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Parks highlights trail‑team progress: 200+ miles of trail, maintenance push and new digital tool
Summary
Parks and Recreation presented an update on the Citywide Trail Initiative: the city now inventories more than 200 miles of trails, a four‑person trail team is focusing on inspections, vegetation management, 9‑1‑1 markers and eco counters, and staff demonstrated an internal mapping database intended for future public use.
Parks and Recreation updated the committee on the Citywide Trail Initiative, reporting progress on maintenance, safety and a new internal mapping tool that staff said will improve inspections and public navigation of Dallas’ trail network.
Renee Johnson, Deputy Director, Parks and Recreation, said the department has an “award winning” system and noted the city has roughly “on our way to 300 [miles]” after reporting about 180 miles in active use and a larger inventory of more than 200 miles when including trails under design or construction.
The department said the city now counts approximately 150 individual trails and described classifications used for management: park trails (stationary loops), linear trails (connections between parks, neighborhoods and commercial areas), soft surface trails (natural paths) and program trails (under design or construction). Staff said linear trails include roughly 18 linear miles and 3 connectors; program…
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