Parks and Trails

One inside left lane on eastbound and one inside left lane on westbound Woodall Rodgers Freeway from St. Paul Street to Pearl Street will be closed every evening this week.

The closure is necessary to allow the Archer Western to set barriers and re-stripe the roadway.

The closure begins Friday evening. Officials say closing the entire freeway is necessary for the demolition of the St. Paul exit.

All park facilities will open at once, although a few soccer games are scheduled for the two preceding weekends in order to test the turf.

The Harwood Street bridge and St. Paul exit ramp are officially closed for demolition.

It's been overshadowed by years of squabbling over the Trinity River Project, but perhaps the Woodall Rodgers park is a breath of fresh air.

The selection was designed to recognize ongoing effort by the City of Richardson to improve and maintain the park.

Urban Outdoor and Indoor recreation grants are reserved for communities with populations of 500,000 or more.

The city has rearranged the various fences enclosing the park, and they now allow people to get slightly within the space.

Groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for Sept. 14, 2009.

Here are a couple of views of the park, looking south toward the Leuda-May Apartments and west towards Jennings.

Dallas Water Utilities project manager Cassia Sanchez braves the heat of a cloudless day to show me around the construction site. (There's lots going on.)

Improvements to the Miller Family Park were financed by 2006 bond funds.

The softball/baseball megaplex will cost an estimated $14.7 million

The land trust is offering guided walks and more for the general public at The Meadow.

The event gives people with disabilities the chance to experience outdoor activities.

Saturday, June 13, has been designated National Get Outdoors Day to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun.

The first phase stretches from Hill Avenue in Deep Ellum to Glasgow Drive near Randall Park.

Fifty acres of land which could be the future site of a city of Lancaster arboretum were added.

The 5.2 acre park will create an urban green space in downtown Dallas.