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- 13 Jun 2024 09:17
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas - Fort Worth high-speed rail project
- Replies: 62
- Views: 11529
Re: Dallas - Fort Worth high-speed rail project
IMO: it's totally not necessary from a technical/actual perspective. But it is necessary from a political and legal perspective. The original HSR line ran into too many legal problems trying for their first line to Houston. A line to Ft Worth will give progress, show it's an actual railroad, and mak...
- 10 May 2024 17:18
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Fair Park: Community Park
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5102
Re: Fair Park: Community Park
Publicly announced now. Dallas women's Trinity FC will play there as part of the NWSL league. That's going to be a rough experience IMO, but $140m in improvements is at least going to be spread among 2 sports and 20 games or so instead of 2. If they average as high as 20k per game in a 80k stadium t...
- 07 May 2024 16:30
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Fair Park: Community Park
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5102
Re: Fair Park: Community Park
The rumors that a women's soccer team is going to take up residence in Fair Park Cotton Bowl are getting pretty loud...
- 06 May 2024 09:13
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: I-345
- Replies: 459
- Views: 344453
Re: I-345
Actually the number of cars is completely relevant. That was the point of the video as to whether a highway removal would be successful. Just because its not valuable to you, doesnt mean it isnt valuable to other people. Its rather condescending to people in South Dallas, they should just take ANOT...
- 18 Apr 2024 09:03
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: I-345
- Replies: 459
- Views: 344453
Re: I-345
The number of cars that pass through is almost completely irrelevant though. It's not '180,000 cars passing into downtown from I345' - most are just passing through, and there are other routes they could take. It's a route to jobs up north is not particularly valuable either - if getting people up n...
- 01 Apr 2024 16:13
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: North Dallas: Galleria
- Replies: 687
- Views: 391972
Re: North Dallas: Galleria
This was new to me, even though I've lived in DFW for 20 years. Per reddit, the Galleria used to have a walking track on the roof of the mall, surrounding the glass roof. You can still see remnants of it in Google maps. There is also an indoor basketball half court up there on the roof, both of whic...
- 25 Mar 2024 09:13
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Victory Park 3.0
- Replies: 918
- Views: 803210
Re: Victory Park 3.0
One of the things that pro-automobility advocates say is that few businesses or mixed uses can survive on the basis of the daily demographic group within a "five minute" or "fifteen minute" ideal village -- almost any Ground Floor Retail tenant has to have convenience to people ...
- 18 Mar 2024 09:24
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: New Census Population Estimates
- Replies: 318
- Views: 315527
Re: New Census Population Estimates
I am not saying I desire to live in such an "up or out" lifestyle environment but I am saying that coastal metro core counties have been this way (driving net domestic outmigration) for decades without it being a sign of impending economic doom. I just don't think copying coastal metros i...
- 14 Mar 2024 09:18
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: New Census Population Estimates
- Replies: 318
- Views: 315527
Re: New Census Population Estimates
Dallas county grew by only about 4,300 people, and it had some of the highest net domestic out-migration in the country. There was a twitter post by a Dallas developer recently that said only 2000 of the 20,000 apartment units delivered last year were in Dallas - like only 6 buildings. I'll see if ...
- 13 Mar 2024 09:16
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas - Fort Worth high-speed rail project
- Replies: 62
- Views: 11529
Re: Dallas - Fort Worth high-speed rail project
I've never seen any data that says the NCTCOG or Michael Morris specifically understands or cares about any aspect of any transportation project in DFW. They 'care' to the extent that they can get additional money to keep them and their constituents funded and relevant. Beyond that...space elevator,...
- 08 Mar 2024 16:33
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas - Fort Worth high-speed rail project
- Replies: 62
- Views: 11529
Re: Dallas - Fort Worth high-speed rail project
I don't think Arlington has the money to pay for a transit system unless they dramatically increase their property tax income or sales tax income. Property tax income is potentially possible; dramatically increasing their sales tax income is almost impossible. I agree that something to turn HSR into...
- 07 Mar 2024 09:08
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Arlington Development and Transportation Projects
- Replies: 130
- Views: 88699
Re: Arlington Development and Transportation Projects
Good start. They should continue to build basically the same mixed use stuff all the way back east to AT&T Way. Some of the housing and office is already there, just need to fill in the 'liminal' space and improve the links between the different uses.
- 29 Feb 2024 09:05
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: Margaret McDermott Bridge by Santiago Calatrava
- Replies: 149
- Views: 134785
Re: Margaret McDermott Bridge by Santiago Calatrava
Can I be less than 100% classy and say that double bridge looks like a Margret's bust? They could widen it at the bottom at AC/DC that sucker.
- 27 Feb 2024 13:42
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Richardson: misc. developments
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5378
Re: Richardson: misc. developments
Yeah, you'd think they'd need a headquarters, IT, and some warehouse space...I wonder if there's another Japanese company looking for a new North American HQ site.
- 22 Feb 2024 16:24
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Richardson: misc. developments
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5378
Re: Richardson: misc. developments
The former Sears building in Richardson Square Mall is going to be redeveloped, with the lead tenant the first U.S. location of Japanese grocery store Aeon. I think it's still going to be a powercenter strip mall thing, just an occupied one instead of empty. https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-w...
- 15 Feb 2024 09:21
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
- Replies: 324
- Views: 165961
Re: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
I’d like it… but that’s the exact same concept as Grandscape, Legacy West or Watters Creek. 2027 may be too late to keep any of the mall operating. I don't get this comment. Yes, it's the same concept, but Legacy West, Grandscape, and Watters Creek are extremely different in execution, at least com...
- 10 Feb 2024 18:28
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Collin Creek Mall
- Replies: 84
- Views: 84730
Re: Collin Creek Mall
A full year after cranes went up - Collin Creek has finally gone vertical. A few stick built frames are finally constructed, and far closer to the street than the mall was.
- 08 Feb 2024 09:20
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Fort Worth: The Shops at Clearfork
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11174
Re: Fort Worth: The Shops at Clearfork
For comparison, supposedly Stonebriar, The Galleria, and NorthPark all average around 20 million visitors per year, double The Parks Mall in Arlington and 10X The Shops at Clearfork. IMO, a big factor is the difference in population density.
- 26 Jan 2024 09:41
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW Economy
- Replies: 462
- Views: 453748
Re: DFW Economy
Does taxable value per acre include sales tax or not? I don't think so - I think it's actually just a chart based on assessed value, not actually tax paid (necessarily) either. But I'm not sure about that part. It may be based on actual tax paid. The less dense and the more surface parking there is...
- 25 Jan 2024 12:25
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW Economy
- Replies: 462
- Views: 453748
Re: DFW Economy
Urban3 did a land value per acre presentation for city of Dallas and Dallas county recently: Video Presentation here: https://dallastx.new.swagit.com/videos/295377 Some highlights: The average WalMart in Dallas county is $600k per acre. Averages: Single Family home: $1m per acre Duplex: $2m Apartmen...
- 18 Jan 2024 09:18
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1526
- Views: 1431161
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
I personally have no belief that gambling will be approved in TX until the legislature needs another funding source. They don't right now, IMO there's zero chance that any true casinos will be built in Texas any time soon. And if they somehow did, some out of stater like Sheldon Adelson will be last...
- 12 Jan 2024 17:24
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Richardson Telecom Corridor Development Updates
- Replies: 49
- Views: 43971
Re: Richardson Telecom Corridor Development Updates
Richardson City Council approved another US75 facing apartment project - replacing the small office buildings north of Glenville Ave and will be adjacent to the larger office building at 2600 N Central Expressway and an easy walk to the Galatayn DART station. 5 stories -standard design.
- 04 Jan 2024 09:25
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1526
- Views: 1431161
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Maybe the rules are different between cities, but all the P&Z documents for HEB in Plano, Allen, Frisco, etc said "HEB" on them - the land purchases might have been secret, but the zoning requests were not.Never say never, but 99.9% not going to be a Central Market.
- 21 Dec 2023 08:58
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Rowlett: Crystal Lagoon
- Replies: 51
- Views: 43639
Re: Rowlett: Crystal Lagoon
I never really understood the attitude of the city government and politically powerful residents towards the lakefront. Basically, they wanted it to be 100% privately controlled That's how the majority of the lakes in Texas are. It's funny studies have been done about water access. Basically, if th...
- 20 Dec 2023 09:10
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Mavs arena-hotel by Las Vegas Sands Corp.
- Replies: 63
- Views: 13658
Re: Mavs arena-hotel by Las Vegas Sands Corp.
I'm completely lost on what a sports arena has to do with gambling, and what value add they create by putting them in the same complex. Las Vegas is replacing old casinos with sports arenas, and putting them around their 'downtown' because that's where the people are. Dallas is doing basically the o...
- 19 Dec 2023 09:06
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: Legacy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16270
Re: Plano: Legacy
Porsche is going to build a 5 story car dealership north of the Aloft Hotel, with cars viewable through glass on the upper floors. I think the DNT dips in this area, but if the cars were level with the DNT that would be pretty cool. Instead they are going to be way above. The combined Porsche/Audi d...
- 14 Dec 2023 09:25
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Arlington Development and Transportation Projects
- Replies: 130
- Views: 88699
Re: Arlington Development and Transportation Projects
That's really kind of you to say 'wasteful'. I'd go so far as 'stupid'. Arlington, wah wah.Seems wasteful to tear down a 19 story hotel in an area so filled with enormous surface parking lots and low density. Unless there are structural problems or something.
- 12 Dec 2023 16:45
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: North Dallas: Park Central
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4841
Re: North Dallas: Park Central
There is some speculation (not sure how real) on reddit that Costco will vacate offices in west Plano (3905 Dallas Parkway I think) to move here. It's a dumpy little 2 story office building that looks similar in size listed as "Costco IT".
- 11 Dec 2023 09:12
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Legacy East
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13322
Re: Legacy East
You're definitely right about the type of bridge that is needed. This current bridge will be completely useless and was a waste of time/money, not because the bridge itself is bad, but because none of the developments here have made any effort to connecting to the surrounding neighborhood. I have n...
- 08 Dec 2023 10:28
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1526
- Views: 1431161
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
I don't share a love of towers you all have, but IMO they still need way more apartments, or dense living options. The problem is that Las Colinas is bounded by a golf course on one side and a forrest/flood land on the other side, so you have cram a lot of density into small area, and so far the den...
- 07 Dec 2023 09:27
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
- Replies: 324
- Views: 165961
Re: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
Strong tenants from Willow Bend didn’t relocate to Stonebriar, they located to other upscale addresses (PGA District - Vineyard Vines, Legacy West - J. Crew, Aritzia and Louis Vuitton, Preston Park Shopping Center - Sephora and Talbots)… Maybe not, but not all those addresses are upscale (Preston P...
- 06 Dec 2023 09:16
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: North Dallas: Park Central
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4841
Re: North Dallas: Park Central
That would be very Dallas - to bulldoze a multi-story office building with a parking garage for more surface parking.
- 05 Dec 2023 09:14
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
- Replies: 324
- Views: 165961
Re: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
Willow Bend’s line-up pre-Apple departure was great, they had an Aritzia before they started majorly expanding throughout the US! It was far superior to Stonebriar but I think what killed the mall more than Stonebriar and the Galleria was actually Legacy West. Nah. The Apple Store was the emptiest ...
- 04 Dec 2023 09:27
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
- Replies: 324
- Views: 165961
Re: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
The first rezoning documents are tabled to Jan 16, but they don't say much other than more 'community outreach'. But that does mean it is moving forward at a relatively brisk pace.
- 08 Nov 2023 09:21
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Arlington: Mass Transit
- Replies: 27
- Views: 33054
Re: Arlington: Mass Transit
According to the circle population mapper, Arlington between approximately 360, East Division Street, East Mayfield Road, and FM 157 has a population of over 90k, making it about the 2nd or 3rd densest 3k circle in DFW, with zero transit stops. Given Arlington's lower than average median income, and...
- 07 Nov 2023 09:08
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: The Carlisle on the Creek (~360 FT | 30 ST)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 27936
Re: Uptown Dallas: The Carlisle on the Creek (~360 FT | 30 ST)
Obviously building has slowed somewhat due to high interest rates, but the Eastside in Richardson group just bulldozed an industrial zone that was still occupied to extend their apartment units, and I have seen little to believe that building has slowed dramatically generally north of 635. Projects ...
- 03 Nov 2023 16:20
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: misc. developments
- Replies: 88
- Views: 68413
Re: Plano: misc. developments
The Plano Public Library has been digitizing their collection of old photos of Plano, from about 1970 or so onwards. They have a browse-able collection here: https://glhtadigital.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15915coll26 Or a map with dates that seems to work ok here: https://planogis.maps....
- 17 Oct 2023 14:15
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 463546
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Also, I ride the redline south - once you pass Richardson, it's kind of embarrassing what you pass on the way to downtown. Most the DART stops are absolutely horrible for being in a major city. It's been 20+ years - IMO the Silver Line is going to have more valuable stops in 20 years than the majori...
- 17 Oct 2023 14:05
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 463546
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Did anyone ride DART on OU Texas to the fair. I didn't go TX/OU weekend - but I went later via DART. Other than the credit card kiosks being broken/disabled, so I had to download GoPass, which wasn't well stated nor easy to find in the AppStore, and the internet connection at the site was no good, ...
- 12 Oct 2023 16:49
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: misc. developments
- Replies: 88
- Views: 68413
Re: Plano: misc. developments
https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/plano-south/development/2023/10/09/390-apartments-restaurant-approved-for-mixed-use-development-in-downtown-plano/ Plano just approved an apartment complex between CityLine and downtown Plano that will center around 6 indoor pickleball courts. Odd, but a...
- 12 Oct 2023 16:39
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Fair Park: Community Park
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5102
Re: Fair Park: Community Park
The Cotton Bowl is slated for another round of improvements: https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/lake-highlands-lakewood/development/2023/10/12/fair-park-partners-unveil-140m-plans-to-renovate-cotton-bowl-stadium/ The $140 million project aims to enhance visitor experience and modernize so...
- 04 Oct 2023 09:10
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Downtown Progress
- Replies: 359
- Views: 256498
Re: Downtown Progress
IMO: not really. Lakes don't make up very much of Dallas proper, nor does the Trinity Forrest. If I had to throw a guess, it's because much of southern and western Dallas is barely developed. Dallas also has on-average larger single family lot sizes than most of it's suburbs, so it's developed singl...
- 02 Oct 2023 09:05
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Silver Line
- Replies: 402
- Views: 471856
Re: Silver Line
Per some documents for a bridge in Richardson, the parallel hike/bike trail to the SIlverline Railway will have a bridge that crosses the creek just south of the Drury Hotel, connecting directly to Cityline and the hike/bike trail will begin construction in 2024, and is expected to be completed at t...
- 14 Sep 2023 09:48
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas: Medical District
- Replies: 179
- Views: 153686
Re: Dallas: Medical District
That plan is terrible. What's the scale on that spine? Multiple miles? And a pedestrian or biker has to ride an extra quarter mile around that dumb circle so that cars can blow by without slowing down like a normal intersection. That sucks.
- 31 Aug 2023 09:45
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
- Replies: 254
- Views: 105768
Re: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
the stadium would be in Frisco. I think Frisco would have turned him down, or not offered a competitive deal. First, generally football stadiums are only used a few times a year, nowhere near enough for the subsidies offered. Frisco government is not dumb. Second, they got a better deal with The St...
- 30 Aug 2023 16:40
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Addison Misc. Development
- Replies: 55
- Views: 23022
Re: Addison Misc. Development
Sherlocks Bar and Grill is closing, after 20 something years. Pouring one out for that place. The corner used to be a lot of fun.
- 30 Aug 2023 16:36
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
- Replies: 254
- Views: 105768
Re: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
I think the stadium's location in Arlington sucks. You can barely even see it from the freeway, which is oddly below grade there. To that extent, who even cares what the outside looks like, I guess unless you are are a regular Randoll Mills street driver.
- 30 Aug 2023 08:52
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: misc. developments
- Replies: 88
- Views: 68413
Re: Plano: misc. developments
The Frys development plan was finally passed, after many previous rejections.
- 30 Aug 2023 08:51
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
- Replies: 324
- Views: 165961
Re: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
Man you all are cagey - the DMN owes you all some money! Bob+Mitchell Furniture store is closing all stores due to a financing issue, so the one in Willow Bend is impacted.
- 29 Aug 2023 13:11
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
- Replies: 254
- Views: 105768
Re: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
I can't imagine a new stadium at Fair Park being an improvement either. The Stadium in Arlington is a much better place inside to watch a game, but the exterior? Neighborhood integration? Nah. It's terrible.