Presentation of the Dallas Hike and Bike network made by Peter Bratt at the 10/25/2016 Wilshire Heights Neighborhood Association General Membership Meeting.
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• Park and Recreation
Department’s Long Range
Development Plan – A
Renaissance Plan adopted in
2002
• Plan survey identified hike and
bike trails as high priority of
Dallas citizens
• Plan recommended
implementation of regional trail
network throughout Dallas
RENAISSANCE PLAN OF 2002
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• The Dallas Trail Network
Master Plan was adopted in
2005, revised in 2008
• Linear trails – 28.8 miles
• Loop trails – 33.9 miles
• Natural trails – 22.8 miles
• 86 Miles
• As of October 1, 2016
• Linear trails – 64.3 miles
• Loop trails – 54.9 miles
• Natural trails – 33.8 miles
• 153 Miles
TRAIL MASTER PLANS
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2003 AND 2006 FUNDING LEVERAGING
• The 2003 and 2006 Bond Program leveraged an
additional $29.5M through various grant and
partnership programs
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• Significant funding and
project design support since
1997
• Priority of the Commissioners
Court
• Coordinates funding through
TxDOT and NCTCOG
• 2003 Open Space Plan
• Funding for new trails
throughout Dallas County
•Trinity Forest Spine Trail
•Kleberg Trail
•Trinity Skyline Trail
PARTNERS: DALLAS COUNTY
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• Funding for trails in
portion of City of Dallas
within Collin County
• Funding for Preston Ridge
Trail (2003)
• Moss Glen Park Loop Trail
(2016)
• Priority of Council
Member Sandy Greyson
PARTNERS: COLLIN COUNTY
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• Approved by City Council on April 13, 2011
• Established agreement to be used on 60.7 miles
(22.4%) of built-out system
• Key provisions of Oncor License Agreement
•Perpetual
•No up-front cost considerations
•City of Dallas maintains full width of corridor
PARTNERS: ONCOR
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• Approved by DART and City Council on November 23,
2015
• A non-exclusive perpetual easement for trails
• Allows for trail improvements on trail, including
benches, trash bins, drainage improvements, and water
fountains
• All landscaping and improvements must be reviewed
and approved by DART and maintained by the City of
Dallas
PARTNERS: DART
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• White Rock Creek Trail
established in 1977
• 9.3 mile trail
• Improvements since 2003:
• Portion of trail renovated and
widened (2003 and 2006
Bond Program) from Valley
View Park to Forest Lane
• Trail extended from Valley
View Park to Hillcrest Park
(2006 Bond Program)
WHITE ROCK CREEK TRAIL
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• Completed in 1976
• 9.3 mile loop trail
• Improvements since 2000
• East Lawther Trail Improvements
(2000 to 2002) from Garland Road to
Sunset Bay
•West Lawther Trail Improvements
Phase 1 (2003 to 2004) from Pump
House to Lily Pad Bay
•Mockingbird Pedestrian Bridge (2005
to 2007)
WHITE ROCK LAKE TRAIL
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• Improvements since 2006:
• West Lawther Trail
Improvements Phase 2 (2007
to 2009) from Pad Bay to
Mockingbird Pedestrian
Bridge
• East Lawther Trail
Improvements (2014 to
2015) from Mockingbird
Bridge to Bath House
Cultural Center
WHITE ROCK LAKE TRAIL
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• 4.1 mile trail on old railroad right of way
• From White Rock Lake Trail to Hill Street
• Funding from Dallas County, City of Dallas, and TxDOT
• Phased opening between 2009 and 2011
• $10.11M project
SANTA FE TRAIL
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• 1.5 mile trail
• SoPAC terminus at
Northwest Highway to
Goforth Road (Doran
Point)
• Opened in May 2015
• Connects to the White
Rock Creek Trail
• Remaining portion of
the trail from Goforth
Road to Muchert
Service Facility is in
design
FLAG POLE HILL TRAIL
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• 1.2 mile trail
• Lake Highlands High School to
Ferndale Drive
• Open in October 2014
• Oncor easement
• Eventually connects to White
Rock Creek Trail
LAKE HIGHLANDS PHASE I
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• 1.7 mile trail
• Between Skillman St and
Fisher Road opened May
2016
• Portion of Ridgewood Trail
between Glencoe Park and
Skillman Street remains
under construction
• Mockingbird Pedestrian Bridge
• Some great views
RIDGEWOOD TRAIL
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• 1 mile extension
completed in June 2016
• From Hill Street along
DART ROW
• Baylor Hospital to Fair
Park
• Funding from City of
Dallas
• $.7M cost
SANTA FE TRAIL EXTENSION
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SOPAC TRAIL
• .9 miles
• Two portions of the trail are
already open
•White Rock Lake Trail to
Lakewood Park
•Trammel Road to Northwest
Highway
• Managed and funded by City of
Dallas
•$1.2M
• Connects to Ridgewood, White
Rock Lake, and Flag Pole Hill Trails
• Construction expected to begin in
January 2017 and be completed
in January 2018
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• 50 miles in design or
under construction
• 4.6 miles under
construction
• Five Mile Creek Trail
• Ridgewood Trail
• Runyon Creek Trail
• 44.9 miles in design
• 25.8 miles expected to
begin construction in 2017
TRAILS IN DESIGN OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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• 1.2 mile trail
• Portion of Ridgewood Trail
between Fisher Road and
Skillman St already open
• Segment includes
•Mockingbird Pedestrian Bridge
•One smaller bridge at Twin Sixties Dr
• $17M cost for segment
• Expected to open in Spring
2017
RIDGEWOOD TRAIL
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SOPAC TRAIL PHASE III
• 1.8 miles
• From Lakewood Park to
Trammel Road
• Managed by Dallas County,
funding from City of Dallas
and NCTOG
• $3.9M
• Connects to White Rock Lake
Trail and Santa Fe Trail
• Construction expected to
begin in January 2017 and
be completed in January
2018
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SOPAC TRAIL PHASE IVA
• 2.5 miles
• From Northwest Highway to
Greenville Avenue
• Managed by Dallas County,
funding from City of Dallas
and NCTOG
• $8.3M
• Connects to
•Ridgwood Trail
•Flag Pole Hill Trail
• Construction expected to
begin in January 2017 and
be completed in January
2018
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• 1.2 mile trail
• Harry Moss Park to
Arbor Park
•Sidewalk/street connection
to Lake Highlands Trail
Phase I
• Trail in final design
•Public meeting tonight with
CM McGough to determine
alignment options
• Needs $2.6M for
constructing trail
LAKE HIGHLANDS TRAIL PHASE II/WEST
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• .6 mile trail
• White Rock Creek Trail to
Lake Higlands Trail Phase I
•Watercrest Park to Olive
Schapiro Park
•Trailhead proposed for new
Alamo Drafthouse at Skillman St
and Abrams Rd
• Trail in conceptual design
•Public meeting tonight with CM
McGough to determine
alignment options
• Construction is funded
•Design to begin in January
2017
LAKE HIGHLANDS TRAIL SOUTH
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• .7 mile trail
• Portion of Flag Pole Hill Trail from SoPAC Trail to Goforth
Road open
• Through Flag Pole Hill Park to Muchert Service Facility
• Trail design finished
• Project being put out to bid in November 2016
• Construction expected to begin in January 2017
•Completion in October 2017
FLAG POLE HILL TRAIL
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• 102 miles of
proposed trails
• Estimated cost of
total system
buildout $200M
• Reconstruction of 35
miles of loop and
linear trails ($36M)
• Building new trails
($164M)
FULL PROPOSED SYSTEM
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CIRCUIT TRAIL CONSERVANCY
• Private group of trail supporters raising money to
match bond funds to develop 13.7 miles of the trail
network
• Key high cost segments of trail system that have not
yet been built
• The Connection $21M
• Baker Pump Station Connection $2M
• Cedar Creek Bridge $2M
• Trinity Forest Spine Trail $18M
• Total cost of $43M
• Requesting $20M of City funds, $13M in letters of
intent
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SOPAC TRAIL PHASE IVB
• 1.2 miles
• From Greenville
Avenue to White Rock
Creek Trail and
Northaven Trail (Phase
IB)
• Estimated cost of
$4.2M
• Would allow trail users
to connect to the White
Rock Creek Trail and
Northaven Trail
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• 153 miles of existing
trails
• 50 miles in design or
under construction
• 44.9 miles in design
• 25.8 miles expected to
begin construction in 2017
• 4.6 miles under
construction
• Five Mile Creek Trail
• Ridgewood Trail
• Runyon Creek Trail
• 102 miles of
proposed trails
FULL PROPOSED SYSTEM
