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Crowne Plaza Renaissance Tower The Mosaic Holocaust Museum The Drever One Dallas Center Marquis West End Sheraton Hotel City Center Homewood Suites Republic Tower Plaza of the Americas This is an incomplete list of development/redevelopment projects either completed since the surface rail line began...

Not sure what your problem is. If you sincerely believe surface rail strangles development, you surely must have some sort theory about why people are afraid to be near a rail line. If you work across the street from the Drever, then you must also be aware of the other redevelopment that has also o...

I thought we were making progress... That's the last time I spend 10 minutes to craft a reply. Edit: nice edit to include the Drever. I love that project, and I haven't forgotten. I see it out my office window every day. Hopefully that will be a big spark and prove me wrong. Not sure what your prob...

Living directly on the DART line, I see the contrast between the Main Street District and the Bryan Street/Pacific Avenue stretch of track. A lot of the above development that you cited fronts Elm Street, which is very clearly part of the Main Street District; spilling over from what is happening o...

D2 above ground was a bad idea because every route considered either bulldozed existing property or seriously constrained property currently under construction or being redeveloped. Bulldozing existing property for a rail line would constrain downtown development. Interesting point. But not as blac...

I don't think it is the rail alone... it is the placement of the rail along a street between two sidewalks that are very close to the trains. Downtown, the block where there is a station is fine... but once the DART train leaves the station the sides of the road are pretty much empty of business on...

dukemeredith wrote:

Tucy wrote:And you're blaming the rail for the lack of retail. That's a huge reach.

Agree to disagree.

Disagree about what, exactly?

Still waiting to see your basis for your theory that surface rail strangles development. If anything, The evidence seems to point in the opposite direction.

How does a light rail train make walking difficult or unpleasant? Blaming the rail line for the lack of people walking around in downtown Dallas is quite a reach. This really isn't a hard concept. Light rail influences the surrounding area. And the current above-ground track isn't exactly a pedestr...

What is the basis for the theory that an at-grade D2 would strangle development? Did the existing at-grade DART line strangle downtown development? Yes, because I can think of just off the top of my head the following major developments either on the line or within 1 block of the line: LTV Tower Mo...

Do y'all ever walk around the area? It isn't exactly the place to be. Lots of great residential options. But people don't walk around there terribly often, unless they're passing through. The proposed D2, especially the proposed route near the Statler, would be much closer to proposed retail; not m...

[. . .] An underground D2 does more to benefit non downtown residents/workers than it does the locals. It simply allows them to 'pass thru' easier... ahem... I345. I believe an underground D2 benefits both residents and non-residents of downtown. An at grade D2, even on Young, will disrupt further ...

Condo buyout, over a year closing/leaseback, 2 years of construction, I'm no hotel expert but this seems very difficult on making the numbers work especially given that if the demand is there there is one hotel under construction, two proposed-ish and Harwood has expressed their intent on building ...

Sidley & Austin apparently moved in to their space in August. http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/08/30/new-mckinney-olive-tower-gives-this-law-firm-a.html Gardere has also moved in and Del Frisco's is open. So it looks like this building is completed. I'm a little surprised the rest of ...