Community Charrette LINC Dallas [Leveraging & Improving Neighborhood Connections] Area A Riverfront 06.02.12
LINC Workshop Area A PDs 774 and 784 cover the majority of Area A employing a form based code as an approach of future development. Improvements to both the IH30 and IH35 bridges, the horseshoe, and connections to existing freeways have been designed and are fully funded for construction starting in 2013. Riverfront Boulevard has been approved for a reduction to six lanes plus on street parking. Together with the reconstruction of Riverfront, the stormwater drainage infrastructure below will be replaced with a system designed to carry a much larger capacity. Currently in the design stage, Able Pump Station will be replaced with a new station capable of moving a larger capacity of storm water at a faster rate. With the completion of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in March 2012, the adjacent Continental Bridge will be shut down to vehicular traffic and converted into a pedestrian bridge, programmed with activities and flex space designed to accommodate events throughout the year.
Area A : Riverfront 10. Riverfront is uniquely positioned between the Trinity River and Victory, the western edge of downtown Dallas, and the Cedars. Natural and inviting ways to connect these parts of the city to one another and to the proposed Trinity Park have been challenged by major highway and rail infrastructure, and a lack of predictable and consistent urban street patterns. Development west of the West End and Reunion Districts are made up of light industrial, county jail and courthouse facilities, supportive bail bond offices, gas stations, liquor stores, and an assortment of motel and casual eating establishments. 2. 1. 5. 3. 4. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 594 ac Area A Area B Area C Area D Area E Paved Roadway Surface Parking 8825* 572 45 1148 1216 * includes a county and state jail 14% 24% 22% unimproved developable land total land 594 ac. 176 ac. 377 ac 209 ac 241 ac 6. 270 ac 7. 8. Parks and Open Space Building Footprint Unimproved Land Unimproved Private Space 2% 13% 9% 30% vacancy vs. total area land occupied by roads land occupied by buildings 143 ac. 75 ac. buildings vs. roads Area A Area B Area C Land Area Comparison Area D Area E 1. Continental Bridge 2. Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge 3. County Jail and Courthouse 4. State Jail 5. Commerce Bridge 6. I-30 Bridge 7. Houston Viaduct 8. Jefferson Viaduct 9. I-35 Bridges 10. Victory 9. 0 500 1000 2000 4000 11. Dealey Plaza 12. Old Red Museum 13. Union Station 14. Hyatt Regency 15. Dallas Convention Hotel
Area Assets Area asset locations and 5 min. walk radius map 1/4 mi 5 min. walk 5 min. walk radius Police Stations Schools Daycare Libraries Grocery Stores Hospitals Cultural Hotel Convention Center Restaurant Retail Service Retail Automotive Places of Worship Figure Ground Diagram Helps identify opportunities for clarification of the urban order Connectivity Diagram Rail and Automobile network diagram Historic Street Car Lines DART Station Orange Line DART Station Red Line DART Station Blue Line DART Station Green Line TRE Commuter Train Station McKinney Avenue Trolley Line Planned Oak Cliff Streetcar Line Highway Principal Arterial Minor Arterial Community Collector Pedestrian Connectivity Gap Trinity River Existing Access Proposed Infrastructure Overlay of major infrastructure projects Analysis: The western section of this area has no discernible building pattern or scale. Pockets of small dense communities to the west stand in contrast with large areas of un-built space occasionally interrupted by resolutely larger building footprints. woodall rogers extension margaret hunt hill bridge planned Trinity parkway I-35 riverfront blvd. I-30 bridge horseshoe I-35 bridges
1 2 6 7 11 12 Area Photos The Riverfront area is bounded by North Lamar Avenue to the east, Cadiz Street to the South, the Trinity River Levee to the west, and Continental Avenue to the north.
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