No images? Click here November eNewsletterParticipants Celebrate Black Friday by Opting OutsideBY SARA ALTIERI Last week marked the third year of the #OptOutsideWithRVi Challenge. We encouraged everyone to avoid the long, Black Friday check-out lines, supply chain issues, and inflation. Instead, we invited you to enjoy the outdoors and all that nature has to offer. How did you spend Black Friday? For the challenge, we asked you to share your adventures with us by tagging us on social media. Names of participants were then entered to win our Outdoor Adventure Pack: a $100 REI gift card, 26 oz Yeti water bottle, a beanie, and a cooling towel. Kicking up Dirt in Liberty Hill – Lariat Officially Breaks GroundBY JULIE MASTERVICH Last week kicked off the first phase groundbreaking for Lariat, a new 688-acre master planned community located in Liberty Hill, Texas from Randolph Texas Development. Designed around the intent of getting kids and families outside, Lariat will offer over 7 miles of trails and bring about 1,600 new homes to Liberty Hill when all is said and done, with phase one concentrating on about 1,063 lots. Three Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) were created specifically for the project, bringing much needed water, sewage, drainage, and other utility-related services to the community. Developers are currently in the midst of civil construction, putting the necessary infrastructure in place including a brand-new wastewater treatment facility developed exclusively for the community. An Urban Village in the Heart of Austin – Reflecting on 13 years at MuellerBY CHRISTINA MARTIN In November 2007, residents moved into the first houses of the new Mueller neighborhood, on the site of the former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport (RMMA) in Austin, Texas. Shortly thereafter, I joined them as another Mueller “pioneer.” We signed contracts without seeing any homes, without seeing all the parks, the shops…we signed on the strength of the plans and an idea about what the community could become. I did, however, have a little more advance knowledge about neighborhood design and planning than most, having worked on the RMMA project from the beginning. In Other NewsWelcome and Warm Wishes to the Newest RViers! CLAUDIA RAY | Director of Urban Design | Orlando AUSTIN SCHMIDT | Landscape Designer | Tempe ALEXANDRIA GREEN | Administrative Assistant | Austin SARA ALTIERI | Marketing Manager | Tempe Happy Thanksgiving to All! RVi hopes you had a very Happy Thanksgiving that was filled with gratitude, good company and a delicious plate of all your holiday favorites! Today and always, we're so thankful for our friends, clients and colleagues! Be Healthy, Happy and Well! |