maps/Tennis-Center-Map/g5n8-ggmb

For more information, please visit PARD's Tennis webpage:
https://www.austintexas.gov/department/tennis

This data shows the percentage of PARD programs and services that are ADA accessible.