Quality of outdoor life activities on the blackland prairie is about to be catapulted to a "better than good" rating here in the urban areas of Dallas! Yesterday, the City Council said yes to a 4.5 mile concrete trail along the Trinity, connecting to both the Katy Trail and Santa Fe Trail. Last month, construction bids were being collected for the first 2 miles of the Trinity Strand Trail in the design district, and developers in the Market Center and Medical District areas have decided to add trail behind their property along the new DART Rail line. The City is saying we may even have one of the planned lakes by 2016!
Did you know we have visiting Roseate Spoonbills, local Texas Wood Storks and River Otters (along with the wild pigs) that you can see at Lemmon Lake, or possibly while paddling on a 10 mile river trail? The Trinity Audubon Center continues to add hiking trails, as does Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center.
Whether you live in or move to Uptown, Oak Lawn, Park Cities, Greenway Parks, Greenway Crest, Lakewood, M Streets, Devonshire, Bluffview, the Design District, Downtown, North Oak Cliff, Downtown Dallas, the Arts District, Lake Highlands, Preston Hollow, Midway Hollow or in any neighborhood I missed, you will soon be able to walk, bike, or skate to a place where you can stand up paddle, canoe, kayak or crew! Which is good, since the last month we've been envying and enjoying the land and water trails in Memorial area of Houston, everywhere in Austin (!) and along the ocean in the Florida Panhandle. Kudos Dallas!
