Division Corridor Strategy Final Report Division-Corridor-Strategy-Final-Report

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • restaurant, grocery, etc. May consider bou que shopping but probably be er situated for Main Street development. An que automobile store, upscale! 1a en on to retaining business It should evolve based on the choices made by those who own property on the street. Landscape and sign ordinance preserve historically signifi cant buildings, relo- cate overhead u li es to clean up the overhead sightlines, suggest ‘30’s, ‘40’s, and ‘50’s architec- tural features to modern development wasn’t Division Street once called the Broadway of America?? Promote the rich history of Divi- sion Street and also bury the electrical lines. Signage that iden fi es historical buildings, public art, landscaping. Matching grants for improving buildings appear- ance. Consult with the historical society It needs to be bulldozed. cleared and start all over again See Center Street. Keep the businesses’ neon signs. Add historical signs. unsure Unique Signage Division Street Corridor Strategy Survey Limit large scale redevelopment by a single developer. Focus on the Division St’s History from one side of Arlington to the other. Re-brand it as the Heart of Arlington. Make it the heart of Art & Culture for the City, Public Art Projects I wouldn’t. Reinvent it as something new. City events held there unsure Code enforcement Preserve the streets oﬀ Division and develope the mixed use concept, apartments, condos, hotels, restuarants, retail stores. It’s current dis nct character is not compat- ible with the redevelopment disc ussed. But if redevelopment con nues like around Center/ Mesquite the value of the land will get to a point where the car dealers will sell and move. Not sure what its dis nct character is?? Secure funds and allocate to business property owners willing to par cipate in a shared facade improvement program. • Again, spruce it up- example is the old Vanderg- riﬀ Chevrolet building and old Arlington Theater. • gateway entrace - auto theme? • remove the auto dealers and junk stores. • I’m not really sure. It’s nice what has been done on Center Street with the throwback to the “gateway” into downtown Arlington. • Put a moratoreum on used-car dealerships, for starters. They are a blight. Secondly, relocate u li es. Thirdly, celebrate its history - an historical marker for Vangergriﬀ ! • Tax breaks. • We are doing good right now,I love the new restaurants and how they did those oﬃ ces accross Babes,they didnt tear down the old building,they remodeled it! • Make it a hipper place to be! • Zone gas sta on sand buildings to look like an old Route 66 strip. • Entertainment and shops. Like a clean Deep Ellum • Embrace the history while ridding it of junk • renovate selected motels into period bou que ones. • con nue redeveloping in the same style that is currently being done. • try to retain the small town feel and clean it up somewhat • No more ghe o • Preserve- By s cking with many of the same businesses that are there and en ce others of the same caliber to be a part of the area. • If we keep used car places there on Division, place more restric ons on them to keep the look more upscale. • get rid of the used car lots and add more restau- rants and stores • Not sure • Play oﬀ of the historic architecture like the Vandergriﬀ building. Firsts Methodist Church and the Arlington Theater • If you build it they will come. People will not come to the Division St corridor to enjoy me with family and friends in the middle of a car lot! • I don’t believe there is much there to preserve. The car lots have to go and old non discript buildings are not needed. • Refurbish the signifi cant old buildings. The responses above are stated exactly as they were provided by Ci zens. 94 Division Street Corridor Strategy City of Arlington

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