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Driving southbound I-35 just south of the Red River, approaching the sign and ramp for the Texas Travel Information Center/Rest Area (Exit 502).
Gainesville, Texas
Saturday morning 6 April 2024
March 10, 2025 - Catalyzing Change: A City Park Building Community and Environmental Sustainability
Presented by: Brandon Woodle, Associate Landscape Architecture with SmithGroup
Allison Marusic, Principal and Landscape Architect with Smith Group
Learn how Toledo’s Glass City Metropark combines innovative park elements, sustainable practices, and community engagement to enhance visitor experience, establish urban ecosystems, and stimulate local investment.
This presentation will be an in-depth exploration of how Toledo’s Glass City Metropark is redefining urban park spaces. Partially opened in 2020, and fully completed in June of 2023, this park is a catalyst for the larger Glass City Riverwalk project, aimed at rejuvenating Toledo’s waterfront. This presentation will highlight the park’s innovative and unique features, such as the interactive Mini Maumee Discovery Water Play, Grosbeak Discovery Play, The Ribbon, and the naturalized Cove area. Attendees will gain insights into the park’s sustainable practices for managing stormwater and creating diverse habitats on an urban waterfront brownfield site, showcasing how these efforts contribute to environmental resilience.
Additionally, the session will delve into how the park integrates community desires into its design and fosters connections to nature, local history, and the broader community. It will overview how Glass City Metropark serves as a catalyst for investment and revitalization in Toledo’s waterfront areas, driving both economic and environmental benefits. With its commitment to sustainability and community, Glass City Metropark stands as a model for urban parks nationwide.