Transportation & Real Estate
Plans to give Lovers Lane some much-needed love kicked off this month as the Dallas Transportation & Public Works Department (TPW) began a year-long study on the best way to make Lovers Lane more pedestrian and bicycle friendly from Lomo Alto Drive to Lemmon Avenue. The study and work, which will be a several-year-long endeavor,…
Owning property near a DART light rail station appears to have significant benefits, with a recent study suggesting landlords reap a double-digit premium in commercial and residential rents when a building is within half a mile of a stop. While only a part of the regional public transit network, Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) light…
There’s an old joke regarding Mockingbird Lane after you cross Lemmon Avenue heading toward Dallas Love Field Airport. It goes like this: How can you tell the difference between a drunk driver and a sober driver? A sober driver is the only one weaving all over the road to avoid the potholes. In other words,…
Future commuters and nearby neighborhoods alike are going to have some peace and quiet, courtesy of the DART Silver Line Regional Rail. The new 26-mile regional rail service — coming to seven North Texas cities including Grapevine, Coppell, Dallas, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson, and Plano — has begun activating quiet zones near its tracks and stations.…
Residents who live near Dallas Love Field have been raising concerns for years that excessive noise from the City-owned airport has severely diminished their quality of life and, in some cases, had them contemplating moving to a new location. Oak Lawn Heights resident Anna Jordan entered the chat early this year by launching Loudfield.org, a…
