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^one possible outcome is a more sustainable employment center and higher standard of living. The real estate payout could increase downtown area population by thousands. More workers, less travel time, higher concentration of jobs and amenities. All of that would be good, and if I could go back in ...

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Another big multifamily (2800 units in up to 25 stories)... I have no dog in this fight... https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/c4e36fed-c18d-4aad-877f-d93c213ffb84 Thé Overdog has no dog in this fight? Pun intended? :D Any renderings in that document or more info? Unless its the stuff starting...

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They care about their jobs.. so I could see them going with tearing it down just to have something else to do and they can point to created jobs/ economic impact! look we did something! Fair is fair, I am not a traffic engineer, and I did just use an anecdote to present my case. :mrgreen: Morris an...

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Right PLANO?! Plano has two large apartment buildings planned directly next to DART stations (Parker and 12th Street), and 3 more very recently constructed or under construction within 1/4 mile. Richardson has actually rejected more buildings than Plano has adjacent to transit in the past couple of...

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https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2021/04/a-new-plan-for-tearing-down-i-345/ Cue long term Dallasites, without any type of formal traffic engineering education, whinging with anecdotal evidence now. I'm a long term Dallasite :D , that while not being a traffic engineer, I am an engineer used to...

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So construction is getting underway and should take 26 months. So this project is really one of the largest projects underway in North Texas?? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dallasnews.com/news/2021/04/13/work-on-belt-main-retail-residential-development-gets-underway-in-richardson/%3foutputType=a...

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The Deep Ellum community fought HARD to keep the Good-Latimer grade separation, especially the Gaston tunnel. The murals lining the tunnel were a beloved gateway to the area. Similarly, the vast majority of current residents are strongly opposed to replacing I-345 at grade. That effort, like so man...

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Hannibal Lecter wrote:Includes a great slideshow, with many historical pictures I've never seen before.

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news ... uture.html

Anyway to sneek a peek behind the paywall?
The only ones visible are the cover images.

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From a city government perspective, residential uses generally have a much lower revenue to expense ratio. Single family residential (which isn't proposed here) generally doesn't generate enough tax revenue to even cover costs. If you want low tax rates as a way to attract businesses you want as li...

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The plano commissioners dont even want to include residential much less high density residential. How backwards can they be?! Cityline with all its faults is right across from it. They are right next to a Dart station that will soon include the Cotton belt line, with a straight shot to DFW airport. ...

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Finished Mural. Now if they would just do that back wall too...

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Finished Mural. Now if they would just do that back wall too...

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The construction would look something like this, where they put in retaining walls and dig out the station box all the way down to track level (except once they finish digging things out, they'll deck over the hole with a temporary road surface) They'll then build up from that level, adding the mez...

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My understanding is that Commerce station itself will be cut-and-cover, as will the other two underground stations and the tunnels from them to the portals, but the sections in between the stations will be bored. Hmm well then that further complicates the question. Commerce Station has an entrance ...

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. Something to understand is that West Dale owns some land near where the line comes back up. They're not thrilled about how the line may effect some of their properties.. I know the neighborhood isn't happy with the effects on Good Latimer.. so I think that's why it was split like that. Hopefully ...

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Per Twitter D2 Passed. Again. https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2021/03/dart-d2-subway-dallas-city-council-resolution-vote/ So they split D2 into zone A and B? Does that mean its over? What is the point of this? It’s a just in case they change their mind about deep Ellum? What are the deep ellu...

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All of these look great!. Great catches everyone. Love the repurposing of Good E.
And the new Canton/Crowdus tower will be 17 stories tall?
Thats Case Building Height. Im sure some people wont be too happy about that!

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1) I don't know who assumed that, but that was never an assumption by many (since successful highway tearouts elsewhere haven't needed that). 2) I guess all the great cities of the world that don't let people just blast through gutted large sections of city cores are totally screwed by these Covid ...

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Preview of the mural being painted on The Stack: https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/visual-arts/2021/03/16/a-new-8500-square-foot-mural-in-deep-ellum-is-artist-tristan-eatons-tribute-to-texas/ It looks incredible. I hope it stays well after the 10 year mark passes. Great!. saw it driving...

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The Zoning commission did not approve this last night mainly due to input from the anti urban anti density anti growth Oak Lawn Committee. They approved a giant project along McKinney Ave. similar in size that butts directly into a historic area but did not approve this. Very frustrating. https://w...

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eq10.JPG eq9.JPG Both towers are sitting on what are currently empty lots. If thats 300 Pearl on the 2nd picture, then the other two towers are maybe 50 stories tall? :shock: Woulda been great if they had the rest of downtown in their model to get a good grasp on the big impact these builds could h...

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Thanks! So much good info

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The Assembly - update on new creative office project in Deep Ellum (f/k/a 301 Crowdus): https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2021/02/20/deep-ellum-sterling-bay.html?ana=e_dal_bn_editorschoice_editorschoice&j=90551375&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTldKbE1XRTFNamhpTkRjMyIsInQiOiJja...

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The Assembly - update on new creative office project in Deep Ellum (f/k/a 301 Crowdus): https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2021/02/20/deep-ellum-sterling-bay.html?ana=e_dal_bn_editorschoice_editorschoice&j=90551375&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTldKbE1XRTFNamhpTkRjMyIsInQiOiJja...

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The question is whether it's worthwhile to spend $50-100 billion to be ready for a once per 40-100 year event. It's like the concept of the 100-year flood plain. Society picks the balance between cost and safety that it's willing to live with. True. But nobody notices or cares as long as the electr...

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Saw this on Fox 4 yesterday. That over look park near the train tracks is new to me Nice find. It looks like a video followup of their press release With the pivotal donation of land at 505 Riverfront for the East Overlook, all of the land that is needed for the overlooks will be acquired. Addition...

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And this is more like what the USACE wants https://www.swf.usace.army.mil/Portals/47/siteimages/pao/DallasFloodway/DF_BalancedVision_716x540.jpg Just remember, everything you spend money on now to put down there can be washed away or damaged beyond repair on the very next flood, which could be next...

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I do not see anything but an empty cistern in that photo under Tokoyo. What creativity? You can go down to the Trinity River and wade across it most of the year, canoe or raft down it others, and jet ski on it during floods. Do you really need a 10 feet wide concrete sidewalk/bike-path to enjoy it ...

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Yes. Of course its important to do flood control correctly. Safety first. But why is it so much to expect a little creativity?! Literally anything other than what we have would be an improvement. Loop the trinity skyline trails at least! That way, you are not stuck on one side of the river, dependin...

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For reference, pg 200+ and on.
I dont see the waterfall. there are some waterfeatures, but its not clear what

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From what I understand the current "construction" plans are only for the overlooks. If you are hoping for something to be actually built in the floodplain between the levees you will be sorely mistaken and sad. It is not happening. Unless of course someone donates 100 million dollars or m...

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It's interesting how big this site will be if QT has the restaurant plot too. Plus, it'll have both Lemmon Espressoways as entrances probably. This place will likely do rather well for myriad reasons. It's not remotely an exciting urban infill or final-use development for sure - obviously. The exis...

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Do we know how to get the OLC involved to voice concerns and to address the overall lack of urban zoning needed for Uptown? OLC can only object to a zoning change. If there’s no zoning change, they have no standing. Can someone with more zoning knowledge explain this map then? If I understand corre...

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Are there any photos that someone could post on here? Almost 3 years after GDPR was instituted, the DMN website still isn't compliant or accessible in Europe :/ Sure thing! There's not much in the article tho. Development porn for all! :D 5GX7KHD37FHZNP2NLR2IKFMGTU.jpg 4P7NR6KHFJA77IV7H66K4AF4CQ.jpg

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Is this next to CVS - the current abandoned gas station/car wash? QuickTrip has leased just over 1 acre at 3512 Cole Ave. in Dallas. Ton Filley and Jack Weir with The Retail Connection represented the tenant . Terrible. https://www.dmagazine.com/commercial-real-estate/2021/01/deal-ticker-another-ca...

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Hmm. I thought it was angled because of the shape of the land plot and the highway ramp that is encircling museum tower. But i didnt so much mean does Flora/Oliver Tower reflect onto Nasher. Rather, does it help reduce the glare of Museum Tower by casting a shadow? I suppose nothing will do that unl...

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Does anyone know if this tower helps, hurts, or does nothing in regards to the Museum Tower reflection issue and the Nasher?

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If DART’s bus passengers can not control their body fluids and keep the seats dry, there is no hope for the stigma of public transit ever going away. I can afford to not ever ride on a pig sty. Sometimes people spill water on the “luxurious” velour. Sometimes people spill coffee. It happens far mor...

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A gas station there would make alot of money so I see why QT wants it. Unless there is a Sam's Club type of protest, the best we can get is pushing them for better design. Found a similar fiasco in jacksonville, where a gas station was built in their downtown. They extracted some concessions, and go...

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This will certainly make that corner more dense, too bad there isn't anything connecting these four corners. I know your post is nearly a year old, but what do you think would be the most viable option to connect the four corners of DNT/121? Also, put aside viable... What's the *dream* method of co...

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With Uber falling through I'm becoming jealous of Austin's ability to attract Bay Area tech refugees. Even Houston landed HP. Houston. A contrarian view here, but I am wondering if the thing that is driving Uber to downsize, i.e. improving financial performance, might also drive the HQ to Dallas. I...

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With Uber falling through I'm becoming jealous of Austin's ability to attract Bay Area tech refugees. Even Houston landed HP. Houston. There will be many more opportunities. In an interview I saw recently Robert Kaplan with the Dallas Fed said pre-covid he was accustomed to receiving calls from CEO...

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epic.complete.jpg D Magazine has an article the implies Uber is refocusing their company on a different set of revenue sources & will scale back their operations impacting their plans to expand here in Dallas. How this impacts the Epic development is a subject of their speculation. Personally, ...

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The freeway does have a stronger "keep it" argument than others in question across the country because it isn't just a stub-end, it connects I-45 with the rest of the city, and it helps poorer residents in South Dallas commute to jobs to the North. Such is reality in an extremely sprawlin...

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Someone also posted pictures of the interior a while back. Couldnt find the post, luckily they are on wikipedia. It would be good to see what the interior looks like now. I figure it would be very costly to restore it, ala 1401 elm/National, Given its age, its probably an asbestos treasure trove. ht...

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Here you go. I'm trying to find a picture of that building before the original façade was scrapped off and replaced with glass... That's a nice view! On a somewhat related note, with the rest of the EQ getting spruced up, I wonder if we'll ever see Salazar Center remove the ugly glass skin which was...

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Trust me the Salazar building has been gaining value real quick since Uber/Deep Ellum exploded and now the East Quarter. I imagine its just waiting on the right buyer and I am sure the price has gone up. I doubt too much will be done to the glass exterior but I imagine some work could be done to th...

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KDC's webcam for the new Uber tower also has a good view of the Loco Meletio site and the East Quarter neighborhood: https://app.oxblue.com/open/kdc/EpicII https://i.postimg.cc/CMcBVVw6/Capture.jpg If only someone could slap some brick on that giant black glass Salazar building. It stands out sooo ...

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This is the wall I was referencing btw. Its giant and gray. Perfect for a mural, window cutouts aside. Being that it faces an alley, I understand why they wouldnt put money in it. But it is so visible from miles away. They'd be better served to making use of that space advertising, a cool mural. Peo...

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Park Lane the shopping complex completely ignores Park Lane the DART station. There was no attempt at all to make the train be a convenient option to go there. CityLine at least somewhat tries to integrate its DART station into its streetscape and built environment. Neither one is transit-oriented ...

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