CONCEPTUAL

Special Area Parks Development Scenarios

Connectivity Over Dallas North Tollway

development occurs on either side of the tollway, better connectivity across the barrier is needed. The City, in coordination with NTTA, converted the existing U-Turn lane into a pedestrian crossing over the tollway on the north side of Legacy Drive. Figure 8.3 depicts a long-term concept to create a deck park on either side of the Legacy Drive bridge. This would create usable park space and create safer pedestrian connections in a highly developed area, similar to the Klyde Warren deck park in downtown Dallas.

Special Area Park Strategies And Standards

The special area park development scenarios are concepts that could be applied elsewhere in the two areas of Plano. This master plan recommends three main strategies for incorporating parks into the special area park study areas:

1. Greening Redevelopment and New Development Areas

2. Corporate Partnerships

3. Land Acquisition

This section dives deeper into appropriate standards and guidelines for the different special area park strategies.

Greening Redevelopment and New Development Areas: Work with the Planning Department and developers to implement public parks, open space, and trails within areas undergoing redevelopment or significant new development.

• Amenities: Elements that are unique to the setting to include gathering spaces, signature features, natural relief, and trail connections.

• Size: 5-10 acres.

• Ownership: City to acquire land or enter into long-term lease with landowner.

• Maintenance: Partnership with development for shared maintenance responsibilities or private operator (e.g. Woodall Rogers Park Foundation).

• Applicable Future Land Use Plan Areas: Urban Activity Centers

Candidates for incorporating meaningful public park space in redeveloped or newly developed areas include all of the remaining large open parcels in the Legacy study area.

Corporate Partnerships: Partner with corporations to make part of campuses publicly accessible or to carve out public parks as land turns over with time.

• Amenities: Open space, walking trails, areas for exercising, gathering, socializing, and eating.

• Size: Varies, up to 5 acres.

• Ownership: Shared-use agreement with corporations.

• Maintenance: Shared maintenance agreement with corporations.

• Applicable Future Land Use Plan Areas: Employment Center.

Candidates for carving out public park space through partnerships include older corporate campuses in the Legacy area.

Land Acquisition: Acquire land to serve as unique special area parks in areas of high park need.

• Amenities: Natural relief and walking trails with connections to city-wide trail network. Other amenities depend on setting, but could include event spaces, dog parks, food trucks, community gardens, playgrounds, and remotecontrol gaming areas.

• Size: 5-10 acres.

• Ownership: City to acquire land.

• Maintenance: City (Parks Department) to operate and maintain site.

• Applicable Future Land Use Plan Areas: Urban Activity Centers

Candidates for acquiring land to serve as unique special area parks are any areas that are underserved in terms of park access. Bruce Glasscock Park in the Legacy area is an example of strategic land acquisition in an underserved area.