Katy Trail (Dallas)
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The Katy Trail is a bicycling and hiking path that runs through the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas (USA), following the path of the old Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, which was known as MKT or the Katy.
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[edit] About
The trail consists of a 12 foot (4 m) wide concrete path[1] for pedestrians and cyclists that runs 3.5 miles (5.6 km)[1] from the American Airlines Center in Victory Park to Mockingbird Station (a DART light rail station) near Southern Methodist University. Next to the concrete path, a soft recycled-rubber track will be built parallel for runners.
[edit] History
The trail's life began when the Union Pacific Railroad, which had bought the Katy, donated the abandoned lines to the city in 1993. Developers hope that the Katy Trail will prove an effective way of connecting the various city parks running from White Rock Lake to the planned park system along the Trinity River—it runs alongside Reverchon Park and the park system along Turtle Creek.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Friends of the Katy Trail - Master Plan. Retrieved 15 October 2006.
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