The draft plan for pedestrian and bicycle pathways in Texarkana was unveiled Tuesday, recommending several changes and listing more that can be researched further.

Lisa Weston, Alliance Transportation project manager, showed a conceptual plan for “Mockingbird Junction.”

Named for the state bird of both Texas and Arkansas, the biking and walking path would be a continuation of a national project utilizing abandoned rail lines.

The Rails to Trails program is planned to connect Paris and New Boston, and Weston suggested extending a branch to Texarkana that woul...

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