City of Dallas Opens the Great Trinity Forest Gateway and Horse Trails

City of Dallas Opens the Great Trinity Forest Gateway and Horse Trails

Public Invited to Experience a Local Wonder in the heart of Dallas

 

What:             Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins, District 8 will officiate at the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Great Trinity Forest Gateway and Horse Trails. This exciting new forest park is located at the southern edge of the Trinity River Corridor Project. The beautiful area includes new amenities such as fishing piers, pavilions, seating, and approximately one half mile of multi-purpose concrete trail around the fishing pond lined with a wide variety of native trees and picturesque vistas. This site will provide access to the future Trinity Trails Phase V. The land was originally identified in the Great Trinity Forest Master Plan Concept and purchased by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the City of Dallas. Activities will include walking tours sponsored by Inland Fisheries, Dallas County Game Wardens and the Dallas Park and Recreation Department; River Ranch Educational Charities rides for children, Equest miniature horse show.

 

When:            Saturday, June 8, 2013, Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony; 

                        Ribbon Cutting  Ceremony at 10:30 a.m.; festivities to follow.

 

Where:          2161 Dowdy Ferry Road (IH-20 and Dowdy Ferry Road).

 Who:              -Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins, District 8, Dallas City Council

-Gail Terrell, Dallas Park and Recreation Board, District 8

-Barbara Kindig, Assistant Director, Dallas Park and Recreation Department  

About the Trinity River Corridor Project:

The Trinity River Corridor Project is the largest and most complex public works and urban development project undertaken by the City of Dallas. This project is first and foremost a flood protection solution and one of the largest of its type in the nation. The project consists of five major components: flood protection, transportation, recreation, environmental stewardship, and business development. Projects opening this summer include Moore Park Gateway (8^th Street). Projects under construction are the Baker Pump Station scheduled to open in 2014, Sylvan Avenue Bridge scheduled to open spring 2014 and construction exploration has begun on The Horseshoe Project, IH-35 and Margaret McDermott Bridge (IH-30), scheduled to be complete in 2017. The construction will begin for the Continental Avenue Pedestrian Bridge and West Dallas Gateway Park and The Texas Horse Park later this year. Martin Luther King Jr./Cedar Crest Bridge and Joppa Gateway are under design. Over 12 miles of new forest and floodway trails are open for hiking or bicycle riding. Explore the Trinity by visiting www.trinityrivercorridor.org.