If funded by local utility districts, the Cypress Creek Master Trails Plan would connect several communities to Cypress Creek, various parks and retail development in The Vintage. "If we can pull partners together and get funding together to get a common vision for connectivity for the area, we feel it could really set this area apart," said Jim Robertson, chair of the Cypress Creek Greenway Project. Houston-based consulting firm EHRA and local utility districts presented a review of the plan to residents Jan. 28 at Lone Star College–University Park. The plan outlined possible trails and connectivity improvements in the 13.5-square-mile area from Eldridge Parkway to Old Louetta Road and from Spring Cypress Road south to Grant Road. Katie Golzarri, department manager of landscape architecture for EHRA, presented four kinds of pathways and standard changes that could be added to the area's 16 square miles of existing trails: major corridor trails, minor trails, sidewalks and bike paths. Major corridor trails could follow Cypress Creek, Faulkey Gully and Pillot Gully, while minor trails would connect from other neighborhoods to those trails.The bike lanes could be added to roads with existing roadway space, such as Cypresswood Drive or streets within the Prestonwood subdivision, Golzarri said. Sidewalks were proposed for some locations including The Vintage. "[The Vintage developers] are very interested in improved connectivity," Golzarri said. EHRA presented maps for each of the five utility districts who are project partners, including the Lake Forest Utility District, Prestonwood Utility District, Malcomson Road Utility District and Harris County MUDs Nos. 286 and 468. Golzarri said EHRA would collect input from residents and partners and make necessary changes to the final plan, which will be online in mid-February.