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The current design for a bike tower proposed for Northwest Community Park in Frisco is not nal. The design of the tower has evolved since council members last discussed it in October.
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The city’s parks and recreation department is planning to spotlight nature in Northwest Community Park.
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Northwest Community Park in Frisco to focus on nature, cycling
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intended to be a “multiuse” structure that could serve those observing wildlife and bird watchers. “We thought that a better approach would be to try and t it into the natural environment as much as we could,” Coates said. Frisco ISD students will also have a say in what they want to see in North- west Community Park. Play Frisco this spring will col- laborate with the school district in an educational outreach program, according to Assistant Director of Com- munications Meghan Cone. Cone said some students in kindergarten through eighth grade will watch short video presentations on the park and will have an opportunity to share input. “After watching a short video presentation, some students in these grade levels will be given the opportunity to complete a short online survey or write or draw ideas for what they would like to see or do at their dream playground,” she said. A nal design on the park is expected to come by the end of 2022.
A park in the vicinity of the upcom- ing PGA of America headquarters in Frisco could become a haven for outdoor exploration and cyclists. Play Frisco, the Frisco Parks and Recreation Department, is working to rene plans for Northwest Commu- nity Park. Plans shared by the city in February for the 164-acre park east of Teel Parkway call for 10.7 miles of hike-and-bike trails; 7.2 miles of one-person, single-track trails; and paths through prairie land. The construction cost for several future amenities in the park is estimated to be $24.5 million, city ocials said in October. In addition, Play Frisco is working to rene its concept of a potential large biking tower, which cyclists would scale and ride down. The latest concept art is inspired by locust trees, said Play Frisco Director Shannon Coates, and features an enclosed structure to bolster the safety of those using the tower. Coates added that the bike tower is
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