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AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING AND
ANTICIPATION NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PARK IS STARTING TO MATERIALIZE. "WE'RE RIGHT
NOW AT THE PAVING STAGE OF THE PROCESS." "THIS IS A 18-MONTH PROCESS AND SO WE'RE RIGHT
ABOUT 30% COMPLETION. THE WHOLE SUMMER IS REALLY GOING TO BE ABOUT PAVING." CREWS AT NORTHWEST
COMMUNITY PARK ARE FOCUSED ON DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING ALONG WITH THE SIDEWALKS TRAILS AND
FOUNDATION FOR THE PAVILION. "IT'S A SMALL FOOTPRINT IN TERMS OF PAVING AND IT'S A BIG
FOOTPRINT IN TERMS OF THE GREEN AREAS. THIS IS 120 ACRES WE'RE ONLY IMPACTING ABOUT 68 MAYBE
70 ACRES. EVERYTHING ELSE IS A COMBINATION OF LANDSCAPING, PRAIRIE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION. THIS
IS THE FIRST COMMUNITY PARK IN FRISCO DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVE PLAY, INCLUDING ONE HUGE ELEMENT
WITH A NOD TO THE BLACKLAND PRAIRIE WHERE THE PARK IS BUILT. "IT'S GOING TO BE A MASSIVE 18-FEET
TALL BUFFALO WHERE KIDS CAN ACTUALLY CLIMB INTO THE STRUCTURE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT
FROM THE STREET AS WELL SO IT'S GOING TO INVITE PEOPLE IN." THERE'S ALSO A LARGE SPLASH PAD AND THE
CITY'S FIRST DOG PARK IN A COMMUNITY PARK ALONG WITH A LARGE OPEN PLAY YARD. "WE WANTED TO CREATE A
SPACE WHERE ACTIVE, PLAYING ELEMENTS COULD OCCUR." AN EXISTING MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL WAS ALSO INCORPORATED
INTO THE DESIGN. "WE WANTED TO PLAY OFF OF THAT BY CREATING BIKE COURSES, SKILLS OBSTACLES, THAT'S
WHY WE'RE BRINGING THE PUMP TRACK BACK. SO THE IDEA IS YOU CAN BE A BEGINNER BIKER ALL THE WAY
TO AN EXPERT, WE ARE CATERING TO ALL THOSE RANGE OF ABILITIES." A 20 FOOT TALL STRUCTURE CALLED THE
PRAIRIE LOOKOUT WILL BE AN ENGAGING ELEMENT. "THE BIKERS WILL BE ABLE TO GO DOWN GRAVITY RAMPS THAT
ARE GOING TO BE INSTALLED AND THEN THE OTHER USE IS TO ACTUALLY OBSERVE THE PRAIRIE. YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE ON A BIKE. IT'S GOING TO HAVE STAIRS AND WALKING RAMPS AS WELL. "THE FRISCO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION IS FUNDING THE $34 MILLION PROJECT. "THE BIGGEST ELEMENTS THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO STAND
OUT IS GOING TO BE THE WELCOME PAVILION AS WELL AS THE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUNDS." PARKS PLANNERS
HOPE TO OPEN THE ENTIRE PARK IN SUMMER 2026.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.