Officials reshaping downtown Carrollton around light-rail hopes
By DIANNE SOLÍS / The Dallas Morning News dsolis@dallasnews.com
CARROLLTON – Samuel Carrera coaxes diners to try a margarita with the chalupas at the Agave Azul Mexican Kitchen. Jan Smith chats up patrons to come hear an Elvis impersonator croon "Heartbreak Hotel" at the Plaza Arts Center.
And architect Dick Calvert courts just one more restaurateur to "anchor" a gazebo-studded downtown plaza that leverages historic cachet and funkiness. Add to the mix: buzz and boasts that this downtown junction will eventually be a hub for three rail lines zipping north and south, east and west, through North Texas.
But can a transit station really deliver commercial bustle? And what must developers and city officials bring to the creative combustion?
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