Dallas CBD Gateways - Deep Ellum District
MAIN STREET - Dallas, Texas
The CBD gateway design concept evolved from Dallas' origins..."Arrival of the Railways, & the Influence of the Trinity River". The circle - emulating a blinking stop light encountered at a railroad stop - subconsciously erases the overpasses as one drives through. Consideration's included budget, graffiti control, and zero maintenance.
Downtown Dallas, the City of Dallas, the Texas Department of Transportation, GFF architects, the surrounding neighborhoods, multiple entities and individuals were involved from the very beginning with numerous presentations by Rory. This strong support through the consensus process lead by Ms. Patricia Kleinknecht of Downtown Dallas helped push the gateways through to completion.