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Does anyone here know anything about the Quarry in Mckinney ? it's known as That Dallas Quarry online.
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Like this in Albuquerque. That's exactly what I was thinking! looks amazing. Thanks for the upload. I agree that they definitely section off the neighbordhoods. If the ramps and grids were more aligned it would help significantly. One city I can think of is Austin. Their downtown isnt bounded by hi...

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Ah, true, I completely neglected to think about that aspect (former tenants), good point. Still is weird to me though, but I suppose it makes more sense than opening it to the public. Maybe in the far future, once ground level parking is less prevalent downtown, DART could make a little bit of extr...

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This is a great idea. Not only will they add charm to the city, they will add value to the city by being a tourist/instagram spot. Think Abbey records beatles record. The rest of the city should consider something like this. Victory park should add MAVS/STARS themed crossings.

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LED strips are super cheap, literally $20 on amazon. Why not do the whole thing including the Dallas Alley part? Is it that hard to wire up some LED, strap them to a pole, maintain them ocassionally and put on some plastic? A plastic sleeve would have done wonders. If someone started a fundraising c...

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That 635 will handle reverted traffic previously on I-345 is a HUGE assumption. 635 is being expanded for existing traffic, and like a self fullfilling prophecy, it will eventually not be enough. Adding additional traffic that would have previously not even been there is ridiculous. Burying i345 is...

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That 635 will handle reverted traffic previously on I-345 is a HUGE assumption. 635 is being expanded for existing traffic, and like a self fullfilling prophecy, it will eventually not be enough. Adding additional traffic that would have previously not even been there is ridiculous. Burying i345 is ...

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Is the D2 alignment still proceeding? https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/06/25/plans-downtown-dallas-subway-still-track-no-easy-answers?fbclid=IwAR1Y16-Ru5gKBYvrA6qbdzqguWF8Fg4W6rZkDFO0hP67bdOtKxVO1UZAmKU This also mentions extension of the streetcar to Knox Henderson. There's still...

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mdg109 wrote:Pretty cool seeing the entrance lit up last night.

Wow. nice shot.
Puts the illumination in illuminati. hehe

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Are they going to knock down the building then? This doesn't really look anything like it. I've got to think that there's going to be a splitting of Deep Ellum into two districts. Maybe not two totally different names, but something like 6th Street and "Dirty 6th" in Austin. can we petiti...

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Elon Musk will be dying on Mars first. haha any of elon musk's outlandish timeline claims pale in comparison to anything Trinity Park. Elon musk said 2024 for Mars, and i think that is more realistic than anything with this park. Without a doubt most civic projects in Dallas are all about real esta...

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Looks like they have enough money to buy a jail. in addition 12m in trust funds. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/downtown-dallas/2019/05/29/dallas-nonprofit-pushing-park-trinity-rivers-levees-bought-old-state-jail-nearby What will become of the building on West Commerce Street remained unclear after...

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Those portal areas, where rail transitions from below grade to above grade are always terrible. I still can't see how this approach is any better for DE than the original D2 proposal which was to intersect more naturally a block further down and preserve the station. I get that it was at-grade, and...

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here's a better image from April 25th from the most recent public meeting https://www.dart.org/ShareRoot/about/expansion/d2/D2PublicMeeting25apr19.pdf east_tunnel.jpeg west_easttunnel.jpeg Here is the original deep ellum focus area study https://www.dart.org/ShareRoot/about/expansion/d2/DeepEllumFoc...

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Too bad they're planning on getting rid of the Deep Ellum Station. Where does it say that Deep Ellum station is closing? I thought the issue was about how the rail alignment was going to fit with D2? All of the D2 alignment options had a wye where the new tracks met the existing track, which meant ...

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tamtagon wrote:Too bad they're planning on getting rid of the Deep Ellum Station.

Where does it say that Deep Ellum station is closing?
I thought the issue was about how the rail alignment was going to fit with D2?

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Dallas could land major Uber expansion, thousands of jobs https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2019/05/16/dallas-could-land-major-uber-expansion-thousands-jobs This could be a major win for Dallas. They are looking at The Epic in Deep Ellum. I was about to post this and you beat me by a f...

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What makes these NIMBYS even more idiotic is that these sorts of development you know....raises their property values.... What NIMBYS? Not In My Back Yard Theyre particularly ferocious around White Rock I was so excited about the project, i barely even considered any backlash. Generally an all arou...

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Wow, that's pretty freaking awesome! I hope this happens and isn't just marketing propaganda! Forgot to add a few things. Looks like "Work is scheduled to begin on the tower later this year, with the project to open starting in 2021." Also: Todd Interests' Stephanie Herold said there will...

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Didnt see a specific thread for this, hopefully im not reposting. But they have nice renderings this time! "Now the Dallas-based developer is filling a vacant block between the historic buildings it's renovating with a new high-rise retail, office and apartment project. The 17-story tower is pl...

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itsjrd1964 wrote:New models of Dallas' Trinity Park show a sinuous landscape, rebut critics

https://www.dallasnews.com/arts/archite ... ut-critics

Looks pretty good to me...
I see small depressions but no lakes? or are those puddles...

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http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,924718,00.html A City That Still Works When it comes to smooth efficiency, neither Rome under Mussolini nor Richard Daley's Chicago could outshine modern day Dallas. Potholes are filled within three days; a clogged sewer is usually cleared within...

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Quite possibly the most beautiful section of the Trinity River channel is up along the Elm Fork where Spur 482 crosses. You get a great view of it while on the Orange line which crosses here as well. It is as 'wild' as can be. It floods ALL THE TIME. The vegetation is lush and helps filter the tras...

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[b] Whelp, at least there is a plan in place. I know not too long ago, one article mentioned just leaving it broken and never fixing it. While that would be the cheapest option, I'd seriously hate to see that happen. This isn't really that much better, but hopefully when this is all said and done, ...

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Milam does provide an important role. Many of the children attending Milam have parents who work in service sector jobs in Uptown but live elsewhere. DISD has a program in place that provides parents the ability to drop off their kids at Milam close to their places of employment. Ben Milam is still...

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[/quote] Answer your questions sort of? That's a snapshot of what's in play.[/quote] Thank you for your reply. 1. It's hard to keep track of all the different websites for the different organizations but this is what i found. https://trinityrivercorridor.com/about/balanced-vision-plan With this over...

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there are so many plans, can someone post again for clarity.. What is the Balanced Vision? Why isnt it being followed Hows this different than the trinity park conservancy? How does the harold simmons park play into this? Also what is Re-wilding? Dallas Observer presents as going back to nature? its...

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The only reason to move that school is because there's no playground. Kids shouldn't have to walk more than a mile to school. The school does have a small playground. Since it's a TAG/magnet school, most kids are not from the neighborhood, they take a school bus from their neighborhood, so they don...

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Is that confirmed? previous inquiries into selling of WB Travis on other forum say that the zoning change was to combine two tracts of land in order to expand the school. as seen here. https://dallasmetropolis.com/dfwu/viewtopic.php?t=540 Given how involved parents are at that school, anyone sniffin...

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Dallas’ HQ2 Super-Site Could Lure Other Big Tenant The city of Dallas and its real estate professionals were able to amass 28 million square feet for Amazon HQ2. It's all up for grabs now. All that sweet sweet development porn. They even have symmetrical towers ;) Thanks for the post! Although they...

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Wasn't sure what the LED's looked like. Took this tonight, 1900 Pearl is on the left most corner. It's fairly yellow in person. I guess it makes for all 3 of the primary colors in this picture.

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[quote You've got to wonder how solid their engineering and research if they believe the 1908 flood killed 5,000 and they are comparing the 30 foot levee height to the 52.6 foot Trinity River crest . . . or maybe is it just sloppy writing and editing by D Magazine. This 1908 flood record of 52.6 fee...

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I suppose we will see more in the future? Or have the "lakes"/ponds been dropped off all together?
Is this Angela Hunt's re-wilding angle? I remember a D-Observer article mentioning two groups designing two different park concepts.

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If anyone has better pictures than the DMN article, that would be much appreciated.
It's hard to gauge what exactly is planned from what's been shown so far.
It just looks like one cross section of one specific place.

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I am aware of UTD, UTA, SMU. and I agree that Dallas has more tech workers. But my argument comes from quality of tech workers. U of W is a top 20 tier 1 university, DC has Georgetown and John Hopkins, both high tier 1 among others, and thats nothing to say of the tier 1 universities in NY. UTD, for...

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Honestly, I am not sure when NY came into the mix. I always thought DC would get it for sure. Having both east and west coasts makes sense. Queens, Long Island NY, I imagine is crowded and real estate prices are quite high. To have two east coast locations seems redundant. Having a location in the m...

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Hmm fair point. I figured if they aimed for the love field station and built tall enough poles, they could probably do it with a few well placed ones such that they avoid alot of those issues by sheer elevation. But given the speed, it would be easier to take a shuttle at that point. Going to burban...

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I know people mover or extension is being considered, but how difficult would it be to try something simpler like a cable car? Its continuous like the people mover, but less expensive than digging a tunnel I imagine.

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Can someone explain the difference between the two developments? having both in the same post gets confusing. Is the TC shopping center on the northern side closer to Carroll? and the taller De La Vega Development is right on Haskell?

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R&B is much cheaper than Fine China or the other dining options there. Great people watching spot, gets really eclectic late at night.

Does anyone know why the Statler is no longe lit up in blue? Is it because the blue lighting scheme can become annoying for people who live in the Statler?

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