Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas/2016/10/31/mayor-rawlings-announces-50m-donation-trinity-park-estate-late-billionaire-harold-simmons Mayor Rawlings announces $50M donation for Trinity Park from estate of late billionaire Harold Simmons Written by Naomi Martin ...The donation will fund a signif...

So, does Lakewood development fall under Urban or Suburban Issues? So far on the forum, we have Bishops Arts and Oak Lawn as Urban but I don't know to call it.

Cafe Brazil moving next door....

Complete Streets initiative along Cedar Springs does not have support of neighborhood businesses.

Melrose Hotel replaces Bronx with vacant lot, for like ever.

Trader Joe's?

Lee Park

Lakewood Theater gains landmark status.

Teter's Faucet Parts to become ~160 apartments by Southern Land Company.

http://southernland.com/portfolio/knox/ The Knox project will deliver 18 floors of luxury multifamily living to Dallas. Expected to complete in 2017, this community, designed by GDA Architects, will offer a range of apartments and penthouses with stunning views in all directions. Residents will enjo...

Somebody needs to convince Verizon to move the HQ to Las Colinas!

Is this a good start to more interesting architecture along Middle McKinney (MidMck)?

I want to see a trend revived in Dallas, and that's Art Deco.

AT&T's mega-deal with Time Warner banks on your connected future http://www.dallasnews.com/business/att/2016/10/28/atts-mega-deal-time-warner-banks-connected-future Written by: Conor Shine http://www.dallasnews.com/business/att/2016/10/28/atts-mega-deal-time-warner-banks-connected-future ...Ste...

I'm all for the Cotton Belt, but D2 subway & HSR nexus simply must come first. Cotton Belt is a great start to passenger service to Greenville.

If the DMN stays independent, I guess even if it's bought and gutted...., that's turning into the downtown that was destroyed by the suburban migration! The City lives!

So glad Corrigan Tower will stay. As much as I would like better views of Tower Petroleum, Corrigan is a great corner building, prime example of the architecture and "urban fabric" building patterns prominent during the time. Makes me wonder what will eventually happen to the very popular ...

So... there's only a few other malls in the country in the same league as NorthPark, and are these places making similar line up changes? Considering the location, the inevitable completion of the second floor, availability of additional contiguous development, and at least one remaining very large,...

The Fair itself is a fantastic event, it's the managers and stewards of SFOT, Inc that contributes to the withered use of the Park. The lack of 'Park Authority,' sovereign programming and scheduling entity may be the biggest problem. Every season should have a major, annual event; the absence of a V...

Any mention of time sensitivity with catalyst site development? Texas Stadium site, for example, I kinda think this real estate (and LRT Station) could wait a while, turn into something truly spectacular, if it's offline for some years while Lake Caroline turns into a really great downtown amenity.....

Is this brand fading a little? I do not know at all, but seems like Ikea would be seeking an intown location (mixed use new urbanist) as much as another suburban location. And is Grand Prairie the North Texas sleeper-city? There's been all sorts of stuff happening in GP, but it seems mostly buried u...

"Don't Dallas my Austin"

As long as they keep all this fluff froo-froo in Austin and out of San Antonio, I'll be okay with it.

Another thing I am using a lot is the "Active Topics" option under the "Quick Links" tab. I'm still trying to figure out how to change my font color permanently from blue to black.... I'm only viewing the forum on a desktop, and I think the header image (Museum Tower to Hunt Inc...

I've always thought the overpass would provide great shelter for bicycle parking and service station.

How does a seamless connection to the train to Houston fit into all of this? If I recall correctly, NCTCOG (with others) identified something like $400 million for a sunken spur to meet the HSR.... that may have been only one of the possibilities, but I thought something had been set-up to make sure...

I hope it works! Improving the tourist capacity in Arlington is good for the region; would be nice to see Grand Prairie get more into the mix of it all, taking a Grapevine route to entertainment destinations... superfund clean-up of Mountain Creek Lake and there's some super-sweet potential. Solidif...

This ought to be the creme de la creme of farmer's markets! If so, I think it'll be an excellent niche addition to a (hopefully) growing collection of markets offering "locally sourced produce, artisanal foods and handcrafted items." The more neighborhood farmer's markets we have, the bett...

I can see that TIF money would still go to creating the place: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/10/17/victory-park-asks-city-35-million-funding-help-retail-projects Victory Park asks city for $3.5 million in funding to help with retail projects Written by Steve Brown ...The money...

So, ATT looks to buy Time-Warner. Verizon and Comcast are handfasting. Disney is up to something, 21 Century Fox is on the prowl... the big 'Content Providers' and 'Content Deliverers' have been buying up the rest of the world to fortify themselves with whatever puzzle pieces could possibly be criti...

I'm not sure what the city/DART/NCTCOG has planned for the LRT 'spur' to extend from Union Station to the HSR station.... there needs to be the all-access interface....

So, what's wrong with the old arena?

Really need that Turtle Creek ditch turned into something nice, in the same vein as the San Antonio River Walk.

Are these games some sort of mind control or something? I remember some Southpark documentary along those lines....

having a entrance on the northside would be great!