The flash flooding that occurred on Halloween of this year devastated several southeast Austin neighborhoods, but perhaps none more so than the neighborhood surrounding Onion Creek. According to City of Austin officials, the creek rose to a record high of 41 feet and the peak flow rate of 134,000 cubic feet per second was significantly... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Barbara Austin 11-25-13
From television to video games, texting to the Internet – in a world that is increasingly filled with indoor entertainment options, how do we foster a conservation ethic among members of the next generation? Together with our clients Michael Morris and Stacie Talbert from the City of Corpus Christi, RVi Vice President and Director of... Read Full Post ›
This month, RVi was featured in the Round Rock/Pflugerville/Hutto edition of the Community Impact Newspaper. RVi is currently working closely with the City of Pflugerville to create a plan for developing hundreds of acres of parkland and increasing inter-connectivity among existing trails. With 14 potential parks identified in 10 areas for development, RVi aims to determine... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Barbara Austin 10-23-13
Just one week after the ribbon cutting ceremony, Dripping Springs Ranch Park hosted the 6th Annual Dripping with Taste Wine, Food, and Arts Festival in its new 165,000 s.f. event center. The widely popular event has maxed out smaller venues in years past, but found a new home with ample space this year at the... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Bob Richardson 09-27-13
Jim Rodgers is the quintessential parks man. He has spent nearly 40 years working for parks departments throughout Central Texas, including the Cities of Austin and Cedar Park. He also served as the first-ever Parks Director for Williamson County, helping build the department from the ground-up. This month we sat down with Jim to talk... Read Full Post ›
Development in flood-prone areas always poses a challenge, but Austin-based Castle Hill Partners is turning this site constraint into a real asset for Trinity Falls, a new master planned community located in McKinney, Texas just north of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex. The 1,708-acre community is situated along the East Fork of the Trinity River, which... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Chris Crawford 08-29-13
RVi held its first public meeting last week on the path toward developing the Trails Master Plan and Park Development Plans for 14 individual sites in the City of Pflugerville. RVi’s own Barbara Austin, Chris Lalich, Paul Cozzolino, and Jenn Engelke presented at the Parks Commission Workshop. With the project currently in the analysis phase,... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Barbara Austin 06-28-13
RVi is excited to begin working with the City of Pflugerville on a project aimed at guiding future development of the City’s park and trail system. The first component of the project will involve the creation of a city-wide Trail Master Plan, which will determine future trail locations and trail design standards. For the second... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Barbara Austin 02-28-13
RVi is excited to celebrate the completion of the first phase of work on Cinco Trace Boulevard. As the main entrance to the newest phase of Cinco Ranch, the roadway helps create a sense of arrival for prospective residents and sets the tone for the community. Other components of Phase I included a water feature... Read Full Post ›
