Posted on 05/06/2016 5:21:55 AM PDT by DFG
The owner of Jamba Juice, which makes specialty beverage and food items including fruit smoothies, will move its headquarters from Emeryville to a Dallas suburb over the next six months, the company announced.
Jamba Inc. chief executive David Pace said in a press release and a regulatory filing that the high cost of doing business in the Bay Area is a large reason why the company is moving to Frisco, Texas.
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I’m contemplating it myself.
From CT.
North Dallas - Plano - Frisco - McKinney is starting to resemble Los Angeles before the invasion. Development that would put Las Vegas to shame.
...Preston Center battle.
It was Trammel Crowe vs. The Angus Wynne at it when I left Big D. Angus Wynne III had just lost his shirt bankrolling the Texas International Pop Festival in 1969.
Just kinda down the Road from ‘Frisco, getting back to topic
He and Jack Calmes booked Led Zepplin, Joplin, Canned Heat, Sly Stone, Sam and Dave, Grand Funk, Santana. The Hog Farm emceed.
It was 3 daze of fun. The State actually recently put up a historical marker at the site.
Wouldn’t want to be there if the Lewisville Dam goes.
yep, and in a crappy location. right next to 121. gah
I think u have it backward. Anna will replace McKinney....etc. btw, many Texans told me there used to be a sign in Anna that said “Ain’t No Ni****’s Allowed” that had just recently (early 90’s) been taken down.
The company I worked for wanted to build an asphalt plant in Stockton. By the time the state air board, the county board and the neighborhood lobby got done with us, we built the thing in Reno.
There are retail stores in Texas -- I can find 15 on Google Maps in the D/FW area, alone.
Both Allen and McKinney declined to join DART, so the light-rail stopped in Plano.
Now, all of the people in Allen and McKinney drive to the park & ride station in Plano and take the train. The parking lot was expanded TWICE, and it still filled up by 7:00 AM.
The complaints got so bad that DART finally instituted a fee for parking. Anyone that lived in a city that pays DART taxes (1% sales tax rider) can get a parking sticker that exempts them from the fee.
The fee plan wasn't economically viable, so they had to abandon it. Plan B was to reserve the north lot (the old lumberyard property) for permit holders from DART system cities, and allow anyone to park for free in the south and the west lots. There are always a few empty spaces for Plano folks traveling in after rush hour at the far end of the north lots.
LOL...from ‘Frisco to Frisco.
Polar opposites, indeed.
Welcome to Texas. Leave your lib values in ‘Frisco, CA.
Nothing like liberals spreading their disease. They made their bed, they should be made to sleep in it.
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That’s the bad news. Most of the employees will bring their sick values with them.
It's been awhile since I used DART, so I didn't realize it had changed.
What does "economically viable" mean? Did ridership drop because the free riders in Allen and McKinney stopped using the train?
If so, screw 'em. DART's fare revenue was about 10% of operating expenses in 2015. Nearly all of the rest came from sales taxes. You can read the financial report here:
https://www.dart.org/ShareRoot/debtdocuments/FY2015ComprehensiveAnnualFinancialReport.pdf
Skip to page 24 for the financial summary.
Yes, a small amount came from federal taxes. And, I'm sure the free riders bought a few things in the DART cities and paid the sales tax. But, I find it really difficult to believe they do so on a regular basis, especially when they get a 1% discount by shopping at home.
Folks from McKinney and Allen made the economic decision to drive to the Bush station. They didn’t have nearly as many willing to pay as projections indicated. Don’t hold me to this, but I think the way it was set up, the contractor took the financial hit, and they weren’t willing to renew the contract unless Dart kicked in some cash to them.
Here’s a story about the problem:
“But the agency also hoped to make money off of what’s called the “fair share” parking program. Instead, the vendor operating the program has yet to break even and DART has yet to earn a penny.
“We thought we could make some money,” said board member Randall Chrisman, who chairs the revenue committee.”
http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2013/11/dart-looks-to-end-paid-parking-at-four-light-rail-stations.html/
Apparently, no one at the DART board knew Economics 101. Let’s see - drive 4 more miles and save $40 or $80 a month, or pay 50% or 100% more for my daily commute (monthly passes were $80 last time I bought one.)
Under the DOT transit subsidy program with participating federal agencies, the rail pass would be covered, but the parking pass would not,
Taxes are the same in Plano, Dallas, McKinney and Allen (even Lucas). Plano and Dallas have to split with DART (each get 1%) while McKinney, Anna, Frisco (Collin) and Allen collect 2%, a portion of which has to be dedicated to economic development. Even Lucas has 2%, but a half a percent of that is for the fire control district.
That's when they should have instituted the same fee at the Bush Turnpike station.
They did charge the fee at the Carrollton station, although I don't know if it is still in effect. Now, there's an train from Denton that stops in Highland Village and Lewisville, providing an option for the 35E corridor. There's parking in Highland Village, but hardly any parking in Lewisville.
So, they charge the same sales tax, but they get to keep the part that Plano, Dallas, etc. have to give to DART. Sounds like a great deal!
Another interesting data point: I found a report with a 2012 survey that found more Allen residents riding DART than Plano residents, on a per-capita basis. Unfortunately, I can't find it now.
Putting a charge on Bush would have just pushed folks on down Central to Arapaho, with its large lot that already was fairly full, or Spring Valley, which has a small lot but seemed to have plenty of space.
I’ve been known to drive to Mockingbird, which gives access to the Blue Line if I needed to go somewhere in Dallas after work. Bush had the advantage of being partially covered, but it’s a long walk to the train from most of the lot. There’s also a small all-day city lot south of 14th in Plano, but getting across 14th is risky, no sidewalk between 14th and 15th, and the construction work on Bank Felon Park at 15th makes it a bit iffy.
Under the current system, there’s always room for me in the North lot at Parker Road.
Allen vs. Plano per capita makes sense. Allen is centered on the Central/Greenville corridor, and the Parker Road station is easy to access from either (one major school zone in Allen on Greenville that I recall). On the other hand, if you live west of Coit in Plano (roughly the midpoint) fighting through the school zones to get to the Parker Road station starts not making sense unless you go really early. You’ve got two express bus park and rides west of Coit which, while more expensive (and less frequent service) than the train begin to make more sense geographically (and you don’t get the Park Lane and Forrest Lane Dart customers and the homeless who have moved in for the day).
Those were the days!!
Swimming at Vickery Park. Grabbing a burger at Kellers or Prince Of Hamburgers if I was out in Oak Lawn. Driving around White Rock Lake, looking for the “Lady of the Lake”
Shopping at Northpark...or Big Town, when it was one of the first Indoor Malls. Ha ha!
I liked the Old Dallas - I would hardly recognize like the current one.
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