The council approved professional agreements June 21 between the city and two architecture firms for the design of two recreational areas: Davis Park and Trail and Independence Trail.
Studio TLA, an Ontario, Canada-based firm, will design Davis Park and Trail for $530,000, according to city documents. The park is located on Research Road next to Memorial High School.
The city’s park dedication fund will support the project, which is slated to add 4,750 linear feet of trails and two playgrounds for toddler and elementary-aged children, respectively. Additional park features include a shade structure, “restorative native meadow” and a new parking lot, per city documents.
Upon completion, Davis Park and Trail is expected to be a “state-of-the-art neighborhood park” and serve as the “east Frisco trailhead portal to the city’s hike and bike trail network,” city documents stated.
Richardson-based Halff Associates is designing Independence Trail for $107,00, city documents state. Funding comes from the 2020 Collin County Project Funding Assistance Program and city bond funds.
Independence Trail, which runs between Independence Parkway and Pond Cypress Lane, will undergo renovations on about 0.9 miles of trails and three trailheads. Improvements also include landscaping, irrigation and trail markers.
Based on the Frisco Hike and Bike Master Plan, the improvements will eventually allow people to travel from Coit Road to FM 423 via off-road trails, according to city documents.
