Status: construction

With the growth of the Rainey Street District, the connection between the Trail and Rainey Street is becoming more vital for transportation and access to nature. This gateway to the Trail is an important entry point that we envision improving the ecological function, providing expanded recreational benefits, and increasing amenities for the neighborhood and Trail-users. Previous projects in this area include TTC’s addition of the Miró Riveria Restroom in 2007, bringing a much-needed restroom to this stretch of the Trail, PARD and Public Works ADA enhancements to the bathroom, and an expansion of the Great Streets along Cummings St., complete with benches, sidewalk, and new shade trees.

The Trail Conservancy worked with dwg. landscape architects to develop the schematic design for this space. The next phase of the project is completing the detailed design and construction, with construction beginning in the Summer of 2023.

PROPOSED LIGHTING

Rainey Neighborhood History

The historic Rainey Street area has witnessed a tumultuous history in the short time since its neighborhood designation. Click through to see a brief history:

: With the convention center project looming and the community organizing, the now predominantly Hispanic Rainey Street neighborhood is designated as a historic neighborhood. This designation would make it more complicated for builders to use the neighborhood as a site for the new convention center.

Project Schedule

September 28, 2019: Community Engagement #1

November 9, 2019: Community Engagement #2

The project team shared what we heard from the community and revealed several design options that respond to the project’s goal, site conditions, and feedback.

December 14, 2019: Community Engagement #3

The project team shared what we heard from the second community engagement and revealed one design that responded to the project’s goal, site conditions, and feedback.

**Project renderings are presented at community engagement meetings and events for input from community members and stakeholders. These renderings are not final and are subject to change based on community and stakeholder feedback.

Fall 2021: Design Development Completed

Spring 2023: Site Development Permit*

September 2023: Construction begins

Existing Site Conditions

Rainey Street Trailhead Donors

Advocate ($250,000+)

Teri & Matt Andreson

Partner ($25,000 +)

Adrian James Charitable Foundation

MSD Partners, L.P.

Other World Computing & The O'Connor Family

Donor ($10,000+)

Armando Garcia

Melony Huber

LoanPeople | Max Leaman

Donor ($5,000+)

Gustavo Artaza Family

Bank OZK

BSH
Bosch, Thermador, Gaggenau Appliances

Grant Odell Erwin & Matthew A. Erwin

Gary S. Farmer

Harway Appliances

Michael Hsu Office of Architecture

Marsh McLennan Agency

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Chris Pearson & Storage Tech

Michael Task, Movement Management

Winstead PC

Donor ($2,500+)

Blum Consulting Engineers

The Blunt Team at
Prime Lending

Sean Condon Private Mortgage Consultant & First United Bank & Trust

Leaman Team Loan People

Donor ($1,000+)

Lara & Matthew Boyda

Alex Choice & Simon Cawley

The Elevated Stag

Luci Garza & Sabina Garza

Will Hester & Mikaela Berman

Husch Blackwell

IMEG

Casey & Stephanie Legg

Zhiqiang Luo & Shenling Yang

Connor Matthews & Bradley Fink

Saul & Jennifer Perloff

Avery & Andi Rose

Jeff, Janis, and Jett Shipper

Bonnie & David Thompson

Winstead PC

Ellie Wood

The Zambrano Ybanez Family

Fundraising for this project is complete, but you can still donate to ensure the Trail and projects like this are maintained now and for future generations. Please contact us for information on how to contribute to TTC’s next legacy project.

Rainey Street Trailhead