This indicator measures the percent of citizens living within one-quarter mile walking distance of a park or accessible open space if inside the urban core or half-mile walking distance of a park if outside the urban core.

Since PARD's eCOMBS measure #3033 - Number of City Park Acres per 1,000 Population is one of the items the department is asked about the most, the Planning and Development Division decided to post a story page and the fiscal year actuals.

The Austin Parks and Recreation System's ranking on the Trust for Public Land ParkScore Index. This index ranks the park systems of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. based on park acreage, park size, park funding, park access, and a variety of other factors. The three factors that make up ParkScore all reflect quality: good park systems need adequate acreage, services and investment, and access. For this metric and visual, lower scores are better.

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 metric is part of the SD23 Health and Environment Outcome Category. It measures programs and services that are offered in the park system that are considered accessible as outlined in the American's with Disabilities Act and guidelines for compliance in a park system.

Updated October 2022

Lifelong Learning participant total by site broken down by fiscal year.

This dataset includes the Fiscal Year actuals for PARD's eCOMBS measure #3033 - Number of City park acres per 1,000 population.

"Number of city park acres per 1,000 population" is a crucial metric that quantifies the availability of green spaces relative to the size of our community. Prioritizing this metric shows PARD's commitment to providing residents with access to recreational areas, promoting physical and mental well-being, and enhancing the overall quality of life.

For more information, visit the associated story page:
https://datahub.austintexas.gov/stories/s/xib2-kf6u

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. Aggregate data was provided by PARD and Austin Public Library. Site data is provided by PARD.

PARD’s Long Range Plan for Land, Facilities and Programs, Our Parks, Our Future (adopted November 2019) compared Austin’s park system to five peer cities: Atlanta, GA, Dallas, TX, Portland, OR, San Antonio, TX, and San Diego, CA. The peer cities were selected based on characteristics such as population, size, density, and governance type. Portland and San Diego were selected as aspirational cities known for their park systems.

Note that the table below presents each scoring area’s 1 to 100 index, where 100 is the highest possible score.

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