Comments on: What Else Do You Want In Downtown Dallas? http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/13/what-else-do-you-want-in-downtown-dallas/ FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:52:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: TK http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/13/what-else-do-you-want-in-downtown-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-73223 TK Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:41:39 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=28307#comment-73223 Trader Joe's / Whole Foods / Eatzi's - Places that people can go on the weekends or for lunch. In Austin, that huge Whole Foods totally revitalized 5th and Lamar, allowed for people to walk over for lunch, park underneath for groceries and give people living downtown the option to actually live downtown. You can't tell people it's a neighborhood and not have a grocery store. Farmers Market could use some help - how about opening a Whole Foods / Trader Joe's over there - adds to traffic. Free parking after 5pm and on weekends is also a great idea. Trader Joe’s / Whole Foods / Eatzi’s – Places that people can go on the weekends or for lunch. In Austin, that huge Whole Foods totally revitalized 5th and Lamar, allowed for people to walk over for lunch, park underneath for groceries and give people living downtown the option to actually live downtown. You can’t tell people it’s a neighborhood and not have a grocery store.

Farmers Market could use some help – how about opening a Whole Foods / Trader Joe’s over there – adds to traffic.

Free parking after 5pm and on weekends is also a great idea.

]]> By: bmk http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/13/what-else-do-you-want-in-downtown-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-73205 bmk Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:45:18 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=28307#comment-73205 I totally agree with dallasboiler -- I strongly believe that Dallas will not have a vibrant downtown scene until we close the tunnels. when i moved back to dallas from nyc, i was always so confused as to why there was no one on the streets in downtown during the day, then, I started working there and discovered the tunnels. I would rather walk outside in 105 degree heat feeling like I was part of a city, rather than feeling like a reasonably cool temperatured mole person. I totally agree with dallasboiler — I strongly believe that Dallas will not have a vibrant downtown scene until we close the tunnels. when i moved back to dallas from nyc, i was always so confused as to why there was no one on the streets in downtown during the day, then, I started working there and discovered the tunnels. I would rather walk outside in 105 degree heat feeling like I was part of a city, rather than feeling like a reasonably cool temperatured mole person.

]]> By: Mike http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/13/what-else-do-you-want-in-downtown-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-73170 Mike Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:49:11 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=28307#comment-73170 People. After 5pm. People. After 5pm.

]]> By: Curtis Remington http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/13/what-else-do-you-want-in-downtown-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-73165 Curtis Remington Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:49:23 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=28307#comment-73165 Indoor snow ski slope like the one in Dubai. Bookstore Movie theater Indoor snow ski slope like the one in Dubai.
Bookstore
Movie theater

]]> By: LakeWWWooder http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/13/what-else-do-you-want-in-downtown-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-73156 LakeWWWooder Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:58:41 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=28307#comment-73156 Bring back Neimans Fortnights.. Bring back Neimans Fortnights..

]]> By: JoshT http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/13/what-else-do-you-want-in-downtown-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-73153 JoshT Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:45:23 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=28307#comment-73153 An A/C unit covering every inch of sidewalk, so when I walk around downtown in July I won't sweat too much. An A/C unit covering every inch of sidewalk, so when I walk around downtown in July I won’t sweat too much.

]]> By: dallasboiler http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/13/what-else-do-you-want-in-downtown-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-73145 dallasboiler Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:25:57 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=28307#comment-73145 * Close the tunnels (get get daytime crowd on the street and allow restaurants to stay open past 5pm) * Free night and weekend parking (a la Sundance Square) * Dedicated trams from a) Pearl St Station to Deep Ellum and b) Pearl St Station to Stone St Gardens * Open dog parks strategically next to future apartments/condos (I'm sick of dog poop on the sidewalks around the Republic Building and the Mosaic Building) * Close the tunnels (get get daytime crowd on the street and allow restaurants to stay open past 5pm)
* Free night and weekend parking (a la Sundance Square)
* Dedicated trams from a) Pearl St Station to Deep Ellum and b) Pearl St Station to Stone St Gardens
* Open dog parks strategically next to future apartments/condos (I’m sick of dog poop on the sidewalks around the Republic Building and the Mosaic Building)

]]> By: Jorge http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/13/what-else-do-you-want-in-downtown-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-73142 Jorge Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:39:59 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=28307#comment-73142 H&M, Half Price Books/B&N/Borders, Times Square style video signs on Main, more apartments/density. H&M, Half Price Books/B&N/Borders, Times Square style video signs on Main, more apartments/density.

]]> By: MegB http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/13/what-else-do-you-want-in-downtown-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-73140 MegB Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:20:59 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=28307#comment-73140 Target and a bookstore. Target and a bookstore.

]]> By: Zac Crain http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/11/13/what-else-do-you-want-in-downtown-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-73138 Zac Crain Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:04 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=28307#comment-73138 Lots of good suggestions, gang. Really, a lot of hustle. I think my favorite two (so far) are water slide and the Twilight Room. Lots of good suggestions, gang. Really, a lot of hustle. I think my favorite two (so far) are water slide and the Twilight Room.

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