Planning/ Transportation
CityPark - There are plenty of parking options Downtown. Try CityPark, a public-private partnership with the City operated byDowntown Dallas, Inc. CityPark currently is in four garages in the CBD— these garages are only $2 after 5pm and on weekends and only $1 per hour for up to four hours during the day. Keep an eye out for the blue & yellow CityPark signs.
Current participating garages include:
- 1407 Main Street (entrance on Elm Street between Field and Akard)
- DalPark (corner of Commerce & Ervay)
- Metropolitan Garage (entrances on Field between Main and Elm and on Elm just prior to Field)
- 1200 Ross (Ross & Griffin)
Trinity River Corridor Project — The Trinity River Corridor Project is the most complex and the largest urban development effort undertaken by the city and it will make Dallas the envy of other large cities as it transforms a flood protection solution into an opportunity for community revitalization, economic development and the creation of a world-class greenway.
Katy Trail Extension — Downtown Dallas, Inc. continues to be involved in discussions to extend the Katy Trail to the Arts District. In April 2008, a consultant presented alternatives to a group of stakeholders, and later this summer, the consultant is expected to present final recommendations and preliminary cost estimates.
Parking meters — The city now limits parking at all meters in retail areas within the CBD to two hours.
Downtown Plans — Downtown Dallas, Inc. recently conducted a review of the following Downtown plans:
- Downtown Parks Master Plan - June 2004
Three of the recommended parks in the plan were funded in the 2006 bond program: Main Street Gardens, Belo Gardens and Pacific Plaza (land acquisition only). None of the other recommendations were funded. Downtown parks master plan. - Comprehensive Transportation Plan for the Dallas CBD — June 2005
Most of the significant recommendations in this report were funded in the 2006 bond program. - Inside the Loop Final Report — August 2005
Most of the significant recommendations were funded in the 2006 bond program. - The Emerald Bracelet — October 2005
Many recommendations also were included in the Comprehensive Transportation Plan for the CBD; no other recommended actions have been implemented.
Area Plan — The city of Dallas Office of Economic Development has engaged a consultant to develop an Area Plan for Downtown.
The primary focus of the Area Plan will be the CBD. The Consultant is being required to address linkage and connectivity issues related to the edges of the CBD and adjacent neighborhoods, as secondary to the primary focus. The Consultant will be guided by a Technical Committee (made up of City Departments and a select group of downtown stakeholders, including Downtown Dallas, Inc.) and a Steering Committee (this will be the decision-making body that will include a limited number of City Council members, downtown stakeholders, Downtown Dallas, Inc., City department heads). The consultant will conduct one to two Visioning Sessions with the Steering and Technical Committees and will interview stakeholders in Downtown. The development of the Plan relies heavily upon existing planning studies with the objective of knitting these together and synthesizing plans to form a cohesive/comprehensive Dallas Downtown Area Plan. There will be no focus group or large scale community level visioning sessions as this has been covered many times over in the not so distant past. The Area Plan will include an assessment of existing conditions, an infrastructure capacity assessment and needs study, market analysis (for the CBD within the broader context of the Greater Downtown Area), the development of recommendations for future development, and phased implementation plans/strategies for achieving the 20-year Vision.
