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Friday, February 05, 2010

Trinity River Vision Partners Take Home Two Awards at Texas Trail Network Conference

Trinity River Vision partners gain statewide attention for efforts to enhance river recreation and access throughout the Trinity River corridor in Fort Worth.

AUSTIN, Texas – The “Great Texas Trail Head Planning Award” – a top honor given annually by the Texas Trail Network – was awarded to the Tarrant Regional Water District Thursday night for the planning efforts associated with the Trinity River Vision Neighborhood Recreation Enhancement Plan (NREP). The award recognizes completed trail planning or design projects that have incorporated and utilized public input to significantly enhance a region.

 “The ‘Tales of Texas’ Awards are our way of recognizing outstanding Texans who are working to plan, create and participate in the development of trails that meet the future recreation, health and mobility needs of our citizens. The Neighborhood Recreation and Enhancement Plan for the Trinity River is an exceptional example of that effort,” said Jim Waldbauer, Texas Trails Network President.

Trinity River Vision partner Streams and Valleys, Inc. received the “Great Texas Two Step Award” for the Riverside Trailhead project. The award recognizes creativity and high quality in a trail promotion effort to provide public exposure in the field of trail use, planning, design or project implementation. The Riverside Trailhead is a completed NREP project serving the historic Riverside neighborhood in Fort Worth.

The Trinity River Vision Neighborhood and Recreational Enhancement Plan (NREP) is a 10-year effort to implement over 90 community-inspired recreational and environmental enhancements throughout the Trinity River greenbelt in Fort Worth. It is a joint effort by the Tarrant Regional Water District, Streams & Valleys, City of Fort Worth and the Trinity River Vision Authority. To learn more about the NREP planning efforts visit www.trinityrivervision.org

The Texas Trails Network is a non-profit organization that promotes quality development and management of trails, provides a forum to address concerns related to trial acquisition, development, management, and user conflicts; also prompting the development of a statewide trails system network.

Media Contacts:

Trinity River Vision Authority Streams and Valleys, Inc.

Laura Mayberry

Public Information Officer

Office: 817.698.0700

Cell: 817.475.4203

laura.mayberry@trinityrivervision.org

Adelaide Leavens

Executive Director

Streams and Valleys, Inc.

Office: 817.926.0006

adelaide@streamsandvalleys.org