The Vybe - Citywide Trail System

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In Planning/Study

The Vybe

The Vybe is the city’s newest and boldest project to design and construct an 80-mile paved path to connect all neighborhoods in Kyle to business, recreation and entertainment destinations. 

Kyle City Council recently voted to approve four items that will further the progress of the The Vybe trail system and expand the city’s natural trail system by funding engineering services, amending City Code as it relates to The Vybe, and allowing golf cart use on The Vybe.

In September of 2021, the Kyle City Council approved a Citywide Trails Master Plan that prioritized trail-oriented development that works independently and with developers to create an 80+ mile network of trails connecting across the city.  The trail system will also intersect with the Emerald Crown Trail, which connects Austin to San Antonio via collaboration with the Great Springs Project.  

The goal of the Vybe is to improve connectivity throughout the city and allow use of golf carts to make travel easier, more reliable, and safer. The paved path and trail developments will serve as an extension of the city’s park and transportation systems and aims to connect residents and visitors to recreation, commerce, and unique experiences via individual "vybes" throughout the trail where visitors can shop, eat, and access amenities like parking and restrooms.  

Additions will include constructing 12-foot-wide paved paths while expanding and improving existing natural trails. The paved path will be illuminated and ADA accessible. The Vybe will also include signage and have multiple entrance points along the path to enable easy access throughout the city.    

Visitors and residents will have access to bird watching stations, kiosks, and benches as well as Wi-Fi, golf cart parking and charging stations at vybes. 

The initial funding for the project will come from the approved capital improvement program budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the $2 million bond Kyle residents approved in 2020 for east Kyle trails, and potentially $2 million from Hays County.  

For more information, please contact Allen Ross at aross@spi-eng.com.

 

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The Great Springs Project

The City of Kyle is working with the Great Springs Project and partners along the IH-35 corridor to create a spring-to-spring network of trails from the Blue Hole in San Antonio to Barton Springs in Austin. 

  • Trail Character: The trails will have three main types (crushed stone, natural surface, and paved,) will include accessible entry points, and will have designated parking areas. Trail amenities such as workout stations, benches, call boxes, lighting, vegetation, and bridges will be planned across the trail system.
  • Timeline for the Great Springs Trail Project
    • Early 2021: Existing Conditions Analysis (Data collection phase)
    • Spring 2021: Economic Benefits Report (Committee Kick-Off Meeting)
    • Summer 2021: Draft Trails Plan (Committee Meeting #2)
    • Fall 2021: Final Trails Plan (Committee Meeting #3)
    • Two years for project construction.
  • Parks Bonds: $2M City / $2M County 
    • TPWD Trail Grant for Spring Branch Section 
      • $387,500 engineer estimate
      • $200,000 grant award in May 2019
      • $187,500 City match (Park Development Fund)
      • $15,000 in environmental studies Feb 21
      • $263,250 for concrete trail
      • $63,500 in professional fees
      • $18,300 for subgrade preparation and compaction
      • $19,800 for right of way preparation/vegetation removal
    • This does not include a culvert or bridge at the creek crossing

Presentation to City Council March 2, 2021

Scope of Great Springs Project
GSP through Central Texas
Trail through Kyle
Types of trails
Trail segment #1
Trail segment #2