Mixed-use development in downtown Plano is delayed
Citing the weak economy, a Tennessee-based developer has chosen to put off a large-scale apartment and retail project in downtown Plano. ....
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Four in Five Big Cities Put High Value on Sustainability Goals
Four in Five Big Cities Put High Value on Sustainability Goals
By GreenBiz Staff - GreenBiz Staff
Only one in six of the country's 40 largest cities say sustainability is not one of their top five problems, according to a new report from Living Cities, a collaboration of 21 of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions. The vast majority of city leaders have focused attention and effort on improving the environmental performance of their towns. ...
Only one in six of the country's 40 largest cities say sustainability is not one of their top five problems, according to a new report from Living Cities, a collaboration of 21 of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions. The vast majority of city leaders have focused attention and effort on improving the environmental performance of their towns. ...
Houston -- New rail lines closer to reality
New rail lines closer to reality
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It has been five years since METRO unveiled its light rail, and plans to expand beyond the seven and a half mile line have been in the works ever since. But now the new lines are one step closer to becoming reality.
The Main Street line might finally have some company. The north and south lines, which have been in the works for a long time, are actually scheduled to be under construction next month. It's all because the federal government is slated to give METRO up to $150 million to build those two lines.
While METRO officials are very excited to get this project underway, along the routes where the trains are scheduled to be running soon, opinions are still mixed. ...
Houston Metro firms up funding for Light Rail
Houston Metro firms up funding for Light Rail
12:30 PM CDT on Friday, May 22, 2009
HOUSTON—Metro plans to break ground on three new Light Rail lines in June.
The agency firmed up the necessary funding Thursday to get the projects started.
The East Line will be paid for entirely with local tax dollars.
The North and Southeast Line will be paid for half with local tax dollars and half with federal money.
Metro will get hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government – the most ever for a transportation project in Texas.
Keynote Speaker Sees Strong Texas
Keynote Speaker Sees Strong Texas
DALLAS-Though Texas has joined much of the nation in entering the economic downturn, the North Texas Realty Symposium keynote speaker suggested the drivers of the state's economy wouldn't keep it down for long. Todd Staples, the state's Commissioner of Agriculture said that Texas has a diversified economic base, a reputation for jobs creation, and a high GDP.
"If Texas were its own country, it would have the highest GDP per person in the world," Staples told participants at the Appraisal Institute, North Texas Chapter's symposium on May 12. "We're number one in productivity per person, worldwide," he added." ....
"If Texas were its own country, it would have the highest GDP per person in the world," Staples told participants at the Appraisal Institute, North Texas Chapter's symposium on May 12. "We're number one in productivity per person, worldwide," he added." ....
By Amy Wolff Sorter with Globest.com
Lewisville seeks public's vision for revitalized Old Town
Lewisville seeks public's vision for revitalized Old Town
12:00 AM CDT on Thursday, May 14, 2009
More than a decade ago, Lewisville's historic Main Street had gone the way of many old downtowns: It had become a place to drive past on the way to malls and shopping centers.
That began to change in 2001 when the City Council created the first tax-increment financing, or TIF, district to pump increases in property values back into the neglected area. The real boost came in 2003 when a new City Hall opened a block from Main Street, giving residents a reason to come downtown, and transforming shuttered storefronts into restaurants and businesses.
The next step in the revitalization effort is happening this week with a series of meetings to gather public input on three proposed planning and design areas: the Old Town Plaza, Mill Street and the Old Town transit-oriented development.
DART Rail Green Line through Dallas’ Deep Ellum distric
Monday, May 18, 2009
DART Rail Green Line through Dallas’ Deep Ellum district heading into final stretch
Bolstered by the receipt of $78.4 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the Green Line rail project of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is headed for an on-time and on-budget arrival at four new stations on September 14, 2009.
The first section of the $1.8 billion Green Line will extend from Pearl Station on the east side of Downtown Dallas to Deep Ellum Station, Baylor University Medical Center Station, Fair Park Station (at the intersection of Parry and Exposition), and the MLK, Jr. Station adjacent to the J. B. Jackson Jr. Transit Center on the east side of Fair Park. It restores rail service to a neighborhood that 50 years ago was home to up to four rail lines. Daily service to Victory Station will also begin September 14.
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