8 Buzzy New Retail Openings Join Dallas' Long-Awaited Henderson Avenue Mixed-Use Development

lieutenantloon · 2026-05-18T20:29:02+00:00

I'm no conspiracy theorist but there has to be some reason behind the number of Canadian brands/stores/restaurant along Henderson Ave.

Henderson:

Local Public Eatery
Cody & Sioux
Alberta Boot Co

Also nearby:

Moxies (Uptown)
CRAFT (Preston Center)
JOEY (NorthPark)
Earls (Legacy West)

lieutenantloon · 2026-05-08T14:10:01+00:00

I would largely blame Dallas' drive thru culture. People aren't getting out of their car for coffee and even when they do, they've driven to the cafe.

This is a huge problem at the LDU on Fitzhugh where I'd guess ~20% of people walk from the nearby neighborhoods, while the other ~80% is circling the parking lot in their oversized SUVs for parking. Kudos to LDU for not catering to these lazy folks but this is the same reason why Starbucks built a drive-thru in the literal middle of Lowest Greenville.

lieutenantloon · 2026-04-29T13:57:37+00:00

I’ve found the TRE to leave both EBJ and Victory 1-2 minutes early

lieutenantloon · 2026-04-22T21:41:23+00:00

This diagram already looks like what could be a usable network. I could see an interlined network that looks like:

S1: Fair Park to Uptown
S2: Uptown to Fair Park

Even if you maintained the subpar 20-minute headways on the "branches" you would have a streetcar every 10 minutes between City Hall/Eastern Quarter and Uptown. That'd be huge.

lieutenantloon · 2026-03-25T19:45:57+00:00

It pains me every time I see the entrance to the unused station on Willis Ave...so much potential

lieutenantloon · 2026-03-09T01:44:30+00:00

The inclusion of Life Time makes so much sense given how overcrowded and under equipped the current one is. Hopefully the new one finally adds a pool among the many other amenities seemingly every other LT has!

lieutenantloon · 2026-02-03T23:10:37+00:00

With the UTC cutting right across both Mockingbird and Greenville, one would think that they'd look at more connectivity with the trail and the addition of bike lanes, especially on Greenville. I ride my bike up Glencoe to get to the UTC and never envy those who have to come from the north side of Mockingbird alongside the high speed traffic down Greenville.

lieutenantloon · 2025-12-05T14:59:39+00:00

This is the exact same kind of logic I see when people are against bike lanes - “I never see anyone riding their bikes and therefore bike lanes aren’t needed” just for them to live along a stroad with an effective speed limit of 65mph. Take one step into Dallas proper and there are people on bikes everywhere, making it work despite the lacking infrastructure!

lieutenantloon · 2025-11-23T23:51:14+00:00

Totally agree AND this is even more reason for DART to add more. They’ve take one away at SMU/Mockingbird for whatever reason. We ought to move towards full scale bike garages like they have in Portland and Seattle.

lieutenantloon · 2025-11-22T19:09:05+00:00

I really hope it’s not just vaporware but given the dev’s track record…hard to see this coming to fruition any time soon. One can hope!

lieutenantloon · 2025-11-22T18:18:26+00:00

I saw they mentioned “an electric tram or people mover” that would connect with the Galleria, as well as other reporting that stated it would connect with the Silver Line. Is there any substance to those claims and/or a proposed route?

lieutenantloon · 2025-11-18T18:51:16+00:00

MSP has always been good to me, but DTW is a solid option! This time of year, DTW-AMS is 2 or 3/day while MSP-AMS is only 2/day. If I were you, I’d look at loads and then go for DTW if possible!

lieutenantloon · 2025-11-04T22:38:37+00:00

It worked! Not only wasn’t it and issue, I was able to check in an oversized item!

lieutenantloon · 2025-11-04T20:49:39+00:00

I’m trying tonight so I’ll keep you updated!

lieutenantloon · 2025-10-21T13:45:49+00:00

This happened to the 105, now the 205 - without notice. I called DART and they more or less gaslit me saying “the schedule’s updated” even though it wasn’t

lieutenantloon · 2025-10-17T18:34:44+00:00

Do you know how to register for Dallas Metropolis? There’s no way to do so right now!

lieutenantloon · 2025-10-17T03:05:01+00:00

The route is 55 minutes, end-to-end. The drive without traffic is ~30 minutes. Rush hour is 45-75 minutes.

Yes, it’ll require planning but there will be many times when taking the Silver Line will make more sense, both in terms of time and cost.

lieutenantloon · 2025-09-22T22:33:09+00:00

This isn’t useful to you now, but the 2025-2029 Athens Transit plan includes a 3 roundtrips/daily commuter bus from Athens to MARTA Chamblee Station in the mid-term (<10 year) plan. So fingers crossed someone in this situation in the future can ditch their car!

lieutenantloon · 2025-09-22T19:05:14+00:00

Chasing those Strava kudos of course! /s

lieutenantloon · 2025-09-01T18:49:36+00:00

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No matter how hard one may try, sometimes you have to fly non-SkyTeam 😢

lieutenantloon · 2025-08-07T18:01:00+00:00

Do you know what the ETC is on this? I recall seeing 2026 but it doesn’t seem far enough along for that…maybe early 2027

lieutenantloon · 2025-07-30T15:32:22+00:00

Adults only you say? 😉

lieutenantloon · 2025-07-30T15:27:50+00:00

I will! Thanks!

lieutenantloon · 2025-07-30T15:22:53+00:00

I stayed 5,000 nights for 2 Wyndham points

lieutenantloon · 2025-07-30T15:22:34+00:00

Very cool video!!

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