Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum

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This is such a cool concept and probably one of the best bikeshare strategies out there right now. But, I can't help but think the city is going to find a way to screw this up... despite the fact that they should have learned from their own mistakes so far. Best of luck to them... I'm sure it won't ...

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The last thing we need is committee's and additional approval processes. What would truly help is proactive zoning in these areas that define what is allowed and allows investors/developers to know what they are getting into BEFOREHAND. Too many of these 'poor neighborhoods' are of such low density ...

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I actually prefer these multi-use facilities (restaurant/dance club) that are allowed under urban uses, as opposed to the more one dimensional establishments that tend to be closed down much of the day, only to open for shorter periods later (or earlier, depending on the use). Places like Social Hou...

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I was thinking the same thing... I get it that Chicago was expecting a 'Family' restaurant, but we seem to know what to expect by now. And, I'm okay with that. Now... had they tried to put this in Bishop Arts or Lakewood... yeah, I'd see that as a problem.

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https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/06/14/new-apartment-community-kicks-near-irvings-music-factory Looks like JPI should be breaking ground in the near future on their Jefferson Eastshore Apartment complex. This will leave only one or two developement sites east of Lake Carolyn ava...

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There was an interesting piece on NBC local news yesterday about the mass shortage of construction workers in DFW. I don't have the link handy, but essentially we are 20k short of construction workers and this is causing numerous project delays and costs to sore. At one point they were talking to co...

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More feet dragging on Whole Foods. No hiring going on, and the corporate HQ now reports "perhaps this fall" as an opening date, per an email inquiry. I was wondering what was going on... All activity seemed to stop a couple of weeks ago. I really don't see how it's more financially benefi...

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I'd gladly take a parking garage if it did anything to eliminate that sea of surface lots just south of here. Unfortunately, It probably won't do anything for that.

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Uh... yeah. Whatever... smh

West End had been on decline for years UNTIL recently. It is far more promising now than it has been for the last ten years or so.

This is just silly.

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It's a good idea to upgrade and extend the APT to this development and the Convention Center (and even onward to the DART station), but that median station with skybridges is overkill. The benefits to the current APT layout is that it integrates so well with structures (and is for the most part hid...

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Oh, right... got my dates mixed up. My bad. I tend to agree with you. I like the concept of grade separated personal transit, but the APT is waaaaaay to bulky in it's current configuration, and this proposal actually makes it more of a monstrosity with it's massive sky bridge and such. Instead, Las ...

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I found some proposals for the expansion of the Las Colinas APT system in the documentation for next weeks city counsel meetings. It looks like they intend to have the APT deviate from it's previous route through the center of the properties along Las Colinas blvd, and instead run along the median o...

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I have nothing against town-homes... particularly In-Town. I absolutely love their product, praised their expansion to the SE corner of the Urban Center, and I think it's the best future for Irving residential expansion. That said, this is absolutely the wrong spot for it. I was pretty pleased with ...

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I was looking at the City of Irving P&Z agenda items, and there's one in particular of concern... The property at the critical corner of O'conner & Lake Carolyn pkwy in the Las Colinas Urban Center is showing a zoning change request from Mixed Use TOD to residential town-homes. Please tell m...

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The last tower crane at the IMF came down over the weekend... A few of the windows have already gone up on parking garage / office building, but it's tough to see. I know there's a huge push to make sure the Pavillion is open before Labor Day weekend, but I haven't really seen much in terms of gett...

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Seems to me that it wouldn't be that far fetched to abandon Valleydale Dr to vehicles altogether. That road really doesn't serve any purpose other than on street parking for the apartment complex along it, which already has access from the rear. They could then just convert the entire ROW as a lands...

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McCommas is the long-term solution. If you look at the cross-section for McCommas you will notice the sidewalk is extra wide on the north side. TxDOT built the bridge this way knowing the trail was going to use the bridge as a future crossing. Of course anything is possible, but I have not heard an...

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I still hope a US 75 bridge that connects the mockingbird Katy Trail bridge and the Knox side is eventually developed. The pics I posted is the mockingbird / Katy trail connection That's just the bridge over Mockingbird... I don't think there is anything in the foreseeable future to go over 75. To ...

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The biggest issue with this particular garage is that the designs (up until this point anyway) have the entrance/exit ramps going directly onto St Paul. There is a perfectly good alley adjacent to this garage that the First Baptist garage uses for access. I really hope the city pushed for a relocati...

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Driverless shuttles, talking traffic signals hit North Texas cities http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2017/05/16/driverless-shuttles-talking-traffic-signals-hit.html In Arlington, driverless shuttles named Milo next month will begin whisking visitors to their venue of choice from the parking l...

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I still hope a US 75 bridge that connects the mockingbird Katy Trail bridge and the Knox side is eventually developed. I did find preliminary renderings of the Northhaven one though... Screen Shot 2017-05-16 at 1.54.07 PM.png Screen Shot 2017-05-16 at 1.53.52 PM.png Screen Shot 2017-05-16 at 1.53.3...

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I remember an article many years back about this church (St Jude Chapel) specifically trying to address the needs of workers, by providing a true 'sanctuary' from the hustle and bustle of the outside world for prayer purposes. I've never been in here, but I know my mother-in-law used to go when she ...

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The retail along the bottom of the garage is still in play. But activating that corridor would have benefited greatly by better street interaction. It is a let down to not get that included as originally planned, but without much night time population over here there really isn't anyone to 'lure' in...

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Somewhat, but not directly related to this development... I came down FM2499 this morning on our way back from camping for the weekend. We passed this development around 7:55am and got a real-world commuter experience from these parts. I honestly felt like the recent improvements along this corridor...

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I a bit skeptic on all these 'funky' designs being used in The Cedars neighborhood. I mean... I don't have anything against funky in general, but in the renderings, these all seem to miss the mark a bit. Hopefully, the reality is different. Otherwise, this area may not age very well...

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Has there ever been a building with more above grade garage floors than actual floors for office /retail.. 1100 Wilshire blvd in LA was the first to come to mind... But, looking at it now (if you dare) it's still less parking than functional space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1100_Wilshire

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So, is there no designated food truck parking around this new park? Seems like a lost opportunity...

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I wish we'd see more speed bumps used. I remember many years ago when visiting the heart of Mexico how many speed bumps were encountered when you went through towns. In speaking with one of the mayors, he pointed out how it eliminated the need for excessive signaling and police patrols. The slower t...

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Wow... very interesting. That's a decent chunk taken out of the Union's sails. But, I suspect they'll have little trouble filling it based on current demand. Good news for downtown though...

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Other than the pitched roof, and the gated parameter, it's really not all that different than what we see going up in Oak Lawn, East Dallas, Cedars, etc... When you think about it, I'm actually surprised it's as dense as it is considering when it was built. Simply removing the parameter fencing coul...

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How much does the Frisco CBD have?

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The thing that really bugs me the most is that Pollo Tropical should never have been in this development. It should have been reserved for additional frontage retail and or a sit down restaurant. The leasing agents were all about collecting commissions on this one! I'm curious what might become of ...

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TXGunLover wrote:The Pollo Tropical in the not quite yet Whole Foods parking lot has gone out of business (along with the rest of the Pollo Tropicals in North Texas).

No kidding... I wish I could say that I didn't see that coming. Hopefully something decent fills that spot.

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Going in place of the old Sears outlet store I believe. There's a decent sized mixed-use just south of this as well, so this is a nice micro pocket of density. I wonder if at any point there'd be a push to connect this to the Galleria to Midtown. Ped bridge over/under the Tollway perhaps? There's a...

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Going in place of the old Sears outlet store I believe. There's a decent sized mixed-use just south of this as well, so this is a nice micro pocket of density. I wonder if at any point there'd be a push to connect this to the Galleria to Midtown. Ped bridge over/under the Tollway perhaps? There's a...

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It was announced a while back. It is going to be a Drury Inn. A 12 story Drury Inn? Is it going to be the tallest one...in the world? No there is one in downtown San Antonio that is 24 floors. I've stayed at that hotel a couple times and absolutely love it. Not sure if they still do it, but they us...

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DART has quite a bit of property that they should probably offload. IMO, they should market many of the parking lots they built around the stations with a caveat that any development have a certain density and contain x amount of parking to be available commuters (paid or otherwise). That'll offload...

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This development really needs to put residential first and foremost. If that means it needs to change hands, than so be it. I don't see the demand (regardless of use) for anything more than midrise here. But, I think a primarily mid-rise residential (most likely rental) development with retail at ke...

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I am personally in favor of the 30 reroute. Not only would it help to reconnect the CBD with the Cedars, Fair Park and Deep Ellum, vice versa, it would also help development in the area by creating a more natural flowing cohesion. This plan includes rerouting 45 and 175 as well. Many of these neigh...

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I think those are the existing sidewalk widths... but they just put up itty-bitty umbrella tables and chairs. In reality, you could probably get away with about four small tables with chairs and no parameter fence. Curious about how much of this they get away with. Certainly it can't be done as draw...

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As much as I'd love to see something to that scale get built... It just doesn't seem to be getting any traction. So far, everything that's been planned is pretty small, right?

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Wow... Looks like they're building it right on that little peninsula between the surface lot and the current buildings. That's a clever use of land and something I didn't expect to see until Midtown got built out. Lincoln Center is probably one of the best office spaces for that area. Glad to see th...

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Perhaps they're going to swap out those windows with something that can open up all the way...? That would be impressive. Blend the inside with the outside...

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Other than the horseshoe section (which is quite the mess), I really don't find any issue with the existing alignments. The only problem (and it's a big one), is that they should all be about 30 feet deeper and covered... allowing the neighborhoods to connect. I honestly don't feel like the answer i...

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fwiw... I believe we currently have more hyperloop track built in North America than bullet train track.

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I totally agree... The best possible course for the Trinity also happens to be one of the cheapest, and easiest. Go Natural. Carve some trails, get some vegitation going, and let nature do the rest. Our real work should be providing connectivity from outside the levees (parking, trails, etc). But fo...

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^^^ OMG... Another hotel, huh? That has to be the largest gathering of 'small' hotels in the city. I think the Element will make it a dozen... all in very close proximity. And there's nothing wrong with that at all... :) Helps us pay our bills! I think the Hyatt House is also six stories... Other th...

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The site plan for the Shops of Las Colinas was updated today... It does tend to confirm that Market Street is going to anchor the project. Also a number of notable restaurants appear on the site plan- Hopdoddy, Chuy's, Luna Grill, Lazy Dog, Torchy's Taco, Super Chix... Updated plan also shows a hot...

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I see that crews are completing a connection from VP, under 35, and out to Continental Bridge. The work under 35 is happening now. This will make for a continuos route from the Katy to Trinity Groves. This part of the route is functional, not scenic, but hey it works! Where is the I35 crossing? Is ...

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Perot also said that the true skyline hasn't changed since the '80s and that it may never really change again... Hopefully he's wrong, but it's hard to argue with what we've seen take place over the past 30 years. It really depends on how far your observing from... 10 miles away? Sure, not much has...

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