CBS DFW: ‘Park With A Purpose’: New Greenspace In Oak Cliff To Have Deeper Intentions Than Just Recreation

South Dallas will soon be home to the city’s newest greenspace known as Southern Gateway Park. Spanning I-35E adjacent to the Dallas Zoo, it’s being hailed as a “park with a purpose” – a playground, pavilion, garden, and more in the heart of Oak Cliff – but with deeper intentions than just recreation.

“We call it a gateway because, of course, it’s physically a gateway,” said April Allen, president and COO of Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation. “It’s on I-35, so it will be a gateway to our city of Dallas, but it’s also a gateway to the opportunities.”