Texas X Park

[eastsider]

http://www.texasxpark.com

The city of Leander approved the development of a $66 million project called the Texas X Park which is planned on nearly 200-acres in the northwestern part of the city with some frontage on Lake Devine. The park would be home to extreme and traditional sports facilities for sports like BMX, motocross, skateboarding, wakeboarding, beach volleyball, tennis, soccer, ice skating, and gymnastics. The park may offer a shuttle in the future to the commuter rail line station that is scheduled to open in 2008. Construction on the park could begin this summer and be opened by next summer.

This will be the largest mixed sports facility in Central Texas, and extreme sports participants said they don't know of other venues like it in the state. Once finished, it will host up to 23 activities across more than 200 acres. The plan will include the Texas X Park, which will offer traditional and extreme sporting venues; an indoor sporting arena; and, eventually, a hotel and retail development.

Austin American-Statesman: Leander may become extreme sports Mecca

Hill Country News: Leander embraces X Park

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The U.S. Corps of Engineers have given a permit the the developers of Texas X Park giving it the go ahead for construction. Groundbreaking for the $18M first phase is expected to take place this summer and take about eight months to complete.

Austin Business Journal: X Park gets critical environmental permit, set for summer groundbreaking

[dgreco]

thats exciting for kids, when I was younger I would of loved to have had a park lke that.

[eastsider]

Work will also begin this summer on Park Village, a 200,000 sf retail center to be built on 20 acres at the Teaxs X Park. Park Village will have some retailers geared for extereme sports as well as more traditional stores. It could also be the home of up to three hotels. Park Village should be completed by late 2008.

Austin Business Journal: Extreme retail for Leander X Park