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[[File:Trinity Strand Trail Map.pdf|thumb|Trinity Strand Trail Map]]
The '''Trinity Strand Trail''' is a partially completed {{convert|7.8|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}, hike/bike commuter and recreational trail that would run along the course of the original [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]] in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]] near the [[Dallas Design District]]. The trail is intended to connect the Dallas medical district with the [[Katy Trail (Dallas)|Katy Trail]] and the [[Trinity River Corridor Project|Trinity River Corridor]].{{sfn|Joyce|2011}}{{sfn|Joyce|2012}}{{sfn|Nicholson|2014}}

{{as of|2011}}, the project had received approximately US$8 million from the city of Dallas bonds and the North Central Texas Council of Governments combined.{{sfn|Joyce|2011}} Trail construction began in 2010{{sfn|Thompson|2010}} and a {{convert|2.5|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} segment was finished in 2014 at a cost of $5.4 million.{{sfn|Nicholson|2014}}

The trail is supported by a non-profit organization Friends of the Trinity Strand Trail, formed in 2002.{{sfn|Joyce|2011}} The non-profit is partnered with another local non-profit, Friends of the Katy Trail, to connect the trail with Katy Trail. A land donation valued at $2 million was secured for the connection in 2007.{{sfn|Wilonsky|2007}}{{sfn|Wilonsky|2012}}

== References ==
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===Sources===

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* {{cite news |first=Matt |last=Joyce |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/print-edition/2011/07/01/dallas-rolling-toward-trinity-trail.html |title=Dallas rolling toward Trinity trail |work=[[Dallas Business Journal]] |date=July 1, 2011}}
* {{cite news |first=Matt |last=Joyce |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2012/03/15/Trinity-Strand-trail-project.html |title=Trinity Strand trail work in Dallas inching forward |work=[[Dallas Business Journal]] |date=March 15, 2012}}
* {{cite news |first=Eric |last=Nicholson|title=Dallas' Trinity Strand Trail Is "Finished"|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-trinity-strand-trail-is-finished-7147705|work=[[Dallas Observer]]|date=October 10, 2014|accessdate=5 November 2023}}
* {{cite news |first=Steve |last=Thompson |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20100526-Work-starts-on-new-Trinity-Strand-9925.ece |title=Work starts on new Trinity Strand Trail in Dallas' Design District |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=May 27, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805025618/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/dallas/headlines/20100526-Work-starts-on-new-Trinity-Strand-9925.ece|archive-date=5 August 2011}}
* {{cite news |first=Robert |last=Wilonsky |authorlink=Robert Wilonsky |work=[[Dallas Observer]] |title=Happy (Katy and Trinity Strand) Trails |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/happy-katy-and-trinity-strand-trails-7144273|date=October 30, 2007}}
* {{cite news |first=Robert |last=Wilonsky |authorlink=Robert Wilonsky |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |title=Take a ride on The Connection that will one day link the Katy Trail to the Trinity Strand Trail. At least, that’s still the plan. |url=http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2012/05/take-a-ride-on-the-connection-that-will-one-day-link-the-katy-trail-to-the-trinity-strand-trail-at-least-thats-still-the-plan.html/ |date=May 10, 2012 |accessdate=May 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510235257/http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2012/05/take-a-ride-on-the-connection-that-will-one-day-link-the-katy-trail-to-the-trinity-strand-trail-at-least-thats-still-the-plan.html/ |archivedate=May 10, 2012 }}
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==External links==
* [http://www.trinitystrand.org Trinity Strand Trail website]
* [http://www.dallasjinglebellrun.com/ Jingle Bell Run website]

[[Category:Bike paths in Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Dallas]]