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- 02 Jul 2020 10:25
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown
- Replies: 83
- Views: 78492
Re: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown
Thanks for the pics @Dalbert. IMO that’s the perfect sized hotel for that part of town. Agreed, but there were some people on here insisting that it shouldn't be a "Marriott" branded hotel because those can only be 1000+ room convention hotels right in the middle of major downtown busines...
- 25 Jun 2020 13:01
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
Its not that simple to earn your Million dollar fee. You have to look at property ownership, prices, market conditions, etc and then you create theoretical projects that fit within those models. A developer can then take this info make their own changes and propose development to DART. This also he...
- 25 Jun 2020 10:15
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
Whatever plan DART settles on for D2, they have some grant money to plan TODs. https://www.rtands.com/passenger/fta-funds-tod-study-of-darts-d2-project-stations/ Seems like that money would be better spent on planning TOD at outlying stations surrounded by big parking lots, as opposed to in the alr...
- 24 Jun 2020 15:08
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: New Oak Cliff Streetcar
- Replies: 92
- Views: 95179
Re: New Oak Cliff Streetcar
No Longer Free, DART's Bishop Arts Streetcar to Charge $1 Fare https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/no-longer-free-darts-bishop-arts-streetcar-to-charge-1-fare/2394646/ I still think they should have held off on charging money in order to encourage more people to use it and encourage more development ...
- 24 Jun 2020 10:06
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1519
- Views: 1373114
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Something interesting caught my eye on the current City Council agenda... It's listed under Executive Session- something called Project Coast HQ2. Hmmmm…. I hope it wasn't this HQ2: "[*] https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/06/23/marqeta-names-denver-hq2.html " Looks like that par...
- 19 Jun 2020 10:04
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Love Field People Mover
- Replies: 63
- Views: 72383
Re: Dallas Love Field People Mover
The whole reason the Boring Co.'s tunnels are cheaper is the fact that they don't have to be designed to accommodate specialized electrical equipment or meet the relatively more precise tolerances for rail. Battery-powered rubber-tired vehicles don't need much besides the tunnel bore and a reasonab...
- 18 Jun 2020 11:29
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Love Field People Mover
- Replies: 63
- Views: 72383
Re: Dallas Love Field People Mover
What do you think most people and transit activists would call the mode of transit using Elon's Tesla cars in Elon's Boring Tunnels? An underground People Mover! Let's assume Love Field builds one, using just one vehicle within just one tunnel. It might reach 60 mph before having to slow down in th...
- 17 Jun 2020 09:07
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DCTA (Denton Co. Transportation Authority)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 27911
Re: DCTA (Denton Co. Transportation Authority)
In the image showing a Frisco line, all other previous images for 15-20 years show that going to DT Carrollton and jetting down the west side of the green line down towards an Irving TRE station. Is this drawn correctly? I realize it's not really the subject matter and perhaps it wasn't in line w/N...
- 16 Jun 2020 14:33
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
But if we just imagine that it's going to be awhile before they ever act on that design, it would be cheaper to get a little peak traffic flexibility by adding a flying junction [ -- those words are a URL link for anyone interested] from the NB Red Line to the current NB Green Line at the Northwest...
- 10 Jun 2020 15:13
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
The more I really contemplate life the universe and everything, I'd leave it to muni Dallas to cover the D2 area w/streetcar consists. I said it a decade ago. I understand it's not pretty, but, why not make a new color to do a loop downtown/fair park/the cedars via yes, the train yard. It's not goi...
- 09 Jun 2020 13:49
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: 508 Young Street (old Dallas Morning News building)
- Replies: 85
- Views: 72773
Re: Downtown Dallas: 508 Young Street (old Dallas Morning News building)
This whole are on the SW side of the CBD has the land and connections to really grow. If I were in sim city mode I'd make this area full of mid-rises with a tower or two. Make the streets very pedestrian/bike friendly. It's got good connections to intercity rail/Amtrak/ highways/ trails/ TRE/ and H...
- 09 Jun 2020 13:34
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
- Replies: 789
- Views: 822411
Re: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
Any news on leasing progress? I know that they're targeting a July opening, but given the eye-popping prices coupled with lots of people losing their jobs, I can't imagine their numbers look great...
- 09 Jun 2020 13:18
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
Thanks for sharing, CTroy- I hadn't seen those concepts before, but that's basically what I had in mind. But where would the caterers, wedding guests and bride and groom park? I know you're joking, but I always find it funny that some of the most vocally pro-transit/urbanization and anti-car folks w...
- 09 Jun 2020 10:41
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: 508 Young Street (old Dallas Morning News building)
- Replies: 85
- Views: 72773
Re: Downtown Dallas: 508 Young Street (old Dallas Morning News building)
Which in theory would be solved by the D2 plan cause DART will build a underground station near West End because DART plans for that area to be its hub. This is of course ignoring the fact D2 has been delayed further by recent events but gosh darn it we will have the silver line... My recollection ...
- 08 Jun 2020 14:27
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: 508 Young Street (old Dallas Morning News building)
- Replies: 85
- Views: 72773
Re: Downtown Dallas: 508 Young Street (old Dallas Morning News building)
"Yeah, it's disappointing. Comparing it to my Denver scenario it fails even in the most basic sense in that there's no direct route from DFW to Union. But regardless, if this part of downtown gets more developed I hope Union st. gets some amount of attention and isn't relegated to being mostly...
- 08 Jun 2020 12:23
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
To give the city council credit we are all playing SimCity with other peoples money. This whole forum is people with priorities, values and goals and desires playing a life long game of SimCity. Some more self beneficial than others. Every part of the bureaucracy is a multi level SimCity game. For ...
- 05 Jun 2020 17:58
- Forum: The Airports
- Topic: DFW Airport
- Replies: 420
- Views: 350062
Re: DFW Airport
ATL is a much better run airport and airspace than here as well. You've apparently never been through TSA at ATL. :-) As for the airspace, ATL has a nice little monopoly. They don't have another major airport less than 5 miles away to complicate things. Good point, except for the exaggeration. Less...
- 05 Jun 2020 14:17
- Forum: The Airports
- Topic: DFW Airport
- Replies: 420
- Views: 350062
Re: DFW Airport
ATL is a much better run airport and airspace than here as well. You've apparently never been through TSA at ATL. :-) As for the airspace, ATL has a nice little monopoly. They don't have another major airport less than 5 miles away to complicate things. Pro-tip for ATL - if you're getting dropped o...
- 02 Jun 2020 10:11
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
- Replies: 445
- Views: 391270
Re: Downtown Dallas Retail
Yeah, contractors just leave supplies strewn on sidewalks for months on end in this town. There were bricks (and piles of wires, and trash, and plastic wrapping on the ADA-compliant curbs, and even entire street signs which could be an interesting projectile in a storm...) alongside Henderson Ave f...
- 01 Jun 2020 10:03
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: I-345
- Replies: 449
- Views: 325559
Re: I-345
Southern Dallas residents need I-345. Why is a wealthy consortium trying to tear it down? https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2020/05/29/southern-dallas-residents-need-i-345-why-is-a-wealthy-consortium-trying-to-tear-it-down/ Didnt know that Dmagazine CEO was the one who founded the group...
- 21 May 2020 11:04
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
DART does not own the Union Station building, the City does and it leases it out to several entities that want parking spaces for their employees. DART could gain control of the property needed to run that extra track through eminent domain process, but I doubt the City would roll over. The City co...
- 20 May 2020 12:30
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
As a reminder where DART has pocket tracks, there are just a few on the system. Green south at Lawnview, Green and Orange north at Bachman, Blue line north at LBJ/Skillman, Red line north at LBJ/Central, Red and Blue south just before spur to maintenance shops. There is also one just north of Victo...
- 18 May 2020 15:40
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
"Crowdedness" is definitely a subjective term that depends on the context of the system. At least when I think about trains "from Parker Road," that really implies trains on the entire North Central corridor (north of Mockingbird) rather than from Parker Road specifically. As ha...
- 15 May 2020 09:59
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1519
- Views: 1373114
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
It looks like Boi Na Braza Steakhouse is undergoing a change... It'll now be called BLAZE Brazilian Steakhouse. Not sure if it's a different ownership group, but the signs came down yesterday and new signs should be going up soon. Brazilian steakhouses are pretty interchangeable in my eyes, so as l...
- 14 May 2020 10:17
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
I'm not against D2 at all, but I've come to realize it's a "regional" fix for a "local" problem. ... Recall that the original D2 plan had a tunnel branch east of Metro Center leading to a station at the Convention center that would have served this exact purpose, but idiots on h...
- 13 May 2020 14:14
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
I'm not against D2 at all, but I've come to realize it's a "regional" fix for a "local" problem. It's not even a *good* fix for the regional problem. The underlying motivation for D2 is that they can't add any more trains on any line because the current transit mall has capacity...
- 13 May 2020 11:32
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
- Replies: 767
- Views: 551712
Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
I wonder what was their rationale. I'm sure Austin is well-positioned, but not sure how or why they'd be the only Texas city. Maybe Dallas with its airline woes and Houston with its oil/energy woes? A bit of irony is that I would think the blow to the airline industry is a little softened by the lo...
- 12 May 2020 09:48
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
- Replies: 767
- Views: 551712
Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
The worst thing we could do for our chances would be to put Judge Clay Jenkins face on it... Just sayin... But, glad to see the Mayor making a push. It's honestly weird to see him making such overtures to Musk and Tesla, considering that Musk's latest feud is over...not wanting to comply with stay-...
- 11 May 2020 12:22
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: DART: Bus system
- Replies: 105
- Views: 118899
Re: DART: Bus system
^ Keep in mind that DART itself has no desire to build D2. The push for the subterranean albatross is coming from the Dallas City Council, which has never met a boondoggle it didn't love -- as long as another taxing authority was on the hook for it. In fairness, Dallas City Council has been perfect...
- 08 May 2020 09:36
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: DART: Bus system
- Replies: 105
- Views: 118899
Re: DART: Bus system
I took the survey as well, though some questions seemed poorly designed, like the one asking respondents to choose between a scenario where buses ran on parallel streets at lower frequency, with a short 2 min walk from home to the stop (coverage) or a scenario where there was a single route at high ...
- 04 May 2020 13:26
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 442941
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Covid-19 to delay DART rail projects? Here is a report with a DART letter and Budger and Finance Committee presentation. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-may-force-dart-to-delay-downtown-subway-by-15-years/2361863/ Not surprising - sales tax receipts are gonna take a big hit between...
- 16 Apr 2020 11:50
- Forum: The Airports
- Topic: DFW Airport
- Replies: 420
- Views: 350062
Re: DFW Airport
No idea on Tucy's question, but since Terminal F is pretty poorly located for TEXRail, Orange Line and TRE passengers, is it intended mostly for flight capacity for new transfer connecting passengers? It seems like ORD plans to compete hard for more of this next generation of continental east-west ...
- 31 Mar 2020 17:07
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW Economy
- Replies: 462
- Views: 437957
Re: DFW Economy
It won't be just downtown, or just restaurants. Any business that's been running by the seat of their pants and not planning adequately for downturns or surprises could be in trouble. It could be an interesting year or so around here. I don't think any business could really be successful if they ha...
- 31 Mar 2020 14:47
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 419882
Re: DART D2 Subway
Both transit and cars/roads suffer from a free rider problem (both literally and figuratively, lol). Declaring one mode superior to the other because of a particular financial metric is silly. The anti-car partisans have largely made choices that minimize the necessity of owning a car in their perso...
- 11 Mar 2020 16:19
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Silver Line
- Replies: 402
- Views: 446175
Re: Silver Line
There's no ramp for the existing elevated Green Line platform though - the required ADA redundancy is provided by having two elevators (three if you count the one at the south end of the ped walkway over Belt Line). What is special about the Silver line that it needs a ramp connection in addition t...
- 10 Mar 2020 09:30
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Silver Line
- Replies: 402
- Views: 446175
Re: Silver Line
The latest Silver Line briefing has some interesting nuggets on the design of the Downtown Carrolton station and how it will interchange with both the existing Green Line, as well as potential A-Train and "Frisco Line" commuter rail extensions... https://dart.org/about/board/boardagendas/...
- 09 Mar 2020 15:53
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Silver Line
- Replies: 402
- Views: 446175
Re: Silver Line
The latest Silver Line briefing has some interesting nuggets on the design of the Downtown Carrolton station and how it will interchange with both the existing Green Line, as well as potential A-Train and "Frisco Line" commuter rail extensions... https://dart.org/about/board/boardagendas/p...
- 19 Feb 2020 10:19
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
- Replies: 556
- Views: 477606
Re: DALLAS to HOUSTON High Speed Rail
First Look at the interior layout of the Texas High-Speed Train https://www.texascentral.com/posts/milestone-first-look-at-the-interior-layout-of-the-texas-high-speed-train First-Class comfort, with even more space: •WIDE aisles: 32” (wider than a regional jet) •Ample space: 32” of legroom and 41” ...
- 17 Feb 2020 13:15
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: AT&T Discovery District
- Replies: 451
- Views: 391009
Re: AT&T Discovery District
^^ My favorite part of the article, AT&T Discovery District will offer FREE parking in the evenings in the employee parking garages. Gotta love that!! Yes!! Great to know. I know Uber is doing the same thing, so I'm so glad these developments are being smarter and not just letting their parking...
- 14 Feb 2020 16:29
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW Economy
- Replies: 462
- Views: 437957
Re: DFW Economy
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2020/02/14/dallas-apartment-market-soars-with-more-than-a-dozen-high-rises/ Apparently DFW has 20 high-rise apartment buildings in the works right now. Tbh, that's less than I thought, but maybe RealPage is being stricter with their definition. And wh...
- 13 Feb 2020 13:17
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1519
- Views: 1373114
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
I remember getting on Metra trains in Chicagoland and thinking the beauty of simplicity in their stations. DART has always over engineered everything, and as such it's costs dwarf those of other transit systems. Even with this particular station redesign, the costs are still through the roof. The S...
- 13 Feb 2020 11:23
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1519
- Views: 1373114
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
There was some discussion in the DART thread about it - the construction costs came in higher than estimated, and Irving needed some extra time to get the cash together. The estimate for this station is totally ridiculous when you consider that the foundations and footings for the station were buil...
- 12 Feb 2020 14:51
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1519
- Views: 1373114
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Hidden Ridge Station is finally rolling. Apparently the city of Irving had agreed to fund it. That must have been the reason for the delay. https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/coppell-valley-ranch-las-colinas/transportation/2020/01/29/irving039s-116m-hidden-ridge-transit-station-to-open-i...
- 12 Feb 2020 09:44
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1519
- Views: 1373114
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Hidden Ridge Station is finally rolling. Apparently the city of Irving had agreed to fund it. That must have been the reason for the delay. https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/coppell-valley-ranch-las-colinas/transportation/2020/01/29/irving039s-116m-hidden-ridge-transit-station-to-open-i...
- 11 Feb 2020 12:58
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
- Replies: 789
- Views: 822411
Re: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
I'm pretty surprised at the price point, I really thought it would be cheaper than Uptown pricing. I suppose there aren't that many new construction residential buildings in Downtown, so if you want to live in Downtown and want to rent in a new building, your options are pretty limited. Perhaps the...
- 11 Feb 2020 10:09
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
- Replies: 789
- Views: 822411
Re: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
Looks like a 645 sq ft 1 bedroom unit starts at $2150 https://www.amli.com/apartments/dallas/downtown-dallas-apartments/amli-fountain-place/floorplans Yikes! I remember when the West End was the cheap side of Downtown, and even then we'd get mailers for subdivisions out in Prosper and Duncanville s...
- 04 Feb 2020 11:22
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 442941
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Coming soon to rail stations near you. https://www.railwayage.com/news/dart-will-be-safer-with-the-candlestick-maker/ I saw this the other day... Is this seriously an issue? I have never heard of this being a problem. Seems weird... I don't think I've ever seen something like this implemented. Is s...
- 03 Feb 2020 09:51
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 442941
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
I believe one of the biggest disservices, and probably simplest fixes, is the perceived 'penalty' for short distance riders. I know we have said this in the past, but with go-pass adoption, I think the solution is simpler than ever. For users who only plan on grabbing a ride in dense urban area (CB...
- 31 Jan 2020 18:27
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 442941
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
I wonder if it would be possible to create a partnership between the AA Center and the Irving and Dallas Convention centers and any other event space that is off the DART rail stations where a holder of a ticket stub could use that as a pass on the DART trains the day of that event. It would encour...
- 30 Jan 2020 13:14
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 442941
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
I walk by this spot at least once a week. That bridge appears to be usable with some clean up, and would be the logic crossing point, but it now crosses directly into a massive parking garage. There is an access driveway adjacent to the garage that has a sidewalk along it, and you can see a branch ...