2024 ANNUAL REPORT
Harold Simmons Park is going to make Dallas a greener and healthier place to live.
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANTINGS (22-ACRE WEST OVERLOOK)
Over 1,600 new trees to be planted
Over 4,000 new bushes and shrubs
Over 200,000 new groundcovers, perennials, and bulbs
Tree Canopy and Environmental Impact: The park will clean the air, providing cool shade, and creating a more comfortable, cooler space for Dallas.
T r i n i t y River Valley
CO2 Reduction: The park will prevent 9 million pound s of CO2 from entering the air; equal to taking 850 cars off the road--a cost savings of over $369,000.
OVERLOOK LAWN
LAND BRIDGE
Energy Savings: The park will save as much electricity as 540 homes use in a year-- a cost savings of $826,000
SKATE & BIKE PARK
Air Quality Improvement: The park will act like giant filters, removing thousands of pounds of harmful gases and particles from the air.
Commerce Street Bridge
Ozone Improvement: The park will remove as much ozone as 12,000 cars would produce in a year-- over 24,575 lbs.
Nitrogen Dioxide Improvement: 3,654 lbs removed --equivalent to what 180,000 gas-powered lawnmowers produce in a year.
Sulfur Dioxide Improvement: 16,553 lbs removed --same amount emitted by 200 coal-fired smokestacks in a single day.
Particulate Matter Improvement: The park will filter out as much fine dust (PM2.5) as produced by driving about 120 diesel trucks for a year-- 1,644 lbs.
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