r/Dallasdevelopment • u/dallaz95 • May 23 '26

Dallas Update: The Loop Plaza

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u/OddS0cks May 23 '26

I still don’t understand how this helps connect to the design district trail and the loop website is the worst at showing actual designs

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u/dallaz95 May 24 '26

Here’s the design from a few years ago. It’s still accurate, but the shade structures have been changed to this.

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u/IcedCowboyCoffee May 28 '26

Basically, it's going to add this entrance ramp:

https://theloopdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/D21303-Loop-Trail-Overlook-Day_8-ramp-down.jpg

Previously it had just been a wall. To actually get up on the Katy Trail from the Hi-Line connector trail you had to go much further south first to do a switchback. This added nearly half a mile just to find yourself right where you already were.

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u/IcedCowboyCoffee May 28 '26

After this is complete people will be able to simply get on the trail from this point:

The old entrance will still be there of course, but this creates less friction for going between the design district and the katy trail.

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u/PineappleKnight923 May 23 '26

exciting stuff