Public parks and greenspaces
Since our founding in the 1950s, we’ve been dedicated to providing safe, clean, and accessible greenspaces, aiming to advance equity and foster thriving communities. Since 2019, we’ve awarded over $8 million in park-related grants, with recent investments focusing on greenspace initiatives in or near South Dallas, West Dallas, and the Medical District. The majority of these parks will open between 2024 and 2025.
Recent parks, grants, and initiatives
KALEIDOSCOPE PARK FOUNDATION
Kaleidoscope Park at HALL PARK, a partnership with CFT and the City of Frisco, is poised to become one of the most innovative, inclusive, and programmed public greenspaces in North Texas.
FAIR PARK FIRST
In 2021, we invested $1.5 million in Fair Park First’s effort to build South Dallas Community Park. The 14-acre park is set to open in 2024 and replaces a parking lot on the southeastern edge of Fair Park in South Dallas.
SOUTHERN GATEWAY PARK
We invested in both the community-base design and construction for Southern Gateway Deck Park, a public/private project that creates a point of connection to eliminate the geographical and cultural “north-south divide” of the city.
TEXAS TREES FOUNDATION
In 2019, we gave $1.2 million to help transform one of the largest urban heat islands in Dallas, the area surrounding the Southwestern Medical District’s hospitals and medical centers, into the Southwestern Medical District Streetscape and Park.
TRINITY PARK
The Trinity Park Conservancy works as a steward and champion of Dallas’ largest public green space: the 10,000 acres of the Trinity River.
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
In 2018, we partnered with Dallas residents to develop a network of parks and trails along Five Mile Creek, a neighborhood in southern Dallas.
One of our intentional investments from our discretionary funds focused on advancing equity is the creation and expansion of public parks. We’ve been investing in parks since our founding in the 1950s, including significant investments in Klyde Warren Park.
- Nadine Dechausay, CFT's Chief Strategy & Insights Officer
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