The district is also considering up to 2 miles of additional trail connections in the area, said WFDD Director Gregg Nady in a press release Oct. 24.
“I have been advocating trails expansion throughout West Houston [and] Greater Katy for 24 years,” Nady said in the WFDD’s monthly newsletter. “Having a safe, high-comfort network of bike and pedestrian trails connecting to schools, activity centers like LaCenterra [at Cinco Ranch], and regional trails and bikeways makes our community a desirable place to live and work.”
The ribbon-cutting event for the extended trails system will feature two group bike rides, a bike safety presentation and a trails overview.
A family bike ride scheduled at 8 a.m. will start at Cool Cat Cycles, a bike shop in the Villagio Town Center at 22756 Westheimer Parkway, Unit 140, Katy, and end at Willow Fork Park.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony, trails program and bike safety presentation will commence at 8:30 a.m. at the park—which is near Cinco Ranch High School, west of the Grand Parkway.
After the presentation, a teens and adults guided ride tour will weave through Willow Fork Park, starting at 9 a.m.
This comes weeks after the city of Katy annexed its Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan on Oct. 13. The parks plan was developed to promote an active and connected community.
The plan’s first priority project is an extensive trail network, or “Backbone,” along Cane Island Branch—with connections to the existing public sidewalk system and homeowner association paths.
Parks plan documents recognize the potential for multiple entities in Katy to collaborate on this trails system for greater connectivity throughout the city, including counties, municipal utility districts and homeowners associations.
