![outside in basketball court](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/POPCourt-Austin/Screen_Shot_2023-08-17_at_4.25.51_PM_2000x1000.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)
POPCourts! is an outdoor community venue space in the Austin neighborhood with the intention of developing a public open space for activity, gathering and commerce during the height of the pandemic. The space is meant to host various community functions and programming.
This project creates a new destination in the Austin neighborhood to visit and connect with community members.
![shade canopy outside in the court](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/08.23.22-PopCourts_RibbonCutting_02.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)
![Community members painting ground mural.](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/08.23.22-PopCourts_RibbonCutting_03.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)
![Mural depicting Black heroes, including Angela Davis, Malcolm X, Maya Angelou and superhero Storm.](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/08.23.22-PopCourts_RibbonCutting_05.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)
![POPCourts! Ribbon cutting ceremony](https://mapped.imgix.net/images/08.23.22-PopCourts_RibbonCutting_06.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=80&w=500)