The Brief
- Halperin Park, the long-awaited deck park over I-35 near the Dallas Zoo, is scheduled to open this spring to reconnect divided sections of Oak Cliff.
- The project faces a $22 million funding gap, which officials hope to close through a mix of city tax financing, bond grants, and private philanthropy.
- While the project is scheduled to be complete before the World Cup, the opening date has not yet been set.
DALLAS – The long-awaited deck park across from the Dallas Zoo is set to open this spring. But the project is still millions of dollars short on funding.
What’s new:
On Tuesday, a Dallas City Council committee recommended using tax increment financing and grant dollars to close a funding gap for what will be known as Halperin Park.
The deck park above Interstate 35 between South Ewing and Marsalis avenues features multiple water features and a large children’s area with a “treehouse in the woods” inspiration.
It’s nearly finished, but $22 million is still needed to complete construction and begin operations.…