expanding protected natural habitats and creating wildlife corridors to incorporate native species and improvise biodiversity; developing recreational areas by building picnic spots, sports facilities, and a waterfront amphitheater for open space to community; enhancing connectivity to community by constructing walking and cycling trails along the riverfront with pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly infrastructure; promoting educational programs to improve environmental awareness and foster community engagement through sustainability; engaging local community in ecological data collection and collaborating with universities and research institutions; and monitoring sustainability with continuous assessing of environmental performance to ensure long-term ecological benefits. Mock-ups of the park show a footprint that would snake along the Colorado River from the Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory to Austin’s Colony. Eventually, the plan is proposed to have 25 miles of new walking trails, 18 miles of new biking trails and a 31.5-acre “outdoor workplace” for Tesla employees and a 290-acre public waterfront greenspace. The park’s “frameworks,” according to the report, include: expand habitat and improve biodiversity, protect and restore the riverfront, transform barriers into connections, activate the riverfront with inclusive recreational space, engage local communities and monitor, measure and showcase sustainability performances. Tesla via the Travis County Planning & Budget Office Tesla recently submitted plans for its GFTX Riverfront Eco-Park to the Travis County economic development office. While the report highlights the company’s effort to build one of the “most sustainable and productive clean energy manufacturing facilities in the world,” the factory has also been hit with fines for environmental and safety violations.