The Future of Parks in the Southwest Neighborhood
A Bigger Investment. More Parks. More Opportunities.
Exciting things are coming to the Southwest neighborhood!
The Southwest Park Working Group was created to ensure the parks and recreation amenities originally planned for McCoy Park are delivered to the community. After months of collaboration with residents, community leaders and project partners, the Working Group developed a plan that not only fulfills those commitments—it expands them.
The solutions create a network of parks and recreation opportunities across three locations, bringing amenities closer to more residents and increasing investment throughout the Southwest neighborhood.
Nearly 50,000 residents will live within a two-mile drive of these amenities—compared to approximately 18,000 under the original plan.
What This Means for the Southwest Neighborhood
These recommendations do more than replace what was originally planned. They expand access to parks and recreation by creating:
- More parks closer to where people live
- Recreation opportunities for children, families and individuals with disabilities
- Better neighborhood connections
- Increased public investment across the Southwest neighborhood
- Parks and recreation spaces that will serve the community for generations
What’s Next
With the Working Group’s recommendations complete, the focus now shifts from planning to building.
The final report serves as the roadmap for designing and constructing these parks and recreation amenities. Work will begin in phases, with the first phase staying on the timeline originally promised to the community.
As projects move forward, we’ll continue sharing updates, project milestones, timelines and construction progress right here on this page.
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Updates
July 8, 2026: Contractors will be on-site to dig a few test pits in the area of the future retention basin. Work will be contained to the northern parcels along Greenlawn. The holes will be backfilled once work is complete.
Three Sites. One Vision.
Together, these projects create new opportunities for recreation, play and community gathering while building on the commitments made to the Southwest neighborhood.
McCoy Park
A new 7.5-acre community park with therapeutic recreation amenities.
Planned amenities include:
- Therapeutic Recreation indoor facility
- Universally accessible playground
- Community access to synthetic turf academy fields
- Multi-use recreation fields
- Tennis or pickleball courts
- Open-air shelter
- Open greenspace
- Walking paths
- Permanent restrooms
- Parking, lighting, landscaping and other park amenities
Greenleaf Park
A new 8.9-acre neighborhood park at Brown Road and Greenleaf Road.
Planned amenities include:
- Playground with enhanced accessibility features
- Adventure play area
- Outdoor fitness station
- Basketball courts
- Tennis or pickleball courts
- Open-air shelter
- Open greenspace
- Walking paths
- Dedicated parking
- Landscaping and park amenities
Berliner Sports Park
Field 2 will be transformed into an adaptive recreation field designed for athletes of all abilities.
Planned amenities include:
- Regulation-size wheelchair softball pad or Miracle Field
- Spectator seating
- Dugouts and shade structures
- Restrooms
- Drinking fountain
- Lighting
- Parking
- Park amenities
Timeline
Below is a high-level timeline for all three solutions. The first phase of work will be completed on the same timeline originally promised to the community.
This is an aggressive timeline, and it is dependent on several variables.
Greenleaf Park
- Design: Anticipated Completion First Quarter 2027
- Construction: Anticipated Completion Fourth Quarter 2027
McCoy Park
Phase 1
- Design: Anticipated Completion First Quarter 2027
- Construction: Anticipated Completion Second Quarter 2028
Phase 2
- Design: Anticipated Completion Third Quarter 2027
- Construction: Anticipated Completion First Quarter 2029
Berliner Sports Park
- Design: Anticipated Completion Third Quarter 2027
- Construction: Anticipated Completion First Quarter 2029