{"id":9393,"date":"2022-03-02T14:09:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T20:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/?p=9393"},"modified":"2022-03-02T14:09:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T20:09:50","slug":"meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Friends Of The Katy Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By:  Ann Whitley Wood <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Katy Trail is a treasured Dallas greenspace and one of the most important public spaces and destinations in the city.\u00a0 Since 1997, when a visionary group of neighbors proposed turning the abandoned Union Pacific railroad line into a greenbelt park, the mission of Friends of the Katy Trail has been to maintain, enhance, and advocate for the Katy Trail as the premier trail for recreation, wellness, and alternative transportation in the City of Dallas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Katy Trail land is owned by the City of Dallas, the Trail is almost entirely community-funded.\u00a0 Friends of the Katy Trail is responsible for raising the funds needed to keep the Trail clean, safe, and beautiful.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" class=\"wp-image-9394\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-01.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-01.png 625w, https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-01-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 625px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an exciting time to become involved with the Katy Trail.\u00a0 The pandemic has shown the essential role the Katy Trail plays in the mental and physical health of Dallas, and the Trail now has 1.5 million visits per year.\u00a0 Plus, this year Friends of the Katy Trail will celebrate 25 years of managing the Trail for the benefit of citizens and visitors.\u00a0 In 2022, we are expanding our exciting new Katy Trail Art initiative; continuing to grow membership, corporate, and other support; hold another successful Katy 5K and fun member socials; and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" class=\"wp-image-9397\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-3-01.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-3-01.png 625w, https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-3-01-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 625px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friends of the Katy Trail is so grateful to have the support of Run Project!&nbsp; Your runners can partner with the Katy Trail through memberships, sponsorships, and individual and corporate support.&nbsp; Please join us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you love and use the Katy Trail, please become a member!\u00a0 Individual annual memberships start at just $75.00.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The coveted Katy Trail T-shirts are complimentary with a $250+ membership.\u00a0 Members can attend our first 2022 Member Social happy hour on March 23 at Chelsea Corner and more fun events throughout the year.\u00a0 Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/katytraildallas.org\/membership\/\">https:\/\/katytraildallas.org\/membership\/<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" class=\"wp-image-9395\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-2-01.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-2-01.png 625w, https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-2-01-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 625px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information on supporting the Katy Trail, contact Ann Whitley Wood, <a href=\"mailto:ann@katytraildallas.org\">ann@katytraildallas.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1636\" height=\"1636\" class=\"wp-image-9365\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-25th-Anniversary-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-25th-Anniversary-Logo.png 1636w, https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-25th-Anniversary-Logo-1280x1280.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-25th-Anniversary-Logo-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Trail-25th-Anniversary-Logo-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1636px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Ann Whitley Wood The Katy Trail is a treasured Dallas greenspace and one of the most important public spaces and destinations in the city.\u00a0 Since 1997, when a visionary group of neighbors proposed turning the abandoned Union Pacific railroad line into a greenbelt park, the mission of Friends of the Katy Trail has been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9396,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[556,1,557],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Meet The Friends Of The Katy Trail - Run Project<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meet The Friends Of The Katy Trail - Run Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By: Ann Whitley Wood The Katy Trail is a treasured Dallas greenspace and one of the most important public spaces and destinations in the city.\u00a0 Since 1997, when a visionary group of neighbors proposed turning the abandoned Union Pacific railroad line into a greenbelt park, the mission of Friends of the Katy Trail has been [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Run Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RunProject\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-03-02T20:09:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-02T20:09:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-10.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mary Waida\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@runproject\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@runproject\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mary Waida\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mary Waida\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b423eef99de2c7bb937c43dd2382052b\"},\"headline\":\"Meet The Friends Of The Katy Trail\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail\"},\"wordCount\":320,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-10.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Beneficiaries\",\"Blog\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail\",\"name\":\"Meet The Friends Of The Katy Trail - Run Project\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-10.png\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-10.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-10.png\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":480},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Meet The Friends Of The Katy Trail\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/\",\"name\":\"Run Project\",\"description\":\"Texas Premier Racing Series for 5K, 10K, 15K &amp; Half Marathon\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Run Project\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/run-project-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/run-project-logo.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":54,\"caption\":\"Run Project\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RunProject\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/runproject\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/runproject\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/runproject\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC7jQJdwp3Bsjkanpg2nsvZg\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b423eef99de2c7bb937c43dd2382052b\",\"name\":\"Mary Waida\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82905942966aa71808d709f3fbb49eba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82905942966aa71808d709f3fbb49eba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mary Waida\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Meet The Friends Of The Katy Trail - Run Project","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Meet The Friends Of The Katy Trail - Run Project","og_description":"By: Ann Whitley Wood The Katy Trail is a treasured Dallas greenspace and one of the most important public spaces and destinations in the city.\u00a0 Since 1997, when a visionary group of neighbors proposed turning the abandoned Union Pacific railroad line into a greenbelt park, the mission of Friends of the Katy Trail has been [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail","og_site_name":"Run Project","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RunProject\/","article_published_time":"2022-03-02T20:09:49+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-03-02T20:09:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":480,"url":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-10.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Mary Waida","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@runproject","twitter_site":"@runproject","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mary Waida","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail"},"author":{"name":"Mary Waida","@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b423eef99de2c7bb937c43dd2382052b"},"headline":"Meet The Friends Of The Katy Trail","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail"},"wordCount":320,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-10.png","articleSection":["Beneficiaries","Blog","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail","url":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail","name":"Meet The Friends Of The Katy Trail - Run Project","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-10.png","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-10.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-10.png","width":1600,"height":480},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/blog\/meet-the-friends-of-the-katy-trail#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Meet The Friends Of The Katy Trail"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/","name":"Run Project","description":"Texas Premier Racing Series for 5K, 10K, 15K &amp; Half Marathon","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#organization","name":"Run Project","url":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/run-project-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/run-project-logo.png","width":300,"height":54,"caption":"Run Project"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RunProject\/","https:\/\/x.com\/runproject","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/runproject\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/runproject\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC7jQJdwp3Bsjkanpg2nsvZg"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b423eef99de2c7bb937c43dd2382052b","name":"Mary Waida","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82905942966aa71808d709f3fbb49eba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82905942966aa71808d709f3fbb49eba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mary Waida"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9393"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9398,"href":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9393\/revisions\/9398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runproject.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}