Thursday, December 28, 2006
Grand Prairie’s Fish Creek becomes ‘A Trail of Two Cities’
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.
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 says:
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
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sllewis says:
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
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Alex Bentley says:
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.
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Teresa Gubbins says:
alex, would it be SO HARD for you to go out and install a porta-potty? tsk
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Alex Bentley says:
It's only <a href="http://www.alltimefavorites.com/local/party-rentals/rentals-restrooms/Texas/Dallas.htm">$1500/day to rent one</a>, T-Gubs.
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Pavel Lishin says:
But it's only approx $30 for one of these cardboard receptacles, and you can get a shower curtain for $4 at WalMart.
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alexander troup says:
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.
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sllewis says:
Thanks I'll do that
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sllewis says:
wow I hope yall arent making fun of me for asking for bathroom facilities at the park! g's
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alexander troup says:
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.
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sllewis says:
please delete my comments and account!!!
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Teresa Gubbins says:
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
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alexander troup says:
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.
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Scott Doyle says:
you could tease Alex too
Behind closed internets, pls.
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alexander troup says:
Which one bubba Doyle, I am going to change my name to Clarence soon..A/T.
Clarence Bigalow Cumequats....
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jtmbls says:
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.
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alexander troup says:
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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