Travis Park reopening • 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday • 301 E. Travis St.

This is a reminder from your friendly neighborhood downtown blogger: Travis Park reopens Monday. The public square has been closed the past three months for a $500,000 renovation: infrastructure upgrades, new furniture, a B-cycle station, a dog run, and eventually new VIA bus shelters, among other improvements.

The day is chalk-full of activities: history tours, Zumba classes, live music by the West Side Horns. Food trucks will park during lunch. And city staff are expected to unveil a broader schedule of activities, a strategy to attract a wider mix of people to the park, for the near future. Read my previous post for a detailed list of all the activities, including a $75 dinner; visit Travis Park on Facebook for updates.

Southwest Airlines contributed $75,000 as part of its budding public spaces campaign. The airline, working with Project for Public Spaces, a New York-based urban design group, has also contributed to public parks in Detroit and Providence R.I.

“They just needed that extra help,” said Megan Wood, Southwest Airlines’ senior manager for community outreach.

Follow the links below for more on the park’s funding:

• Zumba, West Side Horns among Travis Park reopening activities

• At Travis Park, 20 trees being replaced

• Dog park, beach chairs slated for Travis Park

• Travis Park closing for three-month overhaul

Photo: John Davenport / Express-News

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