Thursday, December 28, 2006
Grand Prairie’s Fish Creek becomes ‘A Trail of Two Cities’
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By mid January you can run, bike or hike a total of 10 miles of concrete trail that runs through both Grand Prairie and Arlington along scenic Fish Creek. Grand Prairie's Fish Creek Trail, a three mile stretch, will become "A Trail of Two Cities" near State Highway 360 and Green Oaks Boulevard where the trail extends into Arlington.
Map of Fish Creek. Get your own.
Marking the limits will be a medallion and arched monument celebrating the collaboration of both cities on the trail connection. The popularity of the Fish Creek Trail has continued to increase since the first segment was built in the mid 1980s.
Grand Prairie's section of trail is located in Fish Creek Linear Park, which features four playgrounds, a group pavilion, a full and a half basketball court, picnic tables and rest stops. The park is located between Matthew Road to the east and State Highway 360 to the west.
The City of Grand Prairie encourages residents to get out and get walking as part of the National Park and Recreation Administration's "Step Up to Health – It Starts In Parks" program. This nationwide initiative is designed to highlight the benefits of healthy lifestyles and provide the means to achieve and maintain those healthy lifestyles. "Step up to Health" and visit the newest trail extension in Grand Prairie! Visit www.GrandFunGP.com for a map.
Source: City of Grand Prairie
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sllewis Anonymous
we have started walking at the fishcreek linear park and we notice how far it goes and theres no bathroom facilities... also we would like to take our granddaughter to the play area but notice no swings, and again no bathrooms its impossible to take a 4 year old someplace with no bathroom... please consider a bathroom please, Thanks Sandy Lewis
1 year ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
sllewis Anonymous
We also was wondering if you might could put up mile markers on the trail?, we bought the pedometer but ours doesnt work..... to much trouble.... thanks we enjoy the trail , we love the scenic view....and yet feel safe with residents around.. sandra lewis
12 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Alex Bentley Staff
Sandy, thanks for commenting. You might want to try contacting the city of Grand Prairie directly -- here's the e-mail for their Parks and Recreation dept.: chartman@gptx.org
We're not affiliated with them -- we just posted the press release.
12 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Teresa Gubbins Staff
alex, would it be SO HARD for you to go out and install a porta-potty? tsk
12 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Alex Bentley Staff
It's only $1500/day to rent one, T-Gubs.
12 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Pavel Lishin Verified
But it's only approx $30 for one of these cardboard receptacles, and you can get a shower curtain for $4 at WalMart.
12 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
Nice artwork Pav, while the old Grand Prairie,once called Thortonville in 1870 is where you went if you did not have an outhouse in the 1900's, and it was gravel pit country, Vilbig's owned most of the gravel pits that later became ponds and then good old boy fishing holes and good old girl skinney dipping holes...oh well ponds and holes hide well in Grand Prairie, A.T, Fishin buddy.
12 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
sllewis Anonymous
Thanks I'll do that
10 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
sllewis Anonymous
wow I hope yall arent making fun of me for asking for bathroom facilities at the park! g's
10 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
Mother nature and Daddy green always keep it clean, then again, it is nice to have distance from the ground and the squat with support, A/T, Human nature and toilet paper.
10 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
sllewis Anonymous
please delete my comments and account!!!
10 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Teresa Gubbins Staff
sllewis, we weren't making fun of you - at Pegasus News, we just look for any opportunity to have a good time. my comment was only to tease my coworker Alex and pretend he is lazy (when he is actually a hard worker). i hope you'll change your mind and stay! you could tease Alex too
10 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
Mother nature called Daddy Green, bring that enviromental safe outhouse over here, to Ceder Hill.....A/T., Stuck in the wrong place without a hole in the ground.
10 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Scott Doyle Verified
you could tease Alex too
Behind closed internets, pls.
10 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
Which one bubba Doyle, I am going to change my name to Clarence soon..A/T.
Clarence Bigalow Cumequats....
10 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
jtmbls Anonymous
Ha! If only it were that easy! I think I tried suggesting removal of one of my own comments once. Didn’t work.
No need to be so sensitive. If George Michael can keep his sense of humor about public restrooms, you should certainly be able to laugh this off.
10 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
I will keep my toilet lid shut,,,end of passage, Oh George Michaels, uses the bathroom over at Revechon Park when he is in town in the Oak Lawn area,now why is that, I was told at a Goss event...why cant he use the one at the Gallery...and I did not tell all, it is a small matter of privacy now a privey topic..A/T, Wipe that grin off your face when using the port a potty.
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