Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum

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I wonder if it will even happen, if the cost of the line between Dallas and Houston has doubled or more and will probably continue to increase one has to wonder about the cost of the Dallas to FW leg. Before all of the Texas Central staff were let go I was told repeatedly that the Dallas to Houston...

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Great news! I'm glad to see a bit more density right next to a DART station.

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I drove by this one the other day and saw that they are now above ground on the construction. I'll try and get some pictures of this one next time I pass it by. It's really exciting seeing Oak Lawn finally get some height! I'm hoping the proposed tower next to Eatzi's and the one smack dab in the mi...

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Thanks for the update! That's disappointing to hear, as I feel like this 'complete street' could have had a lot of potential. I'll have to go check it out for myself at some point, but I'll keep my expectations low.

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I just wish it didn't take this city 5+ years to essentially restripe some streets and but some bendy poles down. But as they say, progress isn't easy. I agree. We're already incredibly behind a lot of other major cities and moving at a snail's pace. The silver lining to COVID is that it seemed lik...

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It looks like Dream Cafe is taking over the old Christie's location on McKinney Ave... https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2021006550 Good to know! The current location is a bit hidden, so I'm glad to see it get more exposure along McKinney Ave. Even though the Quadrangle is being re...

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Construction is estimated to begin in summer 2021. https://parksfordowntowndallas.org/harwood-park/ This might be old news, but I just noticed they had an estimated start date on their website for this park. For some reason I was under the impression that they wouldn't start on this one until Carpe...

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After 25 years, Flying Saucer in Addison is closing Owner-operator Shannon Wynne says the lease was up and he’s decided not to renew it. https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2020/12/22/after-25-years-flying-saucer-in-addison-is-closing-new-years-eve-2020/ Sad to see this one go after so ...

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Is the land where Ruibal’s sits owned by that business? I am surprised that nothing has been proposed for those blocks. It looks like it is here to me: https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7776875,-96.7929571,3a,75y,176.57h,84.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLghIJS_Xm-mEPBO0ihK6pQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 A few years...

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Thanks! I guess I skimmed past the part where it said it would be next to Megatel’s Soho Square.

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I'm clearly not getting out much these days, because I didn't realize there had been so much progress made on this one despite it being only a couple blocks from me. To be honest, I had completely forgotten about it, but I'm glad to see it's progressing pretty well!

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alkilo wrote:Condos at Canton & Park

Wow, that's a nice surprise! Very glad to see some new condos being built and happy to see more development in this part of town.

It sounds like it's a fairly small development, so I imagine it won't take long to complete.

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I'm still skeptical this will ever happen, but it looks like they plan to complement the HSR to Houston and focus on connecting the rest of Texas with Hyperloop? The wonderful thing with this is that Dallas will get the benefit of having both the HSR and Hyperloop! I'm honestly most excited about th...

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This looks great! It doesn't seem to say where on Singleton this will be on, all it says is that it will extend from Singleton Blvd to the railroad.

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Thank you for sharing! It still feels like a weird area to try and connect, but I know the long term plan is to have more and more bike lanes throughout the city, so I definitely welcome this one.

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Here's what looks like a direct link before clicking on a Microsoft Teams link: https://dallascityhall.com/departments/transportation/bikeway/Pages/Union.aspx I'll try to join in also. I was home not doing anything and this meeting completely slip my mind! Did anyone happen to catch this or know wh...

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Great, thanks for sharing! For whatever reason, I wasn't able to find their website when I did a quick google. Per their website, it looks like we can expect: 2 bars, 2 restaurants, 14 eateries.

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AT&T District gifts downtown Dallas with new sushi and Texas brasserie Two new restaurants are coming to a building in the AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas, from a gallery of names that are familiar to the local food & beverage industry. These restaurants will open at The Seco...

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Eataly opened today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSDfNT5lbj8 I'm a little sad that they didn't end up somewhere closer to Downtown, but I suppose Northpark is still much better than this opening further out in the 'burbs. I've never been to an Eataly before, but this space looks amazing and I de...

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/08/uber-sells-air-taxi-business-elevate-to-joby-aviation-shedding-its-last-moonshot/ https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/08/uber-sells-air-taxi-business-elevate-to-joby-aviation-shedding-its-last-moonshot/ I know Dallas was on the short list of cities where Uber was going ...

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That makes the most sense. It's a pretty sizeable parking lot, so I can't imagine a beer garden taking up that whole space.

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Ross needs huge work. Pretty much a complete rebuilding of the entire road from the West End to East Dallas. A small road diet or streetcar line, better and wider sidewalks, new lighting and trees lining the street. It could be a major transit and pedestrian route if the city tried.... Yep, this is...

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That's interesting. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad it is there and it is well built, I just feel like they could have been more ambitious with this connection. It feels like they did the bare minimum here, which I don't understand given how popular/successful the trail is.

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Trinity Groves in West Dallas is building a beer garden, bringing back burgers Romano is envisioning a casual atmosphere, where customers hang out under umbrellas and drink canned beer and frozen cocktails. The area will have 30 trees planted where the pavement is now; crews plan to start ripping u...

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Its one of those times where you wish Harwood District would jump feet first into a true trail connection down Harwood since its not a super busy street and would be pretty awesome with bikers and pedestrians passing between Uptown and Klyde Warren right by their various street level businesses but...

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I haven't heard any updates about I-345 in a while. I used to be in the 'tear it down' camp, but now I'm pretty on board with keeping it. It would be nice if it were possible to 'skinny' it up a little bit, sell some of the excess land to developers, and make the area underneath the highway much mor...

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It's really hard to visualize what they have in mind here. Since it's a virtual meeting, I'll probably try and check it out tomorrow and just find out more information about this project. This seems like a weird area to try and connect, but Dallas needs more bike lanes in general, so I'm not opposed...

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It's great that it won't just be a tower in the middle of nowhere, but it'll be a tower in a new, emerging district that has re-developed smaller buildings and upgrade pedestrian infrastructure to compliment it. But yes, without this tower, I feel like the East Quarter might not get as much attentio...

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cowboyeagle05 wrote:How much water will fall on to Woodall Rogers on a decent windy day I wonder.

I didn't even consider this. Hopefully they've really thought this one through.

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That's a positive update, so I'm glad to hear that it still seems to be on track and that we could potentially end up with something even better.

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https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/128624196_3450811938335519_6985152278538103710_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=2&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=4vgQZ5Lgh4cAX-6XZGt&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=79b8e281b58b3f89553d52c3a3fed4ae&oe=5FF313BB Join The City of Dallas Department of Tra...

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https://i.imgur.com/TfqJG2N.jpg https://i.imgur.com/QLtzP1L.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ZbzZ6Ri.jpg Came across some new(ish) bike lanes along Commerce St that spanned from Good Latimer to Cesar Chavez Blvd. It looks like possibly the plan is to have the bike lanes continue across Cesar Chavez and onto...

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Still looks the same, unfortunately, so I suppose it's safe to assume this project is still in limbo?

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I don't know how long these have been there, but it looks like there have been some nice upgrades performed to the crosswalk on Marilla/Pearl St.

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Progress update on "Good E.". I hate the name, but I really think this development will help add a bit more cohesiveness between Deep Ellum and the East Quarter.

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While I was standing in this general area, I could see a total of six cranes!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpUDSD27pVw The Fair Park fountains are already impressive and other than possible height would dwarf the KWP fountain by size alone. Right? How often does that fountain show occur? I almost always forget/overlook this area, even though it's such a wonderful asset to...

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Every evening, the fountain will come alive with an hourly aquatic “fireworks” display of soaring water that’s lit by a kaleidoscope of colors and dancing to soundtracks — a show that will be visible for miles . I'm VERY curious to see how true this ends up being in reality. This seems very interes...

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Any updates on this project? Truthfully I have not driven down this street in years, so for all I know it could be underway.

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Game changer.. will draw so many more people to that side of the park as well Indeed. With this project and the expansion, I wonder if they might consider closing off Olive St. even if it's only in the evenings and on weekends. I really have no idea how feasible or realistic that is to expect, but ...

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The fountain is actually happening!! And it is way more "Dallas-y" than initially planned, which I mean in the kitschiest, complimentary way possible. I love how this city has so many different lighting features. Haha, well said and I definitely agree about it being "Dallas-y" i...

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Great news if that is the case. As demand continues to grow, it means we'll start seeing more and more new development coming to the CBD, rather than it going into filling some of these existing towers.

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Good for Houston! Obviously I'd always welcome more corporate relocations to the DFW area, but coming to Texas is still a big win. Also, this one is pretty far out in the 'burbs that I really don't mind it not coming to DFW, as I'd prefer to see less sprawl and more urban development here. I do like...

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I assumed that it would be done in phases and that the residential tower wouldn't even begin until the hotel is completed.

I don't know if I read that anywhere, but that has been my assumption all along. Glad to see the hotel portion moving forward though!

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Was this the last major vacant building in the CBD?

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Have there been any announcements on tenants for any of these spaces, or are they all vacant at the moment?

That's a solid amount of additional retail for this area, and it'll be nice once they are all filled up.

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Looking back at the past couple decades can it be argued that any year has ever been lower than the one before it in terms of pedestrian traffic? I feel it has only become busier over time. Slowly, for sure, but steadily nonetheless. Walking around Dallas today is a far cry from how I remember it i...

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It helps that we have a decent population living in some of the adjacent neighborhoods as well. I'm sure one some of the developments in the arts district come to completion and the KWP expansion is complete, you'll get more people walking (or taking the trolley) over from the Uptown side into Downt...

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