Updates
Arlington Dedicates Opening of Eden Road and Harris Road Parks
The City of Arlington Parks and Recreation Department held ribbon cutting
ceremonies to dedicate its newest two parks on Saturday, April 27, officially
marking the opening of Eden Park Park and Harris Road Park.
The grand openings included remarks from Mayor Jeff Williams, District 2
Councilwoman Sheri Capehart, District 3 Councilwoman Roxanne Thalman
and Parks and Recreation Director Lemuel Randolph.
“On any given day, someone is being positively affected through parks and
recreation – whether they are taking a walk on the trail, spending time with
their kids are the park, or just reaping the benefits of clean air and water
because of preserved open space,” Williams said.
Eden Road Park
These two south Arlington park sites bring the total inventory to 99 parks
in Arlington, one for every square mile of the city, covering over 4,433 acres.
The Arlington Parks and Recreation Department is the reigning National
Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Gold Medal winner as the top parks
and rec agency in the country.
Harris Road Park
Community Celebrates New
Honorary Street Sign Toppers
More than 100 community members gathered at Ben Thanh Plaza on Friday,
April 12, 2019 to celebrate the installation of the first honorary street sign toppers
along the City’s International Corridor.
The four new street sign toppers, which honor 13th Century Vietnamese General Tran Hung Dao,
are installed where Pioneer Parkway intersects with Browning Boulevard and New York Avenue near
the Ben Thanh shopping center. A broad group of community members representing East Arlington
requested the City install the signs in honor of Gen. Dao, considered a national icon in the Vietnamese
community. The unveiling ceremony was held near the Gen. Dao statue in the shopping center.
Opportunities exist for honorary street sign
toppers recognizing other individuals or groups at
the remaining intersections along the International
Corridor, which stretches along Pioneer Parkway
(SH303) between Collins Street and State Highway 360.
Honorary street sign toppers do not change the official
name of the street.
Currently, the City has installed honorary street sign
toppers in two other locations: Center Street between
Randol Mill Road and Pioneer Parkway was designated
as the honorary Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
in 2014, and Spanish Trail between Arkansas Lane and
the Dalworthington Gardens city limit was designated
as the honorary Veterans Way in 2017.
Community members and City officials unveil the new street sign
toppers on Pioneer Parkway