Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Cotton Belt “Silver Line” Project
Greater Dallas Planning Council
David Ehrlicher, AIA AVP Capital Program Delivery Dallas Area Rapid Transit November 21, 2019
1 Cotton Belt “Silver Line” Corridor Regional Rail Project Map
2 Project Overview
• 9 Silver Line Stations; 1 LRT Station • 45 at-grade crossings; 26 grade separated • 8 Diesel Multi-unit (DMU) vehicles
3 Project Overview (Continued)
4 “Silver Line” Typical Side Platform Station Components
5 “Silver Line” Typical Side Platform Stations
6 “Silver Line” Art & Design Program • Program established in 1987 (Resolution No. 870103) • Elements that are reflective of community input: platform surface, column cladding finish, pedestrian railing and coatings on steel. • Workshop Process: – Kick-off meeting – Site tour & identification of key items – Artistic value statements & brainstorming (materials, colors, patterns) – Options & estimates presented with feedback and selection – Final report back and presentation of station renderings
7 Shiloh Road Station
• Kickoff Scheduled for December Plano ISD eSchool 2019 • Center Platform • 672 parking spaces
Oncor Property
Home Theater Direct, Inc
City-owned property
8 12th Street Station
• Kickoff Scheduled for Caliber December 2019 Collision Plano Pawn • Side Platform • 314 parking spaces
12th Street LRT Station
Future Multi- Family Residential Development
9 CityLine/Bush Station
• Brainstorming Workshop 1 Completed October 23, 2019 • Workshop 2 – Design Options scheduled January 23, 2020 • 1,193 existing parking spaces • Existing Light Rail Station Alexan Central Apartments
State Farm
Side Platform
10 UT Dallas Station
• Brainstorming Workshop 1 Completed October 30, 2019 • Workshop 2 – Design Options scheduled January 29, 2020 • Center Platform • 248 parking spaces
11 Knoll Trail Station “Urban Refuge / Natural Retreat” “Oasis of Comfort” “Corten Steel” “Nature in the City”
Side Platform *No Parking at this station 12 Knoll Trail Station
13 Addison Station • Brainstorming Workshop 1 Completed August 29, 2019 • Workshop 2 – Design Options scheduled November 14, 2019 • Existing transit center with 300 parking spaces
Side Platform
14 Downtown Carrollton Station • Brainstorming Workshop 1 Completed October 16, 2019 • Workshop 2 – Design Options scheduled January 22, 2020 • Existing Light Rail Station with 251 existing spaces • 231 new parking spaces
Side Platform
15 Cypress Waters Station “Open Spaces” “Sense of Light” “Presence of Water” “Movement of the Wind”
Center Platform *199 spaces 16 Cypress Waters Station
17 DFW North Station
“History, Agriculture and Transportation” “Brilliant Colors” “Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Commerce, signed by Sam Houston and Native nations in 1843”
Center Platform *362 shared parking spaces 18 DFW North Station
19 Design-Build Team Update
November 2019
20 How to Stay Informed
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