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Parks and Recreation Approved Amount: $ 0 Approved FTE: 0.00 Department Director: Sarah Hensley - Director Department Website: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/parks-and-recreation Department Phone: 512-974-6700 Performance Measure Information Name: ParkScore Ranking: park quality rating out of 100 Description: The Austin Parks and Recreation System's ranking on the Trust for Public Land ParkScore Index. This index ranks the park systems of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. based on park acreage, park size, park funding, park access, and a variety of other factors. The three factors that make up ParkScore all reflect quality: good park systems need adequate acreage, services and investment, and access. Type: Result Current Data - Annually 2021 Target 2021 Actuals No Goal 51.600000000000001 History Data FY 2016 Actual FY 2017 Actual FY 2018 Actual FY 2019 Actual FY 2020 Actual FY 2020 Target FY 2021 Target 54 53.5 53.400 52.800 57.1 54 No Goal