My Priorities - "The Basics"
My Initiatives - The "Big Ideas"
#SilverLine / Cotton Belt - A Redevelopment to Define a New Frontier
This along with the DART Green Line represents the 21st Century equivalent to the BNSF/Cotton-Belt intersection of over 100 years ago that helped found Carrollton. We have tremendous new investment opportunity to attract business, retail and Transit-Connected housing to Carrollton East-West as we have seen North-South. Complementary to a "Legacy-Like" Development requires "out of the box" thinking and overlooks the Maridoe Golf Club just north of Kelly and Beltline.
Trinity Mills Station -- Legacy West Type Renaissance Development at PGBT / IH35 - Jobs & Tax Base
Carrollton's first Class-A Office, Corporate Campus and Profile Hotel's will provide a nice Cap to the Historic Downtown Transit Zone in partnership with DART's property and serves as prime example of Redevelopment (once trailer parks, old retail warehouse and sub-optimized development)
- Walkable, Vibrant, Authentic
- Live, Work & Play - Productive Days give way to Vibrant Nights
- 900,000 sqft of Class-A Office Buildings
- Esplinade park with water-features and more ("Klyde Warren Park-like")
- Class A-Hotel
- Mix of High-Rise Apartment Living and Restaurants, Retail & Entertainment
PGBT / Dallas Tollway Development - Bring Jobs & Tax Base
With continued new investment, we should leverage this and paint the picture of what could be - to entice new development. Our Collin County footprint is front & center for Class-A office
Vintage Railroad
The Grapevine Vintage Railroad has license to come 1/2 way to Carrollton and desires to extend their service to our #HistoricDowntown square. Let facilitate work with DART and the Vintage Rail Service to connect Carrollton-Grapevine-Fort Worth Stockyards and augment our "Destination" appeal.
#HistoricDowntown - The Renaissance in Process!
Continue the journey along our Renaissance in process known as the #HistoricDowntown as it fuels the Shops at Carrollton. This transformation began after my first year on Council as we worked to Transform an old parking lot to a vibrant and bustling Destination for Restaurants, Retail and Entertainment. What we've done and more to come:
- Gazebo & Square Park
- Pioneer Park
- 3 Nations Brewery
- Cane Rosso, Twisted Root, Barrell & Bones, El Rincon and so much more
- Tulips & Sculptures
- DART Green Line and #SilverLine Connection
- Single Family Housing to the North & South
- Legacy-Style Development to the North through Trinity Mills Station & Beyond
- Pocket Sandwich Theatre to Downtown Carrollton - 41 Year Bedrock of Dallas
Green Space / "Arbor Hills" -like Development
The TC Rice property behind La Hacienda Ranchero represents a hidden and un-utilized gem for the City to build an Arbor Hills-like (on steroids) development
- network of Bike and Hike trails with limited investment required
- Zip-Line - zoom through the skies with the greenspace and wetlands below
- Canoe / Kayak - leverage our Kayak water trail
Corridor Enhancements & Drive Up Appeal
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Continue opportunistic Upgrades & Updates working with Private Business Owners to Beautify and Enhance the arterial corridors
- Engage Corporate Adopt-a-Block programs to attract private partnership investment
- Stone Coat the Eddie Man (Pre-Cast, Fake Brick) Walls - These date our community. A Stone facade improvement will provide cost-effective upgrade to the City
Vintage Railroad
The Grapevine Vintage Railroad has license to come 1/2 way to Carrollton and desires to extend their service to our #HistoricDowntown square. Let facilitate work with DART and the Vintage Rail Service to connect Carrollton-Grapevine-Fort Worth Stockyards and augment our "Destination" appeal.
Expanded Trail Systems
Continued investment to create access points for our robust Trail-System. Connect Trails via #SilverLine such that one can hop on the Blue Trail off Hebron Parkway, reach Las Colinas, Katy Trail and Arlington. #SilverLine will connect Plano to DFW with 26 mile trail bordering the rail and integrated with Carrollton Trails.
Much, Much, More...
- Bustling Cosmopolitan Shopping Centers
- HEB to open at Parker & Josey to serve booming North Carrollton
- LISD Partnership for Parks & Trail Access
- Expanded Entertainment Zones - Intentional In-Fill for Movie Theaters & FUN, FUN, FUN!
