THE 4TH STREET PLAZA IS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE,
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WHILE STORES AND RESTAURANTS INVITE YOU TO COME SHOP AND EAT IN THE RAIL DISTRICT.“DOWNTOWN IS OPEN AND PLEASE COME VISIT.” [MUSIC] MORE BLOCKS OF MAIN STREET ARE PAVED IN DOWNTOWN FRISCO.
CREWS ARE FORMING THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE PARKING GARAGE AND THE 4TH STREET PLAZA HAS GONE VERTICAL.
“REALLY EXCITED. WHAT YOU’RE SEEING IS BASICALLY OUR STAGE, WHICH IS A BUILDING THAT’S MADE OF A LARGE PERFORMANCE STAGE TO HOST EVENTS AND ALSO OUR RESTROOM SPACE, WHICH WILL HAVE FAMILY STYLE RESTROOMS.” THE PLAZA SITS BETWEEN MAIN & ELM STREETS, ON THE EAST SIDE OF WHAT USED TO BE 4TH STREET WITH THE PARKING GARAGE ON THE WEST SIDE.
“BEING A TYPICAL URBAN PLAZA IN DOWNTOWN, IT’S ABOUT 1.5 ACRES.
THIS IS MADE UP OF THE NORTH LIVING ROOM, WHICH IS THE SPACE NORTH OF MAIN STREET ON 4TH STREET AND THEN WE HAVE THE SOUTHERN LIVING ROOM, WHICH IS THIS BIG SPACE ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF MAIN STREET.” THE PLAZA WILL BE ENTIRELY WALKABLE WITH PLENTY OF SEATING AND PLACES TO HANG OUT AND SOCIALIZE.
“THIS PLAZA IS ACTUALLY PLANNED TO BE WHAT THEY CALL AN 18-HOUR PUBLIC SPACE.
SO IT’S REALLY MEANT TO BE OPEN AT NIGHT, SO THAT’S WHY WE HAVE A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT.” THE PLAZA WILL HOST EVENTS, BUT IT WILL ALSO BE A GATHERING PLACE.
“IT’S GOT A LARGE GREEN AREA, IT’S JUST BASICALLY AN OPEN LAWN.
KIDS CAN PLAY OR WATCH EVENTS OR JUST HANG OUT, THROW A BLANKET, DO PICNICS.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE AN EVENT TO COME HAVE FUN OUT HERE.
IT’S REALLY THE HEART OF THE CITY, IT’S THE MAIN LIVING ROOM OF THE ENTIRE RAIL DISTRICT." AND WHILE WE ANTICIPATE THE NEW PLAZA, THE RAIL DISTRICT IS STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
“PEOPLE CAN STILL COME AND VISIT. THE SHOPS ARE OPEN, THE RESTAURANTS ARE OPEN.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION GOING, THERE’S PLENTY OF PARKING, SO PEOPLE CAN COME AND VISIT.” THE CITY IS INVESTING MORE THAN $80 MILLION INTO THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN.
"WE’RE REALLY EXCITED TO WELCOME OUR RESIDENTS AND START PLAYING AND HAVING FUN OUT HERE.” TO KEEP UP WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE RAIL DISTRICT REINVESTMENT, GO TO FRISCOTEXAS.GOV/DOWNTOWN.
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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.