Xing Street

The bike trail we use most often is called Preston Ridge Trail.  It runs North-South and starts at a point that is 1.3 miles from our house.  When you ride this trail, it crosses several streets and a set of railroad tracks.  There are painted notifications on the pavement itself that tell you to prepare for crossing the street or the railroad tracks, and they are written so that the words look like they're in reverse order.  XING is above STREET.  

I get the need for brevity.  If you are moving fast, you need to know there is a street to cross just ahead, and you don't want to waste time with extra letters.  Crossing becomes Xing.  Naturally, we pronounce Xing as though it was a Chinese word.  It sounds a little like Jing.  

So, today, we rode down Xing Street for a while in the morning.  

Fun fact: Cas looked up Xing to see if it was a Chinese word.  Bingo.  It has several meanings, but my favorite one says it's a Chinese verb meaning do, travel, walk or go.  Pretty apt definition, if you ask me...  

Here is a current trail map- the green ones are best: https://www.dallasparks.org/DocumentCenter/View/5362/City-of-Dallas-Hike-and-Bike-Trail-Network-Existing