{{Short description|Public park in Dallas, Texas}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox park | name = Klyde Warren Park | image = KWP East Side.jpg | image_size = 225 | image_alt = View of park and Downtown in 2013 | image_caption = Klyde Warren Park over the [[Woodall Rodgers Freeway]], connecting Downtown and Uptown. | type = Public Park | location = [[Downtown Dallas]], [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] | coordinates = {{coord|32.789486|-96.801589|format=dms|display=inline,title|region:US_type:landmark}} | area = {{convert|5.4|acre|m2|adj=on}} | created = {{Start date and age|2012|10|27}} | operator = Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation | visitation_num = | status = Open | public_transit ={{rint|heritage|tram}} '''[[M-Line Trolley|M-Line]]''': St Paul & McKinney, KWP/Arts District | website = [http://www.klydewarrenpark.org http://www.klydewarrenpark.org] }}

'''Klyde Warren Park''' is a {{convert|5.4|acre|adj=on}} public [[park]] in [[Downtown Dallas]], [[Texas]]. The park is over the [[Woodall Rodgers Freeway]], and opened in 2012. It is named for Klyde Warren, the young son of billionaire [[Kelcy Warren]] who donated $10 million to the development of the park.

The [[urban park]] is open to the public, but is operated by the private Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation. Unlike other public parks within the city, Klyde Warren Park has operating hours from 6am to 11pm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klydewarrenpark.org/Visit-the-Park/index.html |title=Visit the Park |publisher=Klyde Warren Park |access-date=2015-11-07}}</ref>

== Description == The park is constructed above a section of below-grade [[Woodall Rodgers Freeway]], for three blocks between Pearl Street and St. Paul Street. It connects the Dallas [[Arts District, Dallas|Arts District]] to other areas and serves as a central public gathering space for [[Dallas]] residents and visitors to enjoy.

Designed by landscape architecture firm The Office of James Burnett, the park includes a mix of active and passive spaces like children's parks and reading spaces, fountains, game areas, and dog parks. A {{convert|6000|sqft|adj=on}} restaurant and performance stage, designed by [[Thomas Phifer|Thomas Phifer and Partners]], is in the center of the park.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilonsky |first=Robert |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/08/eating_out_a_first_look_at_the.php |title=Eating Out: A First Look at the Woodall Rodgers Deck Park's Planned Restaurant and Performance Pavillion - Dallas Observer |publisher=Blogs.dallasobserver.com |date=2009-08-19 |access-date=2015-11-07}}<!--sic--></ref>

===Location=== The park is located on the edge of the [[Arts District, Dallas, Texas|Arts District]], between [[Downtown Dallas]] and [[Uptown Dallas|Uptown]]. The urban park stretches for three city blocks between Pearl and St. Paul Streets, and covers the below-grade [[Woodall Rodgers Freeway]]. The park connects with the [[M-Line Trolley]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Klyde Warren Park Has Changed Dallas Real Estate|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2015/september/how-klyde-warren-park-has-changed-downtown-uptown-dallas-real-estate/|website=D Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>

Adjacent structures include the [[Dallas Museum of Art]], [[Nasher Sculpture Center]], [[AT&T Performing Arts Center]], Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Parkside Condominiums, Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences, and several commercial offices. [[Museum Tower (Dallas)|Museum Tower]], a 42-story residential tower, is also located next to the park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theresidencesdallas.com/uptown-dallas-neighborhood/ |title=Uptown Dallas Neighborhood - The Residence Dallas |publisher=Theresidencesdallas.com |access-date=2015-11-07}}</ref>

===Construction and management=== Utility construction began in January 2009, with a "ground-making" ceremony held in September 2009. The park opened on October 27, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/091509dnmetpark.17bdaad49.html |access-date=February 19, 2012 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230150821/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/091509dnmetpark.17bdaad49.html |archive-date=December 30, 2009 |title=Construction to begin next month for Woodall Rodgers deck park in Dallas &#124; News for Dallas, Texas &#124; Dallas Morning News &#124; Latest News }}</ref>

The complex design was led by two design firms, [[landscape architecture]] by The Office of James Burnett,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Klyde Warren Park|url=https://www.ojb.com/project/klyde-warren-park|last=Architecture|first=OJB Landscape|date=2020-05-06|website=OJB Landscape Architecture|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> and [[structural engineering]] by the Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. The design and construction of the park was managed by Bjerke Management Solutions. The head engineer on file is Mir Hadi Ali, P.E. from Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

Construction of the park was 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. The biggest contributor was businessman Kelcy Warren who gave $10 million to the project; the gift gave him naming rights which he used to name the park after his then-nine-year-old son.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Kelcy Warren Named a Park For His Son|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2012/special-report-the-park/why-kelcy-warren-named-a-park-for-his-son/|website=D Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> In March 2009, the park was selected to receive $16.7 million in funds from the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]] that were specifically for transportation enhancement construction.

Klyde Warren Park is privately managed and programmed by the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation. The park's amenities and 1,300 annual events and programming<ref>{{Cite web|title=Klyde Warren Park|url=https://network.thehighline.org/projects/klyde-warren-park/|website=High Line Network|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> are paid for by private donations being raised by the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woodallrodgerspark.org/PressRelease.aspx?id=77 |access-date=February 19, 2012 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529061847/http://www.woodallrodgerspark.org/PressRelease.aspx?id=77 |archive-date=May 29, 2012 |title=The Park }}</ref> The Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation continues to raise donations to fund operations, programming, and construction of new amenities. <!-- Jody Grant serves as Chairman of the Board of the Woodall Rodgers Foundation and is joined by President and C.E.O., Linda Owen, and board members Elaine Agather, Nancy Best, Garrett Boone, Leo Corrigan, Ed Fjordbak, Sheila Grant, Linda Hart, Mitch Hart, Jeff Jackson, Tom Leppert, John Muse, Bob Shapard, Rob Walters, Kelcy Warren and John Zogg.-->

==Gallery==

<gallery> File:Dallas July 2015 12 (Klyde Warren Park).jpg|Path and the lawn inside the park File:Dallas - Klyde Warren Park 15.jpg|Play Fountain File:Klyde Warren park.jpg|The vegetation and setting for Klyde Warren Park create an oasis among the soaring skyscrapers in downtown Dallas, TX File:KlydeWarrenPark1.jpg|Klyde Warren Park, with a variety of food trucks that line the adjacent street </gallery>

==See also==

*[[Arts District, Dallas]] *[[:Category:Parks in Dallas|Parks in Dallas, Texas]]

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == *[http://www.klydewarrenpark.org Official '''Klyde Warren Park''' website] {{commons category|Klyde Warren Park|position=left}} {{Downtown Dallas}}

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