DEVELOPMENT Plans shared to make Rail District in Frisco more pedestrian-friendly
This map shows the area of focus for the downtown
corridor and where the new plaza will be. BLOCK BY BLOCK
Proposed intersection improvements
BY GRANT JOHNSON
Feedback on the Main Street portion of the project from council was that they support the pedestrian experience with ample sidewalks, but asked the design firm to come back with a cost breakdown of what features could be put on Main Street at each price point. For the Fourth Street Plaza portion of the project, design highlights include
Frisco City Council was pre- sented with renderings and plans for upcoming projects in The Rail District that would make the city’s downtown area more pedestri- an-friendly during its work session on June 7. Representatives from the planning and design firms Kim- ley-Horn and Mesa
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Design Group sought feedback from council to begin fine-tuning their designs and update costs for the project. “I am really passion- ate about downtown,”
“IT FEELS LIKE IT’S THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.” ANGELIA PELHAM, FRISCO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
ELM STREET Design highlights Brick pavers for roads, sidewalks, trees, lighting
Design phase 95% complete
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Proposed cost $10M Timeline One year, start date TBD Proposed cost $5M Timeline Nine-month project will begin this fall 2
restrooms and open space for events, staff said. Approximately 30% of the design phase has been com- pleted, and it has a proposed cost of $7
Original budget $5M
MAIN STREET Design highlights 20 -foot sidewalks, brick pavers for roads
Design phase 30% complete
Council Member Angelia Pelham said. “It feels like it’s the land that time forgot.” During the work session, the project was split into three pieces: Main Street, Fourth Street Plaza and Elm Street. Each section of the project has a $5 million budget, for a $15 million price tag for the whole project, staff said. Design highlights for the Main Street portion of the project include 20-foot sidewalks, trees, steel plant- ers and brick pavers for roads. About 30% of the design phase for this portion of the project has been com- pleted, according to the presentation to council. This portion of the project also has a proposed cost of $2 million per block for a total of $10 million. A start date has not been determined, but the project is expected to take one year to complete.
million-$8 million. A start date has not been determined, but the project is expected to take 18 months to two years to complete. Feedback from council was that they support creating bathroom structures and the aesthetics of the performance state. Design highlights for the Elm Street portion of the project include brick pavers for roads, sidewalks, trees and lighting. Approximately 95% of the design phase of this por- tion has been completed, and it has a proposed cost of $5 million. City staff said the project is ready to be sent out for bids with the expectation that work would begin in the fall and last nine months. Council was in favor of the design and suggested Elm Street move forward as the potential first phase of the project.
Original budget $5M
trees, steel planters,
FOURTH STREET PLAZA Design highlights Restrooms, permanent stage, open space for events
Proposed cost $7M- $ 8M Timeline Start date TBD. The
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Design phase 30% complete
Original budget $5M
project is expected to take 18-24 months to complete.
SOURCE: CITY OF FRISCO/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
“It feels like we talk about down- town and Main Street, we get really hot and heavy, and then like nine months go by, and we do it again,” Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney said during the session. “How do we finish this?” Cheney asked that Kimley-Horn
and Mesa Design Group take the feedback they received from council members and come back in “a month or two” with a breakdown of costs for each portion of the project. The next public work session for council is scheduled for June 21.
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