BY ALEX REECE
Zooming out
Looking ahead
Comparing local parks systems
Connectivity through trails and park spaces is also an amenity for Frisco visitors and workers, not just residents, Coates said. “It’s something that as businesses are coming in, they’re looking at quality of life and parkland contributes to that,” she said. Open spaces make developments more resil- ient, Planning Director John Lettelleir said. “What’s been developing in the market is, ‘give the employees a reason to be at work,’” he said. Open space is a city ordinance-mandated requirement in Frisco. Some developments meet the requirement through parks, such as Kaleido- scope Park inside Hall Park and the incoming The Mix development, which proposed a multi-acre central park. DORBA and its network of volunteers maintain over 200 miles of hike and bike trails across North Texas and advocate for accessible green space, Nilz said. Green space access can posi- tively impact a community’s identity and the
The city is currently redeveloping its parks and recreation master plan, a guiding document adopted in 2016. An early draft of the new plan should be available in March, Coates said. One goal in the parks master plan is to ensure every Frisco resident is within 10 minutes of a park, Coates said. Grand Park will help the city reach that goal, she said. Demographics in Frisco and the wants of residents have changed since 2016, Coates said, especially with facility needs for sports like pickleball and cricket. Nilz said mountain biking is also growing in popularity and he hopes DORBA can use the success of Northwest Community Park as a template for other North Texas areas.
Number of parks
Percent of residents who live within a 10-minute walk of a park
200
81%
150
161
68%
100
110
65%
69
50
0
McKinney
Plano
Frisco
SOURCE: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
health of its residents, he said. Proximity to those spaces can help people feel it is part of their community, said Dr. Robert Bass, an orthopedic surgeon and chief quality and medical officer at Texas Health Frisco.
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