Recently we captured the newly completed Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas. From Wikipedia:
Klyde Warren Park is a 5.2-acre (2.1 ha) public park that was constructed in downtown Dallas, Texas, USA. Utility construction began in January 2009 with a ground-making ceremony held on September 14, 2009.[1] The park opened October 27–28, 2012.
The park is open to the public but is operated by the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, which is a private foundation. Unlike other public or City of Dallas parks Klyde Warren Park has operating hours from 6am – 11pm and rules that patrons must abide by. A list of park rules can be found on the park’s web site; www.klydewarrenpark.org
The park is named for the 9-year-old son of billionaire Kelcy Warren.
Klyde Warren Park will create an urban green space over the existing Woodall Rodgers Freeway between Pearl and St. Paul streets. It will provide connectivity to the city’s flourishing Arts District, bring cultural offerings together and serve as a central gathering space for Dallas and its visitors to enjoy.
Construction is funded through a public, private partnership including $20 million in bond funds from the city of Dallas, $20 million in highway funds from the state and federal government through TxDOT and nearly $50 million from private donations. In March 2009, the Park was selected to receive $16.7 million in stimulus funds that are specifically for transportation enhancement construction. The Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation continues to raise private donations to fund amenity construction, operations and programming.
The design and construction of the park is being managed by Bjerke Management Solutions and the design is led by two nationally recognized design firms, The Office of James Burnett and Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. The head engineer on file is Mir Hadi Ali, P.E. from Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
Here is one of the images, click on the image to view the feature page of this project.
