Thaiss Memorial Park

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This consultation has concluded.

Built over a half century ago, Thaiss Memorial Park no longer meets the needs of today’s parkgoers. For this reason, the City of Fairfax has identified the park for redevelopment.

Thaiss Memorial Park features five baseball fields, a small playground, and a meeting space with restrooms. Facilities are not ADA accessible, are outdated and small, and offer little to the community. Construction is slated to begin in the fall 2024.

The redesign envisions a multigenerational destination for our community. The updated park will feature:

  • Three modern-sized ADA accessible baseball fields with dedicated seating and updated LED lighting that will drastically reduce light spill
  • A 7,500-square-foot multigenerational playground to replace the current 1,100 sf playground
  • A new half-court basketball area and a 1/5-mile walking track
  • An updated facility featuring family restrooms, concessions, covered picnic plaza, and an ADA accessible meeting space
  • 50% more parking with drop-off/pick-up zone
  • 100 tree plantings and new bioretention area, updated stormwater management, and removal of the existing parking from Resource Protection Area, and restored vegetation
  • New connections to public street and Cross-County Trail

Concept plan showing park improvements

Built over a half century ago, Thaiss Memorial Park no longer meets the needs of today’s parkgoers. For this reason, the City of Fairfax has identified the park for redevelopment.

Thaiss Memorial Park features five baseball fields, a small playground, and a meeting space with restrooms. Facilities are not ADA accessible, are outdated and small, and offer little to the community. Construction is slated to begin in the fall 2024.

The redesign envisions a multigenerational destination for our community. The updated park will feature:

  • Three modern-sized ADA accessible baseball fields with dedicated seating and updated LED lighting that will drastically reduce light spill
  • A 7,500-square-foot multigenerational playground to replace the current 1,100 sf playground
  • A new half-court basketball area and a 1/5-mile walking track
  • An updated facility featuring family restrooms, concessions, covered picnic plaza, and an ADA accessible meeting space
  • 50% more parking with drop-off/pick-up zone
  • 100 tree plantings and new bioretention area, updated stormwater management, and removal of the existing parking from Resource Protection Area, and restored vegetation
  • New connections to public street and Cross-County Trail

Concept plan showing park improvements

This consultation has concluded.

Your questions about the project will be answered within two days.

  • Share What is the net change in the total number of parking spaces in the new plan? The current layout is definitely under parked for 5 fields, with multiple simultaneous games, but with only three fields the parking requirements may not be as high. on Facebook Share What is the net change in the total number of parking spaces in the new plan? The current layout is definitely under parked for 5 fields, with multiple simultaneous games, but with only three fields the parking requirements may not be as high. on Twitter Share What is the net change in the total number of parking spaces in the new plan? The current layout is definitely under parked for 5 fields, with multiple simultaneous games, but with only three fields the parking requirements may not be as high. on Linkedin Email What is the net change in the total number of parking spaces in the new plan? The current layout is definitely under parked for 5 fields, with multiple simultaneous games, but with only three fields the parking requirements may not be as high. link

    What is the net change in the total number of parking spaces in the new plan? The current layout is definitely under parked for 5 fields, with multiple simultaneous games, but with only three fields the parking requirements may not be as high.

    Bob Reinsel III asked about 1 year ago

    The plan calls for increasing the number of parking spots from 69 to 99.