City of Bowling Green releases renderings for phase two of Riverfront Park

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – In the midst of the icy roads and freezing temperatures, the City of Bowling Green has released something residents can look forward to during the warmer months.

Riverfront Park phase two has been announced and will begin construction shortly after phase one is completed. It will feature the play area part of the park, with sections that include a splash pad and a space for food trucks.

But when it comes to the design of the park, MKSK, the designers of the park, tried to key in on what makes south-central Kentucky a unique place.

“We’re one of the only places that has karst features, right? That is a unique feature. And so how do we mold that into this design. And that’s what the designers came up with and sort of coming up and kind of exploring that idea. So me ask are lead landscape architects as part of this is really just, we gave them a lot of freedom to just design and create this new space, this new play space, here in Riverfront Park,” said Brent Childers, director of Neighborhood and Community Services.

The excitement around Riverfront Park is growing quickly among the city. So when can residents expect to see the phase two part of the park open to the public?

“Right on the heels of phase one is when we plan to start phase two. So we want to start construction this summer with phase two and really start breathing life into the park. We’re expecting that to take about 12 months, to pull it all together. So summer of 2027 is when this part of the park would be open and available to the public,” Childers said.

If you would like to see the full video of the renderings of phase two of river front park, you can click here.