Friends of Santa Fe Trail

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November 5, 2008 • Category: main post

The Santa Fe Trail, which links Dallas’s most significant natural resource, White Rock Lake, with its most impressive historical resources, Fair Park and Deep Ellum, is underway!
 
The hike and bike path meanders from the country’s largest urban lake alongside seldom seen White Rock Creek.  After you experience this oasis of water, birds and fauna, you will [...]

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Bike Sharing in Dallas (0)

Here is the terrific first line from a NY Times article about bike sharing:  “In increasingly green-conscious Europe, there are said to be only two kinds of mayors: those who have a bicycle-sharing program and those who want one.”  
The article talks about how bike sharing has exploded even beyond the ability of many cities to [...]

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DART Deep Ellum tracks (0)

DART Deep Ellum tracks
Originally uploaded by williamedia

Not sure of our timing to get there, but DART is on schedule!
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Parry Avenue Station (0)

 

Parry Avenue Station
Originally uploaded by Photo Fauna

The trail gets very close to the Fair Park DART station and all that the Exposition Park area has to offer.  Click on the picture for a better view. 

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Welcome

The Santa Fe Trail, which links Dallas’s most significant natural resource, White Rock Lake, with its most impressive historical resources, Fair Park and Deep Ellum, is underway!
 
The hike and bike path meanders from the country’s largest urban lake alongside seldom seen White Rock Creek.  After you experience this oasis of water, birds and fauna, you will [...]

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Sketch of the Spillway (0)

Here is what the City shows as the new design for the spillway at White Rock Lake.  The trail comes in just to the north of here.  I imagine this is where some people will park to use the trail going south. 

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Bike Racks - NY has contest and picks a winner (0)

Check out the winning bike rack design to be used in New York.  
So, what should we have on the Santa Fe Trail?
Here are some of the other choices.
bike rack finalists

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Bike Racks - NY has contest and picks a winner (0)

Check out the winning bike rack design to be used in New York.  
So, what should we have on the Santa Fe Trail?
Here are some of the other choices.
bike rack finalists

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