For the Love of the City
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Bridging the Trinity For the Love of the City History and RECLAIMING BY THE CITY OF DALLAS DOWNTOWN LAKES OUR RIVER 2009 with a City Skyline he dream of two urban cohesive community,” said The Trinity a river should top the priority list of 2008 lakes and a West Dallas lake Trust Board Member Deedie Rose, every one of our civic leaders.” along the Trinity River is who donated funds to hire Ignacio The Balanced Vision Plan from e at The Trinity Trust OCTOBER 2008: happening. Bunster-Ossa of Wallace Roberts & 2003 depicts two lakes across from believe that what we TRINITY RIVER AUDUBON CENTER Dirt begins flying spring of next Todd to envision the amenities for the downtown, a 90-acre urban lake and a are doing is recapturing There is no place more beautiful to experience all nature has to offer in Dallas. Located in the heart of the year for the first phase of the Trinity phase one urban lakes. 60-acre natural lake. the soul of the city. Great Trinity Forest, this Antoine Predock-designed building is an educational learning center for children and Urban Lakes project. These two lakes In Bunster-Ossa’s vision, many of “Imagine our city grounded by a adults with programs about forest creatures, camping, water testing, kayaking and more. Dallas is here, we are here, – totaling 20 acres in the Trinity River the original features of the Trinity system of lakes and a meandering because of the Trinity River. The Location: 6500 Great Trinity Corridor – will create a new gathering River Corridor Project’s Balanced river through its central corridor, Spaniards who saw the three forks Forest Boulevard place with paddle boarding, canoeing Vision Plan are echoed, such as providing natural beauty and of the Trinity in 1690 exclaimed: and picnicking—in the center of the the council rings, an amphitheater, recreation and encouraging unity, “La Santisima Trinidad,” the Most DECEMBER 2008: LOWER CHAIN OF WETLANDS city. water maze, pavilion, and trails. connection and development for Gail Thomas, Holy Trinity. And John Neely Bryan Created by the U.S. Army Corps of “Dallas citizens have a new way of These amenities and others will be generations of Dallasites,” said The President and CEO of founded the town of Dallas by The Trinity Trust Foundation Engineers to control flooding, the interacting with the amazing natural funded by private and corporate Trinity Trust Board Member Emily the banks of the river because the wetlands have become an annual resting resources around them and with donors, with the campaign just now Summers. “The Trinity River is our river was its source of life. place for thousands of migratory birds. quietly launching. And if additional city’s legacy.” And then gradually, in the 20th People go to the site for bird watching and “Imagine our city funding is raised, there is the century, Dallas outgrew its river, or at least we thought it did. We moved the to volunteer for trash clean-up. With the grounded by a system of river in the 1930s and 40s and straightened it, and subsequently the life opportunity for a third urban peaceful atmosphere and wildlife, there is lake with 200 acres of green in the river subsided. Amazingly, when we abandoned the river, the life in no better view of the Texas sunrise. OCTOBER 2009: lakes and a meandering space surrounding it. Downtown Dallas began to atrophy as well, and we moved north, east, and Location: I-45 South and Great DALLAS CITYDESIGN STUDIO river through its central west to form new town centers. Now, a 21st century Dallas is emerging, and Trinity Forest Boulevard The CityDesign Studio, initiated with donor funding corridor, providing natural “Those of us involved in the key to this vibrant urban core is the Trinity. received by The Trinity Trust, focuses on elevating the spectacular rebirth of the The Trinity River Corridor Project is the most important project Dallas design awareness and sustainability throughout the beauty and recreation urban core of Dallas that’s will ever have. The Dallas region is one of the city as they are the keys to enhancing livability. The and encouraging underway want to fill the THE TRINITY fastest growing areas in the United States. Connected City Design Challenge, which aims to unite Trinity River Corridor with Downtown Dallas with the Trinity River Corridor, was unity, connection RIVER CORRIDOR Young leaders are considering lifestyle equally people and activities every with economic opportunity in decisions about created by the studio. and development for weekend,” says Dale Foster, PROJECT IS THE where to build their businesses and raise their Location: Dallas City Hall, generations of Dallasites.” principal of 505 Riverfront. 1500 Marilla Street MOST IMPORTANT families. “If we are truly committed 2011 each other as they discover new to making Dallas a world- PROJECT DALLAS In other words…people are coming! WILL EVER HAVE. Imagine water in downtown Dallas. outdoor adventures,” said Assistant class city, then maximizing DECEMBER 2011: City Manager Jill Jordan. “These lakes this magnificent resource of Excavation for two urban lakes will begin in TRINITY FOREST TRAILS PHASE II COUNCIL CIRCLE early 2015. Local paddlers already enjoy the Trinity River, canoeing for miles are game changers.” Bikers and hikers can experience the beauty in South Dallas on the Trinity Forest 2012 Located between the or maneuvering their kayaks in the white water feature of The Dallas Wave. Trail. Weaving 4.5 miles through the Great Trinity Forest, the trail runs by the WATER MAZE Run or hike along the river on the Trinity Skyline Trail, the Trinity Levee Trinity River, City of Dallas’ Ecopark, and the Trinity River Audubon Center. Commerce Street Bridge and the Top Trails, or the Santa Fe Trestle Trail. Soon there will also be a 17.5-mile Location: 4750 Great Trinity Forest Boulevard MARCH 2012: currently-under-construction trail from the Trinity River Audubon Center through the Great Trinity Forest to MARGARET HUNT HILL Margaret McDermott (I-30) White Rock Lake, as well as the 7.8 mile Trinity Strand Trail winding through BRIDGE Bridge, the two lakes will be the Design District and eventually around the Medical District, connecting to A beautiful addition to the iconic constructed with $30 million the Katy Trail at American Airlines Center. Dallas skyline, the Margaret Hunt from the City of Dallas’ 1998 Or perhaps you would rather fly a kite, play soccer, ride a horse or play Hill Bridge arches 400-feet from the bond program. Private funding corridor and connects Downtown golf. Or maybe just have a picnic. The Trinity River Corridor and its amenities raised by The Trinity Trust will Dallas and West Dallas. Architect will allow for all of these activities and more. Santiago Calatrava designed the provide an opportunity for the Play an informal game of soccer in the fields adjacent to Crow Lake bridge in honor of the Dallas additional features. next to the new Sylvan Avenue Bridge, or book a more serious game at philanthropist of the same name. “The lakes will be an important MoneyGram Soccer Park, managed by FC Dallas. Spend an afternoon The Trinity Trust received donor piece of knitting together people horseback riding at the Texas Horse Park and return to the barns for an funding to secure Calatrava and from all parts of our city into a old-fashioned chuck wagon supper. to host three days of opening PERFORMANCES ON Youngsters can learn the game of celebrations. THE RIVERFRONT golf at First Tee, while the grownups Location: Woodall play a few holes at the new Trinity Rodgers Extension Forest Golf Course. The newly renovated Continental 2013 SEPTEMBER 2012: Avenue Bridge offers opportunities SANTA FE TRESTLE TRAIL for sunrise yoga, a quiet game MAY 2013: This mile-long trail juxtaposes city life with nature as it runs near the A TRAIL THROUGH DALLAS’ of chess or a lively bocce ball MARGARET MCDERMOTT Trinity River with the Downtown Dallas skyline peaking over the tournament. The climb-on play BRIDGE GROUNDBREAKING levee. The restored Santa Fe Railroad Trestle now hosts pedestrians and bikers and provides an excellent view of paddlers enjoying The Unknown Forest area and misting fountains are a Supporters filled the room to honor Margaret Dallas Wave below. McDermott and celebrate the groundbreaking of fun place for kids of all ages. For Location: 2295 South Riverfront Boulevard dinner, select something yummy her namesake bridge. With construction estimated from a food truck or wander down for completion in 2017, the bridge will feature a OCTOBER 2012: to the incubator restaurants at signature addition with bike and pedestrian access PAVAHO PUMP Trinity Groves and other nearby designed by architect Santiago Calatrava. The Trinity STATION Trust received donor funding to secure Calatrava. The Trinity Forest Spine Trail will feature 17.5 miles of hard-surface eateries. Finish the day by watching After years of flooding in a glorious sunset and Location: I-30 over the trail that runs from “the Audubon to the Arboretum.” Trinity River, Dallas the West Dallas community, viewing its reflection off the the new high-capacity Dallas skyline. station pumps 375,000 And what about beauty? JUNE 2013: gallons of water per minute. allas is preparing to open a natural asset for the City of Dallas, but to Trinity Forest to White Rock Lake is the Dallas loves beauty. MOORE PARK GATEWAY PAVILION The three pumps, designed new world – a forested world experience it is beyond belief,” said Mary key to making Dallas truly green and a Where else but Dallas AND AMPHITHEATER and manufactured in The – to citizens in a way that has McDermott Cook, Board President of The great, walkable city.” Netherlands, which quickly remove water from the neighborhood, can you enjoy not one but Founded in 1938 in honor of civic leader Will Moore, not been done before.