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But unlike places like NYC and DC, that have very prominent downtown areas, Dallas CBD could certainly stand to benefit from a substantial Amazon presence. Why NYC or DC would give away so much? I don't know... But, I certainly see why we would.

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I've always been underwhelmed by the outside of the Convention Center... It's poorly landscaped, poor signage, the back of the convention center is a flat out eyesore. It's not really all that pleasant to walk around or navigate compared to other centers I attend (and I've been to more than my fair...

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It wouldn't surprise me at all to see residential real estate prices make a correction. I feel that they have been artificially high for a couple of years now. I expected a slight correction a year ago, but I think some of the Amazon buzz may have propped them up a little. As that ship has sailed (o...

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For those curious, per Wikipedia, the population of Leon County as of the 2010 Census was 16,801. After all the back and forth on this, I am honestly kind of amazed that our highway system even exists. The difference is that the highways benefit the rural areas, and the benefits outweigh the negati...

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Fun Fact: Embassy suites originally proposed a hotel on this site back in the 90's. If I'm not mistaken, they have owned the land ever since. Yep that's correct. Actually I'm not sure that is correct... Embassy isn't the owner, this hotel is being developed by a company in Louisiana and will be man...

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Fun Fact: Embassy suites originally proposed a hotel on this site back in the 90's. If I'm not mistaken, they have owned the land ever since.

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Yeah, I too am having a hard time buying this... I have been following condo prices in Oaklawn (mostly older stuff) very closely for the last five years or so. They have performed considerably well up until the last six months. If there was ever a time to bring some new mid market condos into the ar...

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You can also look at Japanese cities (check google maps for yourself) and see not only how few 'freeways' (not free) there are, and how SMALL of a footprint they take. Many of the things that make cities robust and transit friendly are thwarted by the excessive tilt we have toward the automobile her...

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I like how they're extending the enclosed bottom portion of the triangular building for more retail/restaurant space. Also, I didn't realize they're wanting to close the street next to it for pedestrians . No kidding! That is great news (if approved). If we could convert several more of these stree...

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Well, that turned divisive quickly... A couple of things... I don't buy that providing mobility to those who can't afford it is the "first and foremost" goal of most transit systems. In fact, outside of the states, I don't know any sizable transit agency that has this as their number one g...

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DART seems to be built for those who have no choice instead of trying to serve the area population as a whole. I'm not suggesting that it's a bad objective as it does provide an option to those who have no other option. But when you do that, you have little motivation for providing 'better' service....

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I wouldn't be surprised if Billingsly set up a free circulator shuttle like what KDC did at CityLine. They already have this electric, stretched, open air, golf cart that shuttles people around during lunch time. I wouldn't be surprised to see it's usage expanded as Cypress Waters continues to buil...

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I'm sure this is mentioned in plans somewhere, but is the North Lake station planned to be within walking/scootering distance of Cypress Waters? I've seen maps that mention a Cypress Waters alternative, but that seems to be a pretty compelling spot to have a station. If I remember correctly, Billin...

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No doubt! Glad they kept the general look and feel while improving aesthetic quality. I have been waiting and waiting for this place to open. If anyone catches wind of an opening date, please pass it along. Much thx!!!

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It's sad to me that anyone in Allen would see this rendering and believe that their 15,000-seat stadium will have underground parking. If I lived anywhere near there, I would demand that they correct the rendering to show the 15,000 parking spaces no doubt required. https://cbsdallas.files.wordpres...

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Any word on City Tavern?

...OR, for that matter, whatever is replacing the old City Tavern?

Previous communications sounded like both should be up an running quickly. But it seems like it's been ages since I heard anything.

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Thanks jrd. Good stuff! It is funny about about the station to terminal signage. I swear, when I talk to some folks about the DFW DART stop, they talk like it's a mile walk to the terminal, and not possible. It seems that anybody who us used to transit ridership has no issue with short walk to eithe...

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Funny how in the days of the Internets, sometimes the best way to come across information is word of mouth. I remember hearing about the Harwood Hotel at a bar in Las Colinas several months before it was ever made public. Good find! It'll be fun to see if/when anything materializes. :) Maybe I'm get...

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It really is quite an effective system. Plus, it enables kiosks on multiple levels instead of directing everyone through a single 'lobby'. When you have different age groups on different levels, this allows for a much more efficient check in. Keep in mind... all registered users that are eligible fo...

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Please excuse my super dark pictures from my vintage iphone 6s. I was hoping to capture that much of public space at The Sound at Cypress Waters has been completed, and they have turned on the lighting. There is a dog park, stage, seating areas, and a row of retail that has begun finish out (I'm bet...

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Glad to see hot dogs making their way into the N. Texas market. There were quite a few hot dog joints from back in my so-cal days that were quite awesome. I suspect they could do well here as well.

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As a frequent user of the sidewalks in Uptown, I must disagree with your comment that the sidewalks are “well-suited for the scooters.” They are not lawfully alllowed on the sidewalks. It is my understanding (and apparently only mine) that they must be ridden on the streets. The sidewalks are bad e...

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Level 1 trauma center is great asset to have, but it's hardly a necessity at county expense. On top of that... Parkland was able to operate as Level 1 trauma out of a far less extravagant facility for years. I'm glad you mentioned DISD and DCCCD... Can you image what those tax rates would be if thei...

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I don't know what I would have done if Parkland wasn't there. Every other hospital in the county has an Emergency Room. Federal law requires them to stabilize you before transferring or releasing you. A lot of people seem to think that if we didn't have Parkland we wouldn't have indigent care. The ...

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The CBD and Uptown desperately need a safe/reliable North/South corridor for pedestrians, bicycles and everything in between. While the scooters are well suited to short distances via sidewalks, the distances from Katy Trail to EMC (or longer) are more suitable to bicycle transportation, which isn't...

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I don't think anybody thinks poor people shouldn't have access to healthcare. That's just a silly argument people use to silence opponents when trying to defend excessive government waste. It's about the manner in how it's done that offends many taxpayers. We live in a 'you get what you pay for' soc...

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The building is not a Dallas Landmark (most protected) but it is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Regardless, interiors are not landmarked. Link: http://www.thc.texas.gov/content/tax-credit-program-highlight-interurban-building If AT&T wants it for parking they could demolish and rebuild the...

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As it is, the fare zone split discourages shorter trips for people who live/work close to the fare zone boundary. If I live in Irving and work in DT Grapevine or at Bell Helicopter (for example), it makes more sense to just drive (adding another single occupant vehicle to 183/114) because they're p...

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Staging area for KWP expansion?

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Great news all around! Thx for the info.

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Autonomous flying vehicles will never be approved by the FAA which is staffed, funded, and controlled by pilots. Watch some Aviation 101 youtube videos to find out how professional flying is - even for private pilots in small airplanes. The idea that Billy Bob from anywhere Texas is going to be all...

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I'm also not much a fan of the cloth 'padding' on the seats. I realize its considered a bit of a luxury item, but it always seems a bit ikky to me (okay, yes... I'm a little OCD). Who knows what has been spilled there previously? I'd love for a long, uniform piece of stainless steel running the leng...

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Light rail can easily be operated as a streetcar through urban environments. LA Metro's Blue Line does this, much of Portland's light rail does as well (particularly in the urban core), as well as countless other systems and it works just fine. There is no need to go underground unless you have very...

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I know it would have been a boat load of work & money, and also presented challenges due to historic trinity river channel, but I would have preferred that any rework of freeways within a couple of miles of the CBD be trenched (similar to 75) allowing various points to be capped over time. These...

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I watched some of the video feed... I really like the idea, but it seemed like the whole thing could have been sped along a bit. I know they wanted to make it 'longer', but I think squeezing more pyro into a shorter period would have been better. As for the ole Big D NYE in VP. I truly do miss that....

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To be fair, anything’s gourmet compared to McDs, lol. So weird, my wife and I went to the Elf Holiday Party at Alamo last week and it was sold out. We had to sit in the front. The parking at TMF has been completely full every time we go. We have to go up to the fifth floor to find any parking. Ha! ...

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FWIW... The DFW Connector project, which completed four and half years ago and links 121, 114, and 635 North of DFW airport, has NEVER had working lights. Perhaps the fact that they couldn't go with their standard high-mast lighting due to airport proximity made the lighting more 'complex' than it ...

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That Dick's has always been a bit of a ghost town. But they are the source of their own demise... as a company in general. Even the Best Buy and Fry's right there are typically pretty empty. I'd love to see a master plan for redevelopment for that entire area. But it doesn't seem like anything 'gran...

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This is just silly. It's an 80's ish solution to a new problem. The electric scooters are already fulfilling this type of need, and can do so without any city/DART contribution (or 'obstruction'). Instead, they should remain focused on some sort of BRT up the Inwood corridor to connect to the future...

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It's "the cycle" and no one should be surprised. The looming crash will be a slow down in North Texas, screeching to a hard slow will happen else where, what's been considered domestic-moderate since the recession will settle in Dallas as the region continues to increase in scope and scal...

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FWIW... The DFW Connector project, which completed four and half years ago and links 121, 114, and 635 North of DFW airport, has NEVER had working lights. Perhaps the fact that they couldn't go with their standard high-mast lighting due to airport proximity made the lighting more 'complex' than it o...

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I think this presentation proves the point made repeatedly in this thread. Of all the cities compared in the presentation, our application fee is higher than everyone except for Seattle (where no doubt the companies can make up for it). The 'per bike' fee is higher than anywhere except for Chicago (...

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As I had suggested much earlier in this thread... Any regulations against the bike share should have been directly tied to availability of city services. They could have easily implemented rules that bikes should be parked at bike racks under the condition that there was one available within a certa...

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The master plan for Cypress Waters continues to get refine, allowing for a little more detail of what's to come. The lastest version (updated last month) shows even more 'office' space than previous versions, which continues the trend seen lately. In addition, phase previously dubbed 'single-family'...

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Why is everyone so angry on this forum?? I know what we all need, we need pizza!! As in 400 Gradi- the Australian Pizza chain that'll open it's first US location at none other than 2000 Ross!! https://dallas.eater.com/2018/12/14/18140482/400-gradi-2000-ross-avenue-opening-dallas-arts-district Maybe...

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https://i0.wp.com/www.thetransportpolitic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Ridership-3-Change-in-ridership-by-major-region.png?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2017/01/why-dallas-should-follow-seattles-lead-on-mass-transit/ One of the most telling things about this gra...

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Here's a couple thoughts on this... The two proposals for HQ2 that we have seen over the last few days (DFW & SDTD) show exactly what NOT to do, as well as exactly what 'to do'. We've all seen pretty renderings before, but I have to admit that these are quite good. Instead of waiting on some gol...

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Not a Typo: To Lure Amazon, DFW Airport Had a Plan to Offer Nearly $23 Billion Over 99 Years https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2018/12/not-a-typo-to-lure-amazon-dfw-airport-had-a-plan-to-offer-nearly-23-billion-over-99-years/ Wow... Kinda glad this never saw the light of day. I remember hearing...

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Why is that? I can't even imagine that ramp (or Live Oak) even fit current TxDOT design standards. It seems more like the city should have more say in variances to design standards than TxDOT. These ramps need to go...

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For what it's worth... I remember seeing renderings for a massive mixed use project to be built on LA Metro's North Hollywood Station parking lot (back when I lived there). That was 20 and 30 years ago... Today, it's still a giant parking lot. lol

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