AUSTIN, Texas — Tesla is planning a sprawling ecological park adjacent to its Gigafactory in Austin, transforming industrial land into a 290-acre waterfront green space, according to county documents.
The project, spearheaded by CEO Elon Musk, aims to create nearly 4 miles of riverfront access with miles of walking trails and biking paths connecting to regional trail systems.
Environmental features include a 2-acre rain garden, six treatment ponds, and a 53-acre expanded wetland designed to mitigate flooding risks and process 150 million gallons of reclaimed water annually for landscape irrigation…