Whats the latest on Waller Creek Boathouses relocation? [Video]

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin is providing new details on the Waller Creek Boathouse’s planned relocation into the former Youth Hostel site in east Austin.

City officials approved in 2022 plans to relocate the Waller Creek Boathouse, which includes the Austin Rowing Club (ARC), to a new location amid Project Connect light rail development work. The new boathouse and ARC location will be a city-owned site at 2200 S. Lakeshore Blvd.

City leaders, Austin Transit Partnership and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have continued coordinating relocation efforts, including kickstarting a Youth Hostel Feasibility Study, the city announced in a Monday memo. The Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) and the Watershed Protection Department have divvied up the feasibility study into two areas, with separate focuses on environmental and architecture work.

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