Inclusive playground, skate park, ballfield part of finalized vision for $22M Floyd Casey park

Waco parks officials have finalized the vision for a $22 million park across the street from the former site of Baylor University’s Floyd Casey Stadium, where work is underway on a development featuring 259 single-family homes, apartments and commercial space. The Waco City Council got a look at the vision during a presentation Tuesday from Waco Parks and Recreation Director Jonathan Cook and Conners Ladner, principal with Design Workship, the architecture firm the city hired to design the park. Major focuses for the park’s design include an all-abilities playground, connections...