Jones Day donated $10,000 Wednesday to the Friends of Santa Fe Trail. It is the group’s first major gift. The city is building the trail, which eventually will link Deep Ellum and Fair Park to White Rock Lake. But the friends group is raising money for and planning all of the extras, including lighting, benches, landscaping and public art.
The group is considering three Dallas design firms: Good, Fulton and Farrell; Bowman-Melton Associates; and HNTB. Friends of the Santa Fe Trail hopes to raise $100,000 for design plans and mock ups, and other marketing tools such as signs, said Monty Watson, a board of directors member.
The section of the trail between Glasgow and Hill Street already is open, and the stretch between Glasgow and White Rock Lake is expected to be complete next summer.
