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- 19 Jul 2023 15:36
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Park Lane/NCX Development
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13530
Re: Park Lane/NCX Development
I've always wondered if there was a way to make walking to both easier. Make Park lane pedestrian only, mini park with like food truck or something. Maybe a way to cross the NB service road easier? With Texas weather, the only way you'll get people to walk between the two would be an enclosed, air ...
- 12 Jul 2023 16:34
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: New Census Population Estimates
- Replies: 307
- Views: 286019
Re: New Census Population Estimates
A couple years ago I saw a world map that tried to project the effects of climate change on a local level. Surprisingly, northeast Texas was one of very few areas where they projected a slightly cooler, wetter climate, similar to central Louisiana today. Of course there are 10,000 different maps, no...
- 12 Jul 2023 16:23
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Trinity River Park
- Replies: 468
- Views: 448918
Re: Trinity River Park
quixomniac wrote:Pretty good idea. i just dont see the white rock NIMBYs going for it. they dont want anything that could possibly attract a crowd into their own private backyard
Spot on. There's a reason that the so-called Runner's Lot has no water fountains, no bathrooms and isn't even paved.
- 27 Jun 2023 15:28
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown: Carlisle St. Urban Renewal Project/Block 968
- Replies: 49
- Views: 31950
Re: Uptown: Carlisle St. Urban Renewal Project/Block 968
tamtagon wrote:Anyone remember all the dissatisfaction with the hole on cole?
Definitely.
- 15 Jun 2023 17:12
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: The DEEP ELLUM Thread
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11711
Re: The DEEP ELLUM Thread
Deep Ellum’s dueling personas: Business hub by day, Dallas hot spot by night
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/202 ... eep-ellum/
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/202 ... eep-ellum/
- 28 May 2023 13:58
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Dallas County: Sandbranch
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5443
Re: Dallas County: Sandbranch
I would be interested to know more about this neighborhood. I can't imagine the residents of one of the poorest areas in Dallas are clinging to their lax building codes at the expense of running water. They live there because they don't want to city rules and taxes, but they want city-level services.
- 26 May 2023 15:12
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: BIRD is planning to demo its latest e-scooter and e-bikes at City Hall next week
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3340
Re: BIRD is planning to demo its latest e-scooter and e-bikes at City Hall next week
Officially the scooters are supposed to be geofenced to prevent operation on sidewalks.
The reality: Every single one I've seen in operation so far has been on the sidewalk.
The reality: Every single one I've seen in operation so far has been on the sidewalk.
- 24 May 2023 17:51
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: I-345
- Replies: 431
- Views: 308858
Re: I-345
I-345 decision: Dallas approves TxDOT recommendation to remodel interstate Dallas has greenlit a Texas Department of Transportation recommendation to remodel Interstate 345 despite calls from some to take another year to keep studying other options. The Dallas City Council voted 14-0 Wednesday for ...
- 23 May 2023 14:21
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Jackson at Market Parking Garage
- Replies: 65
- Views: 30860
Re: Downtown Dallas: Jackson at Market Parking Garage
Was downtown Sunday. Damn that building is huge.
- 23 May 2023 14:16
- Forum: Texas Town + City Issues/News
- Topic: Dallas skyscrapers don’t stack up to the booming Houston and Austin skylines
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5047
Dallas skyscrapers don’t stack up to the booming Houston and Austin skylines
Dallas skyscrapers don’t stack up to the booming Houston and Austin skylines By Steve Brown 7:52 AM on May 23, 2023 CDT https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/05/23/dallas-skyscrapers-dont-stack-up-to-the-booming-houston-and-austin-skylines/ Dallas is losing Texas’ tall building race....
- 23 May 2023 14:06
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Convention Center
- Replies: 206
- Views: 87563
Re: Dallas Convention Center
Hmmmn... Fair Park loses 24% of its funding. Convention Center loses 6.67% Seems fair. :o Don't worry. The Fair Park share will soon be down to renovating a couple corny dog stands. Fair Park has served it's purpose -- conning people into voting for the tax increase, thinking that the money was goi...
- 16 May 2023 19:14
- Forum: The Airports
- Topic: DFW Airport
- Replies: 420
- Views: 330708
Re: DFW Airport
I don't know about the collusion part, but Matt777's analysis is excellent. One other point I haven't seen anyone make. Based on the the artwork, you've got a concourse with one SkyLink station, no roadway access and no pedestrian bridges to other terminals. Even the Terminal D extension which was s...
- 01 May 2023 16:54
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Fair Park
- Replies: 165
- Views: 138196
Re: Fair Park
Developer proposes new apartments near Dallas’ Fair Park https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/05/01/developer-proposes-new-apartments-near-dallas-fair-park/ A developer that’s pushed the envelope of Deep Ellum with construction closer to Fair Park is seeking zoning for another proje...
- 19 Apr 2023 21:31
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
- Replies: 1020
- Views: 776696
Re: Deep Ellum 1.0
dd_dweller wrote:Hoping this is not a narrow podium garage with apartments on top.
It is. See the CPC docs.
- 18 Apr 2023 13:25
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
- Replies: 1020
- Views: 776696
- 16 Apr 2023 13:35
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Dallas Office Occupancy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4520
Re: Dallas Office Occupancy
Houston, Dallas lead the country in office attendance — and empty office space New York and San Francisco have some of the lowest office attendance rates but have lower office vacancies than their Texas peers. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/houston-dallas-lead-the-country-in-office-attendance--and-...
- 16 Mar 2023 17:26
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: North Dallas: Midtown
- Replies: 385
- Views: 771885
Re: North Dallas: Midtown
Demolition begins at Dallas’ Valley View Center after firefighters injured in blaze A demolition company has begun tearing down the remains of the former Valley View Center on Thursday after two firefighters were injured while trying to put out a blaze at the site earlier in the day, city officials...
- 03 Mar 2023 21:49
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
- Replies: 766
- Views: 532925
Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
Florida had the most cities in the top 30. Eight Sunshine State markets cracked this elite ranking in the Boyd study: Aventura, Boca Raton, Lake Mary, Naples, Palm Bay, Ponte Vedra, Sarasota and Sunrise. I was in Sarasota a couple times this week. The traffic congestions is horrible -- especially w...
- 24 Feb 2023 18:44
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Highland Park Village
- Replies: 401
- Views: 321889
Re: Highland Park Village
^ Attribution?
- 18 Feb 2023 14:47
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Convention Center
- Replies: 206
- Views: 87563
Re: Dallas Convention Center
^ So one archaic money pit is waiting on the final design of another archaic money pit?
- 14 Feb 2023 17:52
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Knox District: Knox Promenade - ~25/~20/~15 stories
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6080
Re: Knox District: Knox Promenade - ~25/~20/~15 stories
LongonBigD wrote:With each iteration of this new development plan there is less total sq footage dedicated to retail than before. I don’t get it. Retail here is successful, but knocking it down anyway.
It usually comes down to what use can generate the most net income.
- 10 Feb 2023 20:17
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Convention Center
- Replies: 206
- Views: 87563
Re: Dallas Convention Center
If anything, the biggest mistake the city made was not building a new convention center sooner. It would have been a much more cost-effective project 10-15 years ago when interest rates and construction costs were lower. Then you would have incurred 10-15 years of operating losses, maintenance cost...
- 31 Jan 2023 12:45
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)
- Replies: 436
- Views: 371865
Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)
^ I'm guessing you've never been sucker punched and knocked unconscious when you've made the mistake of being home when one of these poor folks went through your condo building breaking down doors.
- 27 Jan 2023 13:46
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)
- Replies: 436
- Views: 371865
Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)
^ It's one of few buildings that provide public access to restrooms.
- 25 Jan 2023 16:51
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: DART D2 Subway
- Replies: 508
- Views: 404654
Re: DART D2 Subway
Let's hope so. D2 has to be among the biggest transit boondoggles ever. Its alleged purpose is to provide "needed capacity and improving system reliability. . . Reliance upon one single LRT transit route through downtown constrains the ability . . . to implement additional radial light rail li...
- 09 Jan 2023 14:48
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown/Victory Park: NorthEnd
- Replies: 800
- Views: 352177
Re: Uptown Dallas - Field Street Development [North End Apartments Site]
kingkong34 wrote:I think the elevation already starts at 101 ft above sea level. To do some complicated math, the elevations would from ground level would be at its tallest 245ft above the pavement and then 148ft at its shortest.
Victory is around 420 feet above MSL.
- 03 Jan 2023 20:19
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum: The Stack - 2700 Commerce
- Replies: 171
- Views: 122337
Re: Deep Ellum: The Stack - 2700 Commerce
cowboyeagle05 wrote:Since I avoid Deep Ellum like the plague since all I see are gunshot reports and fights on my citizen app, does the ground floor have tenants?
White Rhino Coffee appears to be it.
- 27 Dec 2022 15:14
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 425836
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
^ I do sometimes. And sometimes we Uber. But she'll probably be based at DFW again in the near future, which means employee parking passes for both of us, which is the best of all worlds.
- 27 Dec 2022 13:59
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Replies: 519
- Views: 425836
Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Last week my wife took the train in from DFW Airport. While going through downtown the train stopped, around 10-11 pm. They announced there was some problem with another train ahead, and kicked everyone off. In -2 wind chill weather. With no shelter or alternate transportation. On Christmas Day afer...
- 14 Dec 2022 23:45
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
- Replies: 681
- Views: 590381
Re: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Very positive review of the hotel. But the reviewer (and commenters) don't think much of the neighborhood.
https://liveandletsfly.com/thompson-dallas-review/
https://liveandletsfly.com/thompson-dallas-review/
- 14 Dec 2022 14:21
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas - Fort Worth high-speed rail project
- Replies: 44
- Views: 7351
Re: Dallas - Fort Worth high-speed rail project
IcedCowboyCoffee wrote:I'd be happy to see this corridor get serviced with a route that's competitive with driving.
Unless both your origin and destination are within a few blocks of the stations that's never going to happen.
- 01 Dec 2022 15:36
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: An "Urban Doom Loop"?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1868
An "Urban Doom Loop"?
The New York Times: Opinion | How a ‘Golden Era for Large Cities’ Might Be Turning Into an ‘Urban Doom Loop’.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/opin ... uture.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/opin ... uture.html
- 19 Nov 2022 12:49
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
- Replies: 417
- Views: 418123
Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
R1070 wrote:I don't think a Central Market is needed there with Whole Foods down the street.
Different target markets. I love going to Central Market. Never go to Whole Wallet, er, I mean Foods.
- 14 Nov 2022 14:55
- Forum: The Airports
- Topic: DFW Airport
- Replies: 420
- Views: 330708
Re: DFW Airport
PSA Announces DFW Crew Base, set to open Q1 2023 https://www.psaairlines.com/news/psa-announces-dfw-crew-base-set-to-open-q1-2023 The word is that PSA -- which currently doesn't even fly to DFW -- has been doing such a good job for the AA mothership that they'll be taking over routes currently serve...
- 24 Oct 2022 22:09
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: I-345
- Replies: 431
- Views: 308858
Re: I-345
I'm part of "Team Tear It Down." I truly believe that traffic will get rerouted and it's closure will only significantly help Downtown and Deep Ellum. Yeah, adding tens of thousands of cars a day on the street grid will work wonders for the neighborhood. Of course with the impending plan ...
- 12 Oct 2022 21:09
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
- Replies: 766
- Views: 532925
Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
American Airlines-led Oneworld alliance moving HQ to Fort Worth https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2022/10/12/american-airlines-led-oneworld-alliance-moving-hq-to-fort-worth/ The Oneworld airline alliance, led by American Airlines, is moving its headquarters from New York to Fort Worth in...
- 12 Oct 2022 21:06
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: Dallas: Miscellaneous Road Projects
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4373
Re: Dallas: Miscellaneous Road Projects
Good news: It looks like the southern part, south of Main Street, is finally dead. Last year the city cancelled that section and diverted the funds to the northern section, which is under construction. See http://citysecretary2.dallascityhall.co ... 1-1522.pdf
- 19 Sep 2022 17:10
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: 3001 Maple (Maple Terrace Office + Residences)
- Replies: 52
- Views: 30757
Re: Uptown Dallas: 3001 Maple (Maple Terrace Office + Residences)
undefinedprocess wrote:Anyone happen to know (or able to make more than just a guess) of what height that SWA flight was at when it came into DT and then continued into Uptown?
With a flight number and a date FlightAware will give you the altitude and airspeed at any point in a flight.
- 19 Sep 2022 16:55
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
- Replies: 1020
- Views: 776696
- 16 Sep 2022 13:29
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Fair Park
- Replies: 165
- Views: 138196
Re: Fair Park
tamtagon wrote:For goodness sakes. Bind the money to Fair Park.
Not legally possible. The a council cannot limit the actions of a future council.
- 15 Sep 2022 21:07
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Fair Park
- Replies: 165
- Views: 138196
Re: Fair Park
From DMN today. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/09/15/dallas-mayor-says-one-idea-is-to-use-space-from-convention-center-rebuild-for-sports-arena/ There’s no guarantee that Fair Park will get the full 20% of funding over 30 years if the proposition passes in November. While the Dallas C...
- 14 Sep 2022 19:32
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
- Replies: 766
- Views: 532925
Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/banking/2022/09/14/comerica-ceo-we-have-no-plans-to-relocate-from-downtown-dallas/ Comerica CEO: ‘We have no plans to relocate from downtown Dallas’ Excerpts: Downtown Dallas-based Comerica, the largest bank headquartered in Texas, made waves Wednesday when it ann...
- 14 Sep 2022 16:35
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Fair Park
- Replies: 165
- Views: 138196
Re: Fair Park
^ This will be the only vote on the projects that goes before the public. If this passes then the city has cart blanche to do whatever they want, including taking money that supposedly is going to fair park and redirecting to the convention center (or other projects). This has happened multiple time...
- 14 Sep 2022 16:30
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Greater DFW-area trails
- Replies: 21
- Views: 22651
Re: Greater DFW-area trails
^ If the Kingstons are involved you know there's probably something fishy going on.
- 13 Sep 2022 14:44
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
- Replies: 1020
- Views: 776696
Re: Deep Ellum 1.0
Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs -- looking good.
BTW, the filings and news reports that called this a rehab were wrong. This is totally new construction.
BTW, the filings and news reports that called this a rehab were wrong. This is totally new construction.
- 12 Sep 2022 16:14
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Energy Plaza
- Replies: 149
- Views: 53538
Re: Downtown Dallas: Energy Plaza
Why Empty Offices Are Becoming Apartments in Texas’s Big Cities With workers continuing to stay home post-pandemic and housing in short supply, developers in the state’s largest metros are giving a second life to old buildings. https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/downtown-offices-apartments-...
- 12 Sep 2022 16:06
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Fair Park
- Replies: 165
- Views: 138196
Re: Fair Park
^ The scam begins.
80% of the tax money will go to the white elephant convention center, but all you'll ever hear about between now and the vote will be Fair Park.
80% of the tax money will go to the white elephant convention center, but all you'll ever hear about between now and the vote will be Fair Park.
- 25 Aug 2022 19:42
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
- Replies: 1020
- Views: 776696
Re: Deep Ellum 1.0
^ It sounds like you're new to Deep Ellum. Here's the reality: Whenever crime becomes an issue, the city's modus operandi is to drive the victims and complainers out of the area. It's the easiest way of stopping the bad press. For example, the city's top law enforcement priority this year has been t...
- 18 Aug 2022 13:46
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum - 2800 Taylor Street
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2953
Re: Deep Ellum - 2800 Taylor Street
It really would have been nice to bury the DART rail line in Deep Ellum and then convert it to some sort of walking path or something. I think better connecting Deep Ellum to East Dallas would be more worthwhile than trying to connect it to the CBD. What's wrong with the Santa Fe Trail? https://www...
- 26 Jul 2022 14:23
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Arlington Development and Transportation Projects
- Replies: 128
- Views: 80799