Parham Bridges Park Master Plan
Parham Bridges Park is a 36-acre recreational landscape in Northeast Jackson where ecology, stormwater infrastructure, and public life intersect. TREE developed a phased master plan that reimagines the park through green and blue infrastructure systems, expanded recreation, improved connectivity, and landscape strategies designed to strengthen environmental performance, stewardship, and everyday community use.
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Parham Bridges Park reflects TREE’s approach to public space as ecological and social infrastructure. The master plan reimagines the site as an interconnected landscape where recreation, stormwater management, mobility, safety, and ecological performance work together as a unified system.
The design process focused on understanding how the park already functions in daily life while identifying opportunities to improve long term resilience, usability, and environmental performance. Working closely with LeFleur East Foundation, local tennis organizations, and onsite partners, TREE developed a phased framework that strengthens existing recreational activity while introducing new forms of landscape infrastructure and public experience.
A central component of the plan is the transformation of underutilized drainage areas and topographic conditions into visible blue and green infrastructure systems. New bioswales, stormwater retention areas, creek crossings, and native landscape zones are designed not only to improve drainage and reduce maintenance pressures, but also to shape the spatial identity of the park itself. Rather than hiding water infrastructure underground, the plan integrates hydrology directly into the public landscape, allowing ecological systems to become part of the park experience.
The master plan also prioritizes connectivity and movement throughout the site. Expanded walking trails, pedestrian bridges crossing Hanging Moss Creek, and new circulation systems establish stronger relationships between recreation areas, open space, and surrounding neighborhoods. Recreational improvements including expanded tennis courts, pickleball facilities, park golf, playground enhancements, and a new clubhouse are organized within a larger landscape framework that balances active use with ecological restoration and long term stewardship.
Safety, visibility, and maintenance were approached through practical and scalable interventions. Defined park gateways, improved lighting conditions, clear circulation patterns, and perimeter infrastructure help support long term management while maintaining open and welcoming access during park hours. The project’s phased implementation strategy allows improvements to be coordinated with available funding, partnerships, and evolving community priorities, reinforcing TREE’s belief that resilient public space often emerges through incremental and adaptable investment over time.
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2023 - Ongoing
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36-Acre Site
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Jackson, Mississippi
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Project Partners
LeFleur East Foundation
Engineering
Mendrop Engineering
Neel-Schaffer Engineering
Architecture
Canizaro Cawthon Davis Architects
Prioritizing Native Plantings
In Summer of 2026, TREE joined The Garden Club of Jackson and LeFleur East Foundation for a Wildflower Garden Planting Ceremony at Parham Bridges Park, celebrating another round of improvements and investment in the master plan. The new perimeter garden enhances one of Jackson’s most heavily used parks with more than 1,000 native plants including purple coneflower, black-eyed susan, white yarrow, swamp milkweed, and muhly grass. The plantings create new pollinator habitat white adding seasonal beauty and strengthening the park’s connection to Mississippi’s native landscape.
Community-Led Revitalization
TREE developed the Parham Bridges Park Master Plan through a collaborative process with LeFleur East Foundation, Overkill Tennis, and onsite partners to reimagine the park as an interconnected recreational and ecological landscape. Rather than focusing solely on new amenities, the planning process explored how circulation, topography, drainage, recreation, and long term stewardship could work together as a unified public infrastructure system.
The master plan introduces expanded recreation facilities, pedestrian bridges, walking trails, and a new clubhouse within a broader framework of green and blue infrastructure designed to improve environmental performance and everyday park experience. Stormwater retention systems, bioswales, creek crossings, and restored landscape areas transform existing drainage conditions into visible ecological features that support resilience and usability.
