D2 Subway Project Overview

The new junction with the Green Line Over the past two years, DART has met requires the existing Deep Ellum Station PROJECT OVERVIEW regularly with the Texas Department of to be shifted north to Live Oak. The Transportation (TxDOT), the City of Dallas, community supports retaining a station in and the North Central Texas Council of this growing area. However, Deep Ellum The project will be integrated within Governments (NCTCOG) to review potential stakeholders have concerns with the DART-owned right-of-way in the median I-345 concepts with D2 Subway as designed. current design. Various enhancements, of Museum Way. The proposed cross- Based on work to date, both projects can LIVE OAK refinements, and/or modifications will section maintains the sidewalk, trees, and work together although I-345 depressed SSTATIONTATION be examined as part of the East End pedestrian focus of the street. options would be deeper at the D2 crossing Evaluation process to address concerns. which would add costs. As part of the East The Museum Way Station next End Evaluation, the agencies will continue to to the Perot Museum of Nature work towards optimizing the design interface & Science will be integrated with to support a future multi-agency agreement. planned museum expansion. Enhanced pedestrian connections DART has worked with the City of Dallas MMUSEUMUSEUM WWAYAY to the surrounding area are to advance a concept that involves SSTATIONTATION included, as well as reconfigured temporary use of Pegasus Plaza for streets and parking under Woodall construction of the Commerce Station, Rogers Freeway. and then DART would rebuild the park EEASTAST PPORTALORTAL with an integrated headhouse. The 30% Orange and Green Lines operate design includes a new access point in the on D2 Subway alignment Adolphus Tower across the street, which allowed DART to reduce the footprint of the Pegasus Plaza headhouse. The WWESTEST PPORTALORTAL Red and Blue Lines on headhouse will help activate the plaza and existing LRT mall create a new arrival point into the heart of downtown Dallas near restaurants, hotels and AT&T Discovery District. CCBDBD EEASTAST SSTATIONTATION MMETROETRO CCENTERENTER DART proposes to integrate SSTATIONTATION the east tunnel portal into a potential third phase of expansion to the Epic development. This could include development around or over the portal. A feasibility CCOMMERCEOMMERCE study was completed to demonstrate the concept. DART is advancing a concept with a private developer SSTATIONTATION that incorporates the west tunnel portal into the site plan so that it “disappears” below a pedestrian plaza that The CBD East Station is strategically serves to unite new buildings and link surrounding uses. located in an area of downtown that is Old Griffin Street will be extended north to Broom Street beginning to transition from surface to create better connectivity. Metro Center Station will be the hub for parking and underutilized buildings all four rail lines. The redesigned West Bus to new mixed-use developments. The Transfer Center and station headhouse East Quarter is a new district south can be a key element of a broader transit- of the CBD East Station. Enhanced oriented development vision. Based on public pedestrian linkages around the comments, the small access portal at Lamar/ station will help to knit surrounding Pacific was removed to reflect the planned areas together. DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT West End Commons Plaza. 4 5.

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