City formalizes ties to High Street Residential

City formalizes ties to High Street Residential

The city of Carrollton has approved an agreement to formalize the relationship between the city and High Street Residential, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company, on a Downtown Carrollton Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project; all of which is in preparation of the arrival of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail in 2010. A Disposition and Development Agreement was approved April 7 after it was brought forth to city council through the recommendation of the TOD Sub-Committee.

“The approval of a development agreement with High Street Residential is the culmination of several years of work by the city to foster development in our Downtown Carrollton Transit Center,” said Mayor Ronald F. Branson. “This catalyst project meets our goal for creating a sustainable, vibrant, livable district that will enhance the entire city.”

Can Green Building Go Mainstream?

Can Green Building Go Mainstream?

Bridging the Green Divide

APARTMENT FINANCE TODAY • May/June 2009

While green building is the right thing to do for the environment, can your balance sheet afford to have a social conscience?

Transit-oriented development expected on rail route

BY LESLIE WIMMER

April 06, 2009

Mixed-use, residential and commercial developments are in the works for transportation-oriented projects at some stops along the Fort Worth T’s Southwest to Northeast rail line.

Developments along the route’s stops are in the planning stages for now, but each project will likely see growth which represents the community near each stop, said Dick Ruddell, president of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority.

“This is happening everywhere, all across the country,” said Shelley Poticha, president and CEO of Reconnecting America, a center for transit-oriented development in California.

Most Colleyville City Council members come out against train station

BY GORDON DICKSON

gdickson@star-telegram.com

COLLEYVILLE — Four of seven City Council members say they oppose the construction of a train station in their city, breaking months of silence.

Tom Hart, Carol Wollin, Jon Ayers and Mike Taylor have publicly stated that they don’t support a stop in their city. The station’s cost is $1 million to $5 million.

Site for Rail Station at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Might Be Moved Away From Terminals

Site for Rail Station at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Might Be Moved Away From Terminals

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:53 AM

(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas))By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas

May 26--D/FW AIRPORT -- Irving officials are livid that a proposed transfer center for passenger trains from Tarrant and Dallas counties may be moved away from the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport terminal area and onto undeveloped land east of downtown Grapevine.

DART Seeking Opportunity to Extend Rail to DFW Airport / Plano

DART seeking opportunities to connect Plano to DFW airport
Star Community Newspapers, TX
By Kim Nguyen, Staff Writer Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is working in conjunction with The T, the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, to seek input from local private companies to bring a passenger rail line that would stretch from Fort Worth to ...

Cities must now look elsewhere for rail funds
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX
The Fort Worth Transportation Authority, also known as the T, has a service area that only includes about half of Tarrant County's 1.8 million residents. Cities such as Arlington, North Richland Hills and Burleson must now find other ways to connect to ...