Elevated Canopy Walk Provides Aerial Perspective

The design features an open-air, winding approach.

AUSTIN, TX—The developer of the Fairmont Austin has unveiled a novel design that will be built between the major hotel and Austin Convention Center–and continue to spur revitalization along the adjoining Waller Creek. Officially called the Red River Street Canopy Walk, a 33-foot elevated connection will enable Fairmont Austin hotel guests and the public alike to experience a unique aerial perspective of Waller Creek while traveling to and from the second level of the Austin Convention Center. It will also be publically accessible from the Waller Creek Trail and streets below.

With all necessary permits from the city of Austin secured, construction on necessary underground infrastructure recently began. Work on the more visible, above-ground connection is slated to start in early 2017 and anticipated to be fully complete in mid-May. The hotel’s developer, Manchester Texas Financial Group, worked closely with the Waller Creek Conservancy during a two-year period to create a concept that would engage and support the surrounding environment.