The list was first discussed during a Jan. 30-31 winter work session and then announced during a Feb. 3 town hall meeting.
In a nutshell
In previous years, the list was referred to as the city’s “top 10 priorities,” which has created some confusion, Mayor Jeff Cheney said.
“It is now ‘City Council’s 2025 progress in motion’ list,” he said.
Those are just some of the big priorities the city has, Cheney said.
Here, listed in no particular order, is the updated list:
- Grand Park
- Frisco Center for the Arts
- The Rail District
- World Cup 2026
- Community Engagement
- Reinvestment in Frisco
- Mobility and transportation
- Business engagement
- Technology and innovation
- Heritage and Frisco’s history
Zooming out
While some of the items—Grand Park, The Rail District, the Frisco Center for the Arts, World Cup, reinvestment in Frisco and community engagement—have carried over from last year, the last four are new additions.
City officials either completed or made significant progress on all of the goals they set for 2024, which allowed them to add new items, Cheney said.
For example, Grand Park is moving toward a late 2025 or early 2026 groundbreaking, the construction in The Rail District is ongoing and a recently-completed community survey has given city officials a look into how to better engage with residents, he said.
Other focus items like parks and trails connectivity and north Frisco activation were removed because there isn’t much more the city can do, according to a Jan. 31 presentation.
Heritage and Frisco’s history was added to the progress in motion list because of the city’s upcoming 125th birthday in 2027, Cheney said.
“A part of that [item] is our heritage association looking to revamp perhaps our heritage center, maybe look for some type of signature project to celebrate that milestone,” he said.
The mobility and transportation item represents more than just ongoing road projects and includes the city’s commitment to “leaning into emerging technologies” such as microtransit, autonomous vehicles and rideshare options, Cheney said.
“Right now, Frisco has probably more road projects, I would argue, under construction, than we ever have as a community, especially for the northern parts of our city, where a lot of our relief is on the way,” he said. “But we certainly don't want to be thinking about transportation as just paving our roadways.”
