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Which inner ring suburbs lost population? I'm not finding the list? Garland and Mesquite, maybe? I'm not saying any burb in its entirety lost population as most burbs have fringes with plenty of land to develop. But there are significant 'hoods' in places like Garland, Carrolton, Lewisville, Grand ...

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A few thoughts about DART and parking... 1. I don't really get why DART is in the parking lot business. 2. If you have them, why not just charge EVERYBODY who parks there? 3. If you are a resident in the DART service area, you likely have a bus route nearby and have no real NEED to park at the parki...

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One thing that is obvious (but still worth noting), is that the boom in the burbs is not taking share from urban areas. Instead, it is cannibalizing other burbs (inner-burbs) for the most part. It will be interesting to see how these areas adapt to these changing circumstances. There are some neighb...

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One area I wish we DART thought about more is a circle around Dallas county and more service to Mesquite areas. Purple Line anyone? I know this doesn't have any business being in the 'Silver Line' thread, but I always figured Loop 12 (generally) would make a good BRT line. Essentially, any road con...

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I also suspect that DART wanted to have the opportunity to one day extend the commuter rail line much further north (Allen/McKinney) should the opportunity present itself. Doing that extension via Light Rail starts getting beyond optimal Light Rail conditions. Heck, even it's current length is a lit...

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"Trenching" 345 doesn't free up real estate though. I doubt anything but 1 story buildings would be allowed above a cut and cover "trench" rather do Riverfront and 35 than i345 Trenching of the main lanes themselves won't produce a lot of Real Estate, but by making them strictly...

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I kinda feel bad for laughing out loud when I first read this headline. Shame on all the folks involved with bringing the epically stupid plan to fruition, and shame on those who fell for it instead of seeing the disaster it was all along. As much as I have railed against this plan from the beginnin...

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Personal rant here... for context. Feel free to skip this post... I've mentioned this before, but while never a 'member' I was a frequent attendee to FBD. I've always personally struggled with churches and religion in general, despite being a firm believer. Finding a quality pastor/preacher is NOT e...

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^I would be more than okay if the Reverchon Recreation Center & parking got torn down, dug out and replaced with a parking garage podium, three(ish) stories of new recreation center, gym, community resource center and green rooftop park. That rec center has been such a dump for oh so long. I ca...

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I wish they could have cleared out that completely redundant Live Oak exit. I've never been a big fan of I345 removal (as most already know), but having all these excessive ramps is just wasteful. The Good Latimer Expy exit serves the exact same purpose as Live Oak exit. Regardless of what happens w...

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Random George Bush Turnpike question here... I've been curious ever since moving here many years ago... There are a set of on/off ramps along PGBTP between Beltline and Valley View Lane that have never been in service. Does anybody know what the original intent for these ramps was? Best I can figur...

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Random George Bush Turnpike question here... I've been curious ever since moving here many years ago... There are a set of on/off ramps along PGBTP between Beltline and Valley View Lane that have never been in service. Does anybody know what the original intent for these ramps was? Best I can figure...

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Well, one thing we can be sure if it doesn't last he will replace it with another concept with most likely minor space modifications. To be honest, since it already has the look of a diner I wouldn't mind seeing it reincarnated as a Waffle House. Too funny... I have always thought an 'urban' Waffle...

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Wow... Great snooping! Curious to see what (if anything) comes of this. Sometimes, the most hush projects turn out to be the most real.

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Anyone know why they removed Queso Beso's cool-ish neon sign? This photo is from a few weeks ago before it opened.. went and had lunch there today and it was gone. How is the grub? I went by on Saturday evening (starving), but couldn't get myself to go in. The decor is so odd, and the lighting temp...

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It's so good to see this finally coming to the West End. Looks like a great park. I love all the shade structures and functional areas. The trees are great as well... Hopefully, those prairie plants get enough sun to survive. Glad they didn't just try to put groomed bermuda everywhere. That stuff ha...

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I apparently missed the news that the First Responder Bowl moved out of the Cotton Bowl Stadium, after the City just last year agreed to large subsidies to keep the game at the Cotton Bowl. (It's being played at the Geral J Ford Stadium on SMU's campus this year. At least the 9 or 10,000 people won...

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Did anyone make it out to City Hall last night for the NYE party? I didn't get a chance to go, but I'm wondering what the experience was like. I found this short youtube clip which shows a bit of footage from the event and they claim that (at the time) there were 7,000 people in attendance: https:/...

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I do definitely miss Big D NYE, and I thought it was a spectacular event for our city. While I haven't seen these in person yet, I think the Reunion Tower Fireworks are a perfectly fine replacement. Like you said, we are lacking that 'central gathering space', but it looks like this year they are a...

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So, there's an article in the DMN about the demise of Big D NYE, and how it has no intention of ever returning. It was such a bummer when we lost that moment in the national spotlight when the Central time zone hit midnight on 12/31. It was also great to have a central gathering place in the city......

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No doubt... Have you ever driven on Hidden Ridge, past Verizon to Macarthur? That has to be one of the worst roads due to poor soil. I suspect they will have to rip up the entire thing once the rest of the Hidden Ridge development gets close to being completed.

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As a Lower Greenville resident, I'm more interested in the small scale projects around town that'll really change the face/culture of Dallas than the big projects. Henderson getting completed is really exciting. All those empty lots being filled in will make the neighborhood fantastic. It does make...

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The gated townhomes adjacent to a transit station is an absolute fail on the part of P&Z. There is no excuse for letting that go through. At a bare minimum, they could have made the townhomes front right up to the street (InTown Farmers Market style). But, even that is under-built for the space....

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A few Friday notes... Looks like a new development is coming before P&Z for the old Shops of Las Colinas development (161 & Las Colinas Blvd). Someone has been taking soil samples and signs were posted a few days ago. Curious to see what might be coming down the pipeline. Also crews have be...

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I think 'cut & cover' is what is meant by 'tunnel' in most of these references. Maybe I'm wrong. But, I don't think anyone ever seriously considered TBMs be used for this. That said, TXDOT's 'trench' proposal seems to only be half of what is really needed. I'm curious how much the sale of land f...

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^^ This is cool to see. That little section along the lake has always seemed a bit neglected. As development continued around it, it just became more and more of an oddball. As someone who frequents North Shore Trail (if y'all haven't been there, you must!), it's nice to see some interaction along t...

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I've been working in the healthcare industry for nearly 20 years now. Due to growing HIPAA concerns and a 'need to know' basis for accessing any information (including overhearing phone calls), there has been a much greater emphasis on isolating teams from one another, if their duties don't require ...

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Honestly, for most real world business use cases, it makes more sense to have compartmentalized office space instead of one big, massive building. Security safeguards are far more stringent than what they were back in the 80's. There's a far greater emphasis on infosec, vs physical security. So, seg...

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I'm really glad that they are expanding beyond the game day uses. That's a great and all, but they seriously need a transportation plan. Getting to, through, and around Arlington by automobile is absolutely dreadful. They need some alternatives desperately.

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Also, because being invited to a convention in Arlington is like being invited to a Mormon frat party.

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They said more than a million 'moved' to Dallas last year... I don't think they are talking net gains... So, 850,000 moved out, I suppose... LOL Nice try. It would actually be 900,000 or so moving out. Around 40% of our growth has been natural increase. So the net in-migration would be about 80,000...

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They said more than a million 'moved' to Dallas last year... I don't think they are talking net gains... So, 850,000 moved out, I suppose...

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^^^
You have much more faith in this city govt than I do.

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Riverchon has always been my favorite park in Dallas. Even years after moving out of the city center I still return to this park from time to time. The natural beauty, tree canopy, topography, water, 'ruins', make the place stand out from nearly all other parks. But that field area has been in shamb...

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Any chance we actually see all that greenery and all those trees planted on all those different levels of the buildings? I mean for crying out loud, they have trees planted at the top of the building. Whenever a developer shows us renderings with trees planted on top of the building it almost NEVER...

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Call me crazy, but I find 15-30 floors to be the sweet spot for CBD infill. The taller you go, the more imposing the structure is at ground level... not to mention all the non interactive pieces that come with additional loading docs and mechanical. I know the supertalls provide all the eye candy th...

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No thanks, Donnie Nelson: Dallas turns down $10 million plan to renovate historic Reverchon Park https://www.dallasnews.com/news/commentary/2019/12/12/thats-ballgame-dallas-city-council-kills-10-million-deal-to-redo-historic-reverchon-park-baseball-field/ We are a stupid, stupid city sometimes...

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I like how they adopted the term 'Urban Tech Campus'. I know it's just a play on words, but I hope they live up to it, and I hope it sticks. It would be great to have such a thing tied to the Dallas CBD.

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You haven't seen safe major blvds of the world then... No, I haven't... That's kinda my point. I spent years in pedestrian friendly cities like Munich, Nuremburg, and Amsterdam, and they don't have anything like that. Perhaps, there's a small chance we will conjure up a "Avenue des Champs-Élys...

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I was watching a report by the Irving Convention & Visitors Bureau to the City Council... They were speaking about current and future hotel developments. I found it interesting that one of the future projects was for a Conrad Hotel . This is a pretty upscale concept by Hilton. I have no idea wh...

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I'm not saying that a developed street grid with several options can't handle the traffic volume... I'm questioning how good that is for the neighborhood. Any prominent blvd(s) developed to handle such capacity will not be done with curb bumpouts, parallel parking, crosswalks midblock, and other tra...

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If I'm not mistaken, I believe fares only pay 15-20% of transit operation expenses in most cities. Most funding comes through sales taxes, federal and state programs, etc. 20% is still a sizable chunk of $ of course, but it's certainly workable. As was pointed out a couple posts up... most issues wi...

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I can't get around the math... Even if only HALF of the cars that currently use I345 now take this new 4-6 lane boulevard; going 1/3rd the speed of the freeway on far fewer lanes would be an absolute nightmare. Heck... even in only 1/5th of that traffic used the road, it would still be an absolute m...

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It is indeed interesting... On one side, Verizon orchestrated the Real Estate and construction of the massive Pioneer HQ (also across the street), and then sold the complex to fund the next phase. Who is to say they don't intend to do the same thing there? On the other hand, it is odd for a communic...

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I think quixomniac post above says just about everything that needs to be said on this. I couldn't have said it better...

Putting a 'Loop 12' style blvd through this area would do far more to isolate these two neighborhoods than I345 ever has. That would be dreadful.

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I think it is pretty evident with the success of Klyde Warren what the ancillary impact is of burying and covering a highway, even with the comparatively large price tag. One thing I wonder about, though, is would doing that have a large impact on D2 as well as the existing DART rail line through d...

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I'm not sure I could trust my money to anybody who runs a significant amount of their operations out of a massively overpriced region... Kinda like the 'pastor' who wears bling and lives in a 6m sqft mansion while asking for donations. smh

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^^^ Funny... I was thinking the same thing. They want to give us a menu of 'bad' choices and force us to pick one of them. Ridiculous... I'm typically all for trenching any freeways through urban areas... mainly so they can be 'capped' when the appropriate time comes. But for I345, that time came de...

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They wanted the cash for the park's budget. It was a trade-off kinda thing. Develop it as a Dallas property and wait on the returns if development ever happens which would feed into the overall taxes or sell it to Rowlett and fund the Dallas Pool system upgrades they were in terrible need of. It wa...

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That sounds like a decent sized building. Wow... No kidding. For reference, Williams Square Tower currently stands at 358 feet and 358k sq ft. Of course, the entirety of Williams Square office complex consists of four buildings and totals 1.4 million. But still, this is big. The massive new Pioneer...

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