“Just look at what DART is going to do with the Cotton Belt line between Plano and DFW when they get to the rich folks in Coppell.”
What’s DART going to do?
Link to PDF map: https://www.dart.org/images/meetingsimages/cottonbeltmapmay2017.pdf
Note the loop down off the old Cotton Belt rail line labeled on that map “Cypress Waters Alternative” to keep it away from Coppell residential areas. .
“No, the same reason you can’t ride frontage roads between Mockingbird and Northwest Highway - rich folks neighborhoods”
Yeah, I hate that drive. In fact, I encourage friends and relatives to fly into DFW instead of Love because if that stretch. Btw, there have been numerous attempts to get an Eminent Domain ruling passed for that piece of road but as you stated, lots of rich folks with political clout along the route. Also, would cost a double fortune to buy out the owners. Btw #2, Texas has very strong property rights laws and traditions; goes back to having been a nation and ranching and farming culture. So, the stretch of Mockingbird may never be widened - at least not till present owners die off and/or these properties depreciate in value to a point that the owners consider selling a favorable transaction. Same situation that killed the Trans Texas Corridor which I was for.