Category: Bike Trails and Routes
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East Dallas Veloway – Connecting Richardson To East And Downtown Dallas
Last night I stopped off at the public meeting that discussed the new East Dallas Veloway Master Plan. There was a lot of detail discussed and I couldn’t catch all the specifics about phases and timing. So, I’ll just give you some of the top-line information. More details will come as we get them. THE…
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New Guard Rail
I’ve made it my mission to do weekly checkups on the new trail construction by Spring Creek Park (at Central and Renner Road). Every week, there’s a new surprise addition that gets us closer to having a bike friendly passage under Central Expressway, safely joining east and west Richardson. This week, they added guard rails…
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More Trail Progress
It’s amazing what could happen in a week. They had the forms set up last weekend for the addition to the trail at Renner Road and Central. This week we have about 70-80 yards of hike and bike trail, leading us closer to the pass under Central. Check back and we’ll keep you posted with…
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Trail Construction Update Pics
Every time I ride by the new trail construction it doesn’t look like much is happening. I decided to take a closer look and actually discovered more progress down the trail. Here’s a pic of one of the new trails that leads to the southern of the two passages under Central Expressway. Here, you can…
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New Bike Lanes On Waterview Drive
Based on the Richardson Bike Route Plan (downloadable pdf), we were expecting this. It’s still a nice surprise to see them actually getting done. If you happen to go down Waterview Drive between Arapaho and Belt Line, you’ll see one less lane for driving (each direction) and a new one dedicated for bikes (and parking).…
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DMN Taking Pics Of Bike Riders In Richardson
We got a call from our friends at NeighborsGo, the community tabloid from the Dallas Morning News. They are working on a piece about Richardson and Plano trails and want to shoot some pics of cyclists on Richardson trails. Ann Marie Shambaugh, the Richardson neighborsgo editor, will meet me out at Spring Creek Park Trail entrance at Renner…
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Another Trail Under Construction
Richardson is doing it again. They’re following through with their bike route master plan. This time, we’ve spotted new trail construction through the Duck Creek subdivision. This little connection will join the existing Duck Creek Trail to Huffhines Park, as well as the new Huffhines Recreation Center. From there, is the new route through Mark…
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Trail Construction Moving Forward Nicely
If you are following along as we track the construction of the newest hike and bike trails in Richardson, we’ve got some new pics for you. If you haven’t been following along with our coverage of Spring Creek Park, you can click on these links to catch up: Under Construction-Two Bike Trails Under Central Expressway…
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Suburban Assault Takes On The “Low Five”
Jump over to Suburban Assault and read about my ride on the new Cottonwood Creek Trail that goes under the High Five. Developers are calling the new sub-level trail network, the “Low-Five.” Click here to see some pics, videos and map of the new connection between Dallas and Richardson.
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Pics From Today’s Trail Dedication
Today, we went to the Cottonwood Trail Esplanade Dedication. For the first time, we were able to see the new addition to the Dallas County trail system and we were VERY impressed. The design and construction of the esplanade is a masterpiece of landscape architecture that we are very fortunate to have in our county.…