{"id":4069,"date":"2023-01-12T11:32:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=4069"},"modified":"2025-04-09T13:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T13:57:47","slug":"direct-access-partners-with-city-of-allen-texas-to-audit-all-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/direct-access-partners-with-city-of-allen-texas-to-audit-all-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Access partners with City of Allen, Texas to audit all parks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4069\" class=\"elementor elementor-4069\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Direct Access partners with City of Allen, Texas<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df946c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7df946c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">to audit all public parks<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26c6a31\" data-id=\"26c6a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f1fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are overjoyed to announce that we have partnered with the City of Allen, Texas to complete the self-evaluation and ADA transition plan for the city\u2019s parks.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Working with the City of Allen\u2019s Parks and Recreation Department (PARD), Direct Access will conduct ADA field surveys of all the department\u2019s facilities and parks. We will audit over 78 miles of trails and over 40 properties, including a 6,275 fixed-seat multi-purpose indoor arena.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Following formal approval by the City on Tuesday evening, we have got the ball rolling with our team on the ground undertaking facility audits. Over the next couple of months, a city-wide audit program will be implemented, followed by public meetings for people with disabilities leading to a development plan for the City.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Direct Access consultant Jamie Rhys-Martin commented on the collaboration \u201cPark maintenance is important as it allows us to protect our increasingly disrupted open space and natural resources, encourage exercise and communication among our communities, and offer free space for children to play, but it all counts for nothing if people lack access to the parks, to begin with.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAllen has spared no expense to ensure that parks, bike trails, and trailheads met the standard sure to improve the health and quality of life of disabled people in the area.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Direct Access team has a deep respect for those working to bring people together through the power of parks. 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