Tag: Richardson
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Spring Creek Trail is Re-Opened
According to this week’s newsletter from the city: Repair work on Spring Creek Trail has been completed by the contractor ahead of schedule, and other than some cleanup work still taking place over the next several days, the trail is open for all users once again. The trail was closed in three phases beginning Jan.…
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Spring Creek Trail Looks Worse Than I Thought
Last week the City of Richardson announced that they would be closing off portions of the Spring Creek Trail for repairs. Since I typically ride the west section, from the Routh Creek Parkway ramp to the Central Expressway underpasses, I didn’t know the extent of the wear and tear on the trail. I took a…
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Black Friday Ride Number 3 – November 25, 2011
It’s that time of year again. It’s the time to AVOID all the big crowds at the shopping mall, work off that Thanksgiving dinner and have a fun ride around town. You are invited to attend Bike Friendly Richardson‘s third annual Black Friday Ride. Started three years ago as the inaugural ride that launched Bike Friendly…
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Spring Creek Trail Extension Officially Open
If you’ve been following us for the past couple of years, we kept you updated on the progress of extensions of the Spring Creek Trail. These new extensions provide safe passages under Central Expressway and Renner Road. This past Thursday was the ribbon cutting that officially opened the trail extension. From the city newsletter: City…
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They’re Closing The Gap Between Preston Ridge Trail and Cottonwood Trail
If you’ve ever tried to ride the Preston Ridge Trail from Richardson, Plano or even north Dallas into downtown Dallas, you might of found it a bit difficult. Sure it’s a good trail that leads towards downtown, but it falls short on Coit Road, between Belt Line Road and Spring Valley Road. The closest connections…
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Spring Creek Trail – Central and Renner Road Underpass Updates
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve been on the Spring Creek Trail, so we thought we would share some updates. Central Underpass (south of Renner Road) Let’s start with the – almost complete – Central Expressway (US75) underpass, the one located just south of Renner Road. The last time we checked, all of the…
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Pics From The 2011 Richardson WildRide!
I shared this on Suburban Assault, but thought I should share it here as well. This past weekend, I decided to participate in the 8th annual Richardson WildRide! Against Cancer benefitting the Methodist Richardson Cancer Center, home of the Lance Armstrong Shaped Beam SurgeryTM program. The ride consisted of three distances of your choice –…
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Spring Creek Trail: North Of Renner Road – A Progress Report
Do you remember when Bob reported about this trail over a year ago? Back then it was just an open field and a plan to extend the Spring Creek Trail from the Renner Road at Central Expressway rest stop to Alma Road at the PGB Tollway. We’re happy to report that, over a year later,…
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We’d Like To Address A Small Gap In The Central Trail Plan
We are very fortunate to have such an aggressive Bike and Pedestrian Plan in Richardson. The city planners are doing a great job retrofitting some new trails and bike lanes into an older, built-out infrastructure. In that plan is the Central Trail, which will provide passage through Richardson. When completed, it will run through the…
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Central Underpass – Progress On The West Side
There is a bit more progress on the Spring Creek Trail / Renner Trail connection at the Central Expressway (US-75) underpass. This time there is progress on the west side of Central, extending the Renner Trail from where it dead ends at the QMAC building – to the upcoming under-highway connection. Here is a quick…