Sunday, January 10, 2010

Hopes are high for a hipper Las Colinas

Dallas Morning News
Brandon Formby // January 4, 2010

Las Colinas' Urban Center sees plenty of daytime traffic as thousands of North Texans make their way to and from work in its skyscrapers.


But nightlife? Not so much.


Irving leaders are betting a number of developments – many built with millions in public money – will soon change all that. They anticipate concerts, restaurants and shops will draw people to the area. They hope more businesses will then follow.


So how is this different from previous plans to turn the Urban Center into a bustling hub of tourists and locals eating and shopping around waterways and on restaurant patios? And what's to set it apart from developments at Victory Park and around Cowboys Stadium that have fallen far short of expectations?


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