Frisco | September 2023

BY ALEX REECE

How we got here

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Some of the plans for the redevelopment are more than two decades old. “It’s been long recognized that any world-class city has a great downtown,” Cheney said. “Many years ago, the city decided that we needed to let it start happening organically, start taking its own shape, and that’s what happened. Now we realize this is an opportunity where the city can make investments to pour gas on that re.”

Pedestrian plaza is noted in comprehensive plan

Downtown master plan is updated

Elm Street sees construction in the fall

May bond is approved by residents for parking garage and roadway improvements

Main Street, 4th Street Plaza construction to be completed

Downtown master plan is updated

SOURCE: CITY OF FRISCOCOMMUNITY IMPACT

What they’re saying

What’s next?

Rail District improvements will not end once this most recent wave of construction does, Cheney said. At a June 30 summer work session, City Council heard a potential idea for a small-business incentive program specically for the Rail District, which could be funded by the Frisco Economic Development Corporation. Plans are still tentative, ocials said. Other projects, such as an incoming Three Empires Brewing Co. location, could also bring more foot trac to the Rail District, Tsu said. “Redevelopment in the downtown will continue indenitely as the Rail District becomes more popular, especially with the development of Grand Park and Frisco Junction,” Lettelleir said via email.

Residents and business owners in the Rail District have also been providing input throughout the process, Cheney said. Kristen Tsu has seen her business, Bittersweet Ivy, grow alongside the Rail District from its spot on Main Street since 2016. More pedestrian spaces will help people fully experience the downtown area and its businesses, Tsu said.

“You can see a few of the renovations with Elm Street right now as they’re working on the street. I’m excited—I’m ready for it to happen, and I’m ready

for the Fourth Street Plaza, which will be really nice.” KRISTEN TSU, BITTERSWEET IVY OWNER

Main Street’s street parking will be replaced with wider sidewalks.

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