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• There are too many car dealerships. I am not saying they all have to go, but the survival of the corridor is not to be the “auto mile” but to be diverse in its usage. • Get rid of the pawn shops and clinics that have sharps boxes on the outside of the fences. It’s not a good look. • Remove car lots Ques on 17. How would you preserve and promote the Division Street Corridor’s dis nct character? Responses • Involve young people on the commi ee to mix their ideas when those of long- me residents. • I would like to see the character change, not preserved. • celebrate automo ve • enhance aesthe cs and improve infrastructure. • Limit the number of used car lots • With Historical signs telling about each places history. • City of Arlington can come up with theme for the area and work with the property owners to repaint/repair the proper es exterior to improve the proper es appearance per city’s theme. If the city giving out micro fund (such as $800 – $1,500) to each property owners in the area to repaint exterior or improve curve appeal, $500,000-fund can make 500 proper es look be er and the area will be drama cally more a rac ve. (Please note that Base on our experi- ence, we can repaint exterior for a whole house with in $1,500.) • It has none to preserve. It did when it was Highway 80 but it does not now. • To preserve it’s weak character, leave it like it is. Promote it’s convenience • Whatever you choose to do, stay consistent. This on again, oﬀ again development is harmful to the overall plan. • Develop to maintain the traﬃ c fl ow. • Division between Collins and Cooper is defi nitely within the “historic boundries” of Arlington. There is li le le to rehab but what is le should be worked on, ie, pawn shop......make it pedestrian friendly, des na on point, ie, Appendix • Get rid of the car dealerships and focus on enhancing the architecture of buildings like the churches and main street area. • Entertainment oriented mul purpose area • car-oriented shopping on Division, with easy walking paths to the pedestrian-oriented developments on Abram and Center. downtown needs a grocery store -- maybe a Target or Walmart. • run the car lots out and the hotels. • Ideally a mix of small business and parking with good road access • Everything , make the houses not ghe o • not sure. • Move the used car places further to the east of Stadium Dr. • get rid of the used car lots that are ugly Have lots of a rac ve landscaping and ligh ng making it an area that you could walk around and enjoy. • New local shops and restaurants. Night life. • Replace used car dealers and service bays with shops parks and mixed use facili es • More green areas(trees, etc.)more user friendly as far as walking to and from business, places to eat, shops. • Start by working with the State on plans that will eventually add lanes in that area. It is a state highway and farm and market road, so we have to think forward so that we don’t have to do things twice. Add sidewalks connec ng, without interrup on, the entertainment district to downtown and the UT Arlington area. Also work with the railroad so that we can complete our exis ng walks across the rails. Look at the long range plan that should eventually connect the 36o area of Division with sidewalks and bike lanes connec ng the mall area with downtown. Work with developers to give them a reason to want to develop in that area. I would really like to see mix-use developments be the primarily elements that will allow business, oﬃ ce and residen al work together to reduce the need for strip centers. Finally, I would like to see us get serious about rail service on the exis ng right-of- way that will drive commuters to that area a er events at in the entertainment district. • try to create a strip like main street in grapevine • Look at the 8th Street revitaliza on of Wash- ington, DC and Down Town Fort Worth. The responses above are stated exactly as they were provided by Ci zens. Division Street Corridor Strategy City of Arlington 93

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