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Dec 7, 2023 · For decades, Dallas has dreamed of a transformational park along the Trinity River near downtown Dallas. This week, the Trinity Park Conservancy announced that a groundbreaking will finally happen in 2024. The 250-acre Harold Simmons Park will offer community-uniting nature, a stunning playground with towers and tube slides, a prairie walk, a two-acre bike and skate park, overlooks with views ...
Dec 4, 2023 · What West Dallas residents think of the Harold Simmons Park coming to their neighborhood. Once upon a time, the City of Dallas came up with a plan to build a 10,000-acre “world class” park and tollway right next to West Dallas — within the Trinity River levees. Twenty-five years and tens of millions of dollars later, plans have changed.
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Jun 4, 2024 · June 4, 2024. A park along the Trinity River in downtown Dallas appears to be finally becoming a reality after more than 25 years in the planning stage. The 250-acre Harold Simmons Park is slated to break ground later this year. The Simmons Park plans were unveiled in December but the project dates back to 1998, when voters first approved a park.
Jul 23, 2020 · Preliminary design for West Overlook of the Trinity Park. The top is towards downtown Dallas, across the river, the bottom is Beckley Avenue and West Dallas. The road splitting the middle is Commerce Street as it approaches the Commerce Street Bridge. Image: Courtesy Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates The Trinity Park Conservancy has raised 100 million dollars so far - the ultimate goal is ...
Nov 30, 2023 · 10:19 AM on Nov 30, 2023 CST. Plan view of the proposed Trinity park designed by landscape architects Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. (Trinity Park Conservancy / Trinity Park Conservancy ...
Dec 1, 2023 · New details on long-planned Dallas Trinity River Park to break ground in 2024 More details on amenities to be released at a Monday event By Ken Kalthoff • Published December 1, 2023 • Updated ...
The Trinity River offers a unique setting for a transformative new river park in Dallas. Without impeding the Trinity River’s primary function of flood control, the 250-acre Harold Simmons Park will introduce a range of new recreational opportunities as well as dramatically improve the performance of the River’s depleted natural ecosystems.
