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- 04 Apr 2024 14:14
- Forum: U.S. + World Urban Development
- Topic: How Muskegon, MI, Is Building Hundreds of Homes on Vacant Lots
- Replies: 1
- Views: 638
How Muskegon, MI, Is Building Hundreds of Homes on Vacant Lots
Strong Towns How Muskegon, MI, Is Building Hundreds of Homes on Vacant Lots Asia Mieleszko April 4, 2024 A key feature of the program is how the city uses tax increment financing, or TIF, to finance the homes for less than for what it would cost others to build. According to Eckholm, new constructio...
- 26 Sep 2022 16:12
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
- Replies: 556
- Views: 488344
Re: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
Maybe just wait for a hyperloop project that connects Dallas Austin and Houston in a circulating triangle and build it all at the same time. Seems like this train will never happen and a hyperloop system might be able to connect directly to the urban centers of all three cities. I've seen that most...
- 20 Oct 2021 16:39
- Forum: U.S. + World Urban Development
- Topic: ALBANY’S Hudson River waterfront plan
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6083
ALBANY’S Hudson River waterfront plan
Finding a Creative Way Around a Bad Highway Mike De Socio October 19, 2021, 11:04 AM CDT Since the 1960s, an elevated stretch of Interstate 787 has blocked Albany’s Hudson River waterfront. To reconnect the city and the river, some offbeat workarounds are in order. ... So now the city is chasing a n...
- 11 Jan 2021 09:31
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DFWU Discord Community
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12558
Re: Trying to gauge interest in an idea...
Im mostly interested in general chat, constructions/developments and trains, trains, trains.
- 08 Jan 2021 12:11
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DFWU Discord Community
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12558
Re: Trying to gauge interest in an idea...
I'm down for Discord
- 29 Dec 2020 15:12
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
- Replies: 556
- Views: 488344
Re: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
Miyahista Park would look great straddling I-30... just sayin'
- 19 Feb 2020 14:18
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
- Replies: 556
- Views: 488344
Re: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
Miniature horses?
- 15 Jan 2020 09:28
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Silver Line
- Replies: 402
- Views: 461076
Re: Silver Line
IMO the parking lots should be shopping centers with businesses paying leases to DART
- 08 Jan 2020 10:06
- Forum: The Airports
- Topic: DFW Airport
- Replies: 420
- Views: 361976
Re: DFW Airport
That is what my first theory was... thanks for the info :- )
- 07 Jan 2020 17:21
- Forum: The Airports
- Topic: DFW Airport
- Replies: 420
- Views: 361976
Re: DFW Airport
I've done a few searches but haven't come up with anything... Anyone know why is there always a black cloud of smoke around the outskirts of DFW a few times a week?
- 05 Dec 2019 09:35
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: I-345
- Replies: 457
- Views: 336730
Re: I-345
Call the Boring Company.
- 23 Oct 2019 13:36
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
- Replies: 556
- Views: 488344
Re: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
Same... I was just speaking from the standpoint of difficulty of finding space
- 23 Oct 2019 13:26
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
- Replies: 556
- Views: 488344
Re: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
I could see the OKC line going into FW first, then along 30 some other way without any degradation in its effectiveness.
- 02 Oct 2019 10:52
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Highland Park Village
- Replies: 412
- Views: 340620
Re: Highland Park Village
Dfwn2n wrote:What's the point of opening a shop for only 10 days?
The rich people dont have to leave their bubble and go to the mall.
- 23 Sep 2019 10:30
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: TexRail
- Replies: 178
- Views: 190985
Re: TexRail
The DART train to DFW was scary af when I used it... a lot of people arguing and fighting with each other and the smell of urine was noticeable... When the train stopped at DFW, no one got off... they were just using it as a mobile shelter. It may have been because it was early morning and cold out ...
- 19 Aug 2019 14:15
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Northpark Center
- Replies: 1658
- Views: 910976
Re: Northpark Center
Call me when they get an arcade.
- 26 Jun 2019 13:56
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: I-345
- Replies: 457
- Views: 336730
Re: I-345
This adds a few minutes.. or gets you to the high-speed rail.
- 24 Jun 2019 09:50
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Nintendo Switch
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24670
Re: Nintendo Switch
Haha, I forgot about this thread... Animal Crossing was finally announced!
I dont play Apex Legends. I mostly play No Man's Sky, Monster Hunter, and Nintendo games
I dont play Apex Legends. I mostly play No Man's Sky, Monster Hunter, and Nintendo games
- 30 May 2019 15:41
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Trinity River Park
- Replies: 468
- Views: 474409
Re: Trinity River Park
Elon Musk will be dying on Mars first.
- 15 May 2019 14:53
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: The "hotelification" of multifamily
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17076
Re: The "hotelification" of multifamily
I wouldn't mind a place to park an airstream or tiny home.
- 08 May 2019 09:48
- Forum: Urban Photography + Videography
- Topic: Historic Images of Dallas
- Replies: 32
- Views: 41098
Re: Historic Images of Dallas
https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/04/lost-dallas-author-uncovers-treasure-trove-of-vintage-1970s-dallas-photos/ Lost Dallas Author Uncovers Treasure Trove of Vintage 1970s and 1980s Dallas Photos BY PETER SIMEK PUBLISHED IN FRONTBURNER APRIL 11, 2019 10:05 AM https://www.flickr.com/photos/c...
- 03 May 2019 10:10
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 429270
Re: DART D2 Subway
My coworker once saw a homeless person masturbating while watching a trashcan fire on the platform at Union Station.
- 11 Apr 2019 16:54
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Vision 2020: Greenbelt Plan for Dallas 5 Mile Creek
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11204
Re: Vision 2020: Greenbelt Plan for Dallas 5 Mile Creek
It needs a 3 mile island...
- 04 Apr 2019 16:41
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Oak Lawn: Lee Park/Oak Lawn Park
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15592
Re: Oak Lawn: Lee Park/Oak Lawn Park
Cbdallas wrote:Would love to see a big beautiful fountain or water feature where that statute used to be.
One like the big one up north at Armstrong in Highland Park would be awesome. At least the homeless could bathe in the new one.
- 02 Apr 2019 17:36
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DCTA (Denton Co. Transportation Authority)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 28418
Re: DCTA (Denton Co. Transportation Authority)
DCTA works to expand its A-train to the Cotton Belt line and TWU By Sherelle Black | 7:30 am April 2, 2019 CDT DCTA is looking to extend its service to the south to connect to Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Cotton Belt line, which is expected to be complete in 2022. The agency is also planning to exten...
- 19 Mar 2019 14:31
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle
- Replies: 36
- Views: 38637
Re: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle
I agree and another part of what I was trying clumsily to get at.
- 19 Mar 2019 13:25
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle
- Replies: 36
- Views: 38637
Re: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle
Part of the reason conservatives loath mass transportation projects is due to the ridiculous costs being mentioned in this very thread. Case in point... I have been following HSR plans for decades in California, with dreams of never taking that dreadful freeway to Vegas or Sacramento, etc... But th...
- 19 Mar 2019 11:47
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle
- Replies: 36
- Views: 38637
Re: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle
I still think the root of *all* of that is a political climate that stunts the environment needed to create healthy industries... it isnt a lack of imagination and ability. It's a pervasive conservative and crony-car-capitalist mindset that confuses and misdirects resources and funding. America desi...
- 18 Mar 2019 11:41
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle
- Replies: 36
- Views: 38637
Re: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle
Honestly, *nobody* has experience with operations that involve flying jets on magnetic rails inside of a vacuum-sealed tube.
It's political willpower/obstruction and public perception that stalls our projects... not the ability to implement a technology.
It's political willpower/obstruction and public perception that stalls our projects... not the ability to implement a technology.
- 13 Mar 2019 16:10
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle
- Replies: 36
- Views: 38637
Re: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle
19-minute hyperloop from Dallas to Austin on fast track after government push By John Egan Mar 13, 2019, 4:05 pm http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/travel/03-13-19-dallas-to-austin-19-minute-trip-hyerloop-elaine-chao-sxsw/ During an appearance at SXSW in Austin, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine C...
- 11 Mar 2019 09:16
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Homelessness
- Replies: 81
- Views: 72048
Re: Homelessness
tamtagon wrote:What would Jesus do?
According to the GOP, he would make sure that Trump got elected.
- 08 Mar 2019 13:49
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Silver Line
- Replies: 402
- Views: 461076
Re: the Cotton Belt line
Football is more important than the New Testament.
- 19 Feb 2019 11:53
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Newpark Dallas/Smart District
- Replies: 410
- Views: 260967
Re: Dallas Smart District
Deck Park Magic.
- 14 Feb 2019 13:57
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 917719
Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
Another angle: some locals are claiming they were fine with HQ plan and that outsiders were being bussed in to sink the deal.
- 13 Feb 2019 16:33
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
- Replies: 556
- Views: 488344
Re: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
We've F*ed up America with sprawl... I say tear down the fences, build wildlife bridges over the highways and bring back the Buffalo. If a town doesn't have anything worth seeing or doing then that's just how it goes.
- 13 Feb 2019 16:16
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Victory Park 3.0
- Replies: 918
- Views: 793053
Re: Victory Park 3.0
exelone31 wrote:Welp, for anyone worrying that the notorious Uptown crowd will be taking over Deep Ellum, it seems a beacon is starting to emit from Victory Park. Dibs, bros!
The Design District will be the next to fall after that...
- 13 Feb 2019 15:01
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
- Replies: 556
- Views: 488344
Re: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
The difference is that the highways benefit the rural areas, and the benefits outweigh the negatives. The politicians will fight tooth and nail to get them in their districts. The Dallas-Houston rail line, OTOH, provides no benefits outside the areas with a station. TCR Claims: Construction of the ...
- 12 Feb 2019 13:46
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
- Replies: 556
- Views: 488344
Re: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
Judge’s Ruling Could Have Big Implications For Proposed High-Speed Rail Line By Gail Delaughter February 12, 2019 9:30 am https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2019/02/11/321320/judges-ruling-could-have-big-implications-for-proposed-high-speed-rail-line/ A new ruling by a L...
- 06 Feb 2019 16:09
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: First Baptist Church
- Replies: 36
- Views: 30133
Re: Downtown Dallas: First Baptist Church
I have to wonder what this church and all of it's non taxable property brings to downtown Dallas. Do the parishioners stay and shop and eat nearby or support anything other than their church. Seriously I have no idea. I really feel like there should be a gun shop nearby too or shooting range. How c...
- 06 Feb 2019 14:19
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
- Replies: 681
- Views: 623468
Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever
IMO... once you stare at an empty parking lot for a few decades, you'll want that building back... even if it's empty.
- 04 Feb 2019 14:50
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: VIRGIN TRAINS - TEXAS
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16616
Re: VIRGIN TRAINS - TEXAS
More details: Two Billionaires Want to Restore the Glory of the U.S. Railroads By Chris Bryant February 1, 2019, 7:30 AM CST https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-02-01/two-billionaires-want-to-restore-the-glory-of-u-s-railroads Wes Edens and Richard Branson are behind the IPO of Virgin Tr...
- 04 Feb 2019 12:25
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: VIRGIN TRAINS - TEXAS
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16616
Re: VIRGIN TRAINS - TEXAS
They will greatly benefit from all the groundwork laid by TCR tho. Virgin shouldn't have half the resistance now that all the fighting in the legislature is over.
- 04 Feb 2019 10:16
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: VIRGIN TRAINS - TEXAS
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16616
VIRGIN TRAINS - TEXAS
Virgin steers talk of high-speed trains between Dallas and Houston By John Egan - Feb 1, 2019, 1:45 pm http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/travel/02-01-19-richard-branson-virgin-trains-dallas-houston/ Virgin Trains USA, a transportation startup that plans to trade its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchan...
- 04 Feb 2019 09:15
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 454340
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
joshua.dodd wrote:The Tokyo model is also private. The transit lines in Tokyo are privately run.
Which I also think should happen with DART. :- )
- 01 Feb 2019 15:11
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 454340
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
TNWE wrote:... I don't see the Tokyo model as being something we can replicate here, even if DART is freed to become a real estate developer.
We could totally replicate it... the land use law absolutely has to change and I see the DART police at fault most of the rest.
- 01 Feb 2019 10:59
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: I-345
- Replies: 457
- Views: 336730
Re: I-345
If TXDot is left to their own devices they will turn it into that monstrosity that they put in downtown Carrollton.
- 01 Feb 2019 10:39
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: MATA: M-Line Trolley
- Replies: 98
- Views: 110109
Re: MATA: M-Line Trolley
My god... I've been waiting for this for soooo long. This makes me happier than D2... cotton belt, platform extensions, 3 car DART trains and the Modern streetcar combined. The only thing I'd get more excited about is the DAL-HOU Shinkansen.
- 01 Feb 2019 10:31
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 454340
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
DART seems to be built for those who have no choice instead of trying to serve the area population as a whole. I'm not suggesting that it's a bad objective as it does provide an option to those who have no other option. But when you do that, you have little motivation for providing 'better' service...
- 07 Jan 2019 13:08
- Forum: Site Issues + Feedback
- Topic: BRAVE browser
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10482
Re: BRAVE browser
Ah no prob. Ive encountered a very small number of issues with Brave, nothing big. I also dont mind opening up chrome if I have to.
- 07 Jan 2019 10:32
- Forum: Site Issues + Feedback
- Topic: BRAVE browser
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10482
BRAVE browser
I've been using the Brave browser for a while now... been away from the site and recently returned. I'm having an issue where the Quick Links, FAQ, Notifications, Private messages and user drop down links are not clickable. Just wonder if there was an easy quick fix for this? I dont want to be a pai...