Petition created to protect McAllister Park's Mud Creek Loop The online petition to stop the plan is just shy of 1,000 signatures in just a few days. Author: Allysa Tellez (KENS) Updated: 10:23 PM CDT June 27, 2021 SAN ANTONIO — There's a petition drive underway that aims to stop the city from paving a nature trail in a well-loved north side park. The people who are fighting city hall said there's already too much development in and around McAllister Park and they aim to save what little nature is left. “You’re in the middle of the city and you can be totally within nature,” Laura Matthews, a concerned citizen and petitioner, said.