On March 20, 2023, an Advisory Recreation and Park Board Meeting was held.  At this meeting the board discussed the possibility of constructing a pedestrian bridge over the creek from Topeka Drive into Highland Station Park. The city engineer was present and went over the scope of constructing this bridge. They explained that a topo survey would need to be done in order to do a conceptual design of the pedestrian bridge. There were several residents present that spoke in support of the project. 

When the Highland Station Subdivision was built, the developer designed park access easements on some streets that backed up to Highland Station Park. These access points provide residents and children a place to enter the park by foot or bike. They also provide a pathway for children to get to school safely.

The majority of these access points were put in as the homes were built. They are simply sidewalk connections to the trail that goes around the park. There are only two that were not put in when the homes were built. One is on Topeka Dr. and one is on Paint Horse Tr. The access point from Topeka was never installed. I'm sure due to the fact a bridge would be required to cross the creek. The second access point off of Paint Horse Tr. has a sidewalk in place that only goes to the back lot lines. This area is undeveloped park land just west of HIgh Country Tr., sometimes referred to as the greenbelt area.