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exis ng residen al uses south of Division Street
may have compa bility issues with exis ng
commercial areas.
• Offi ce uses are very limited and with the
majority being located at the Vandergriff Town
Center.
• Commercial/retail uses dominate the study area.
These uses include auto sales, auto services,
clothing services, storage facili es, service retail,
restaurants and motel uses. Quality fi rst fl oor
retail uses are located at the Vandergriff Town
Center. The establishment of new restaurants
are centered around Center Street and Mesquite
Street. These new businesses represent signifi -
cant eff orts to redevelop the study area.
• From a land use planning perspec ve, the
Corridor has a linear form of commercial/retail
uses. These types of long stretches of commer-
cial/retail dominated roadways have been
associated with land use challenges throughout
the metroplex. Such challenges include access
and parking confl icts, pedestrian confl icts, aging
building stock, dark strip centers and decline in
aesthe cs and marketability.
Table 2.1 Existing Land Us es
Source: Map 2.1, City of Arlington, and 2010 aerial images
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• Ins tu onal uses include such areas as the First
United Methodist Church and the O Cribbs
Public Safety Center. The O Cribbs Public
Safety Center located at the corner of Cooper
Street and Division Street will likely serve as
a long term use and the parcel shape limits
surrounding redevelopment poten al. The
First United Methodist Church is located in the
center of the study area and provides a cri cal
neighborhood link and iden ty to the area.
Exis ng Public uses should not be included in
redevelopment.
• Manufacturing/warehouse and transporta on/
u li es/communica ons make up about ten
percent of exis ng land uses.
• The study area has very limited park/open
spaces. Downtown Arlington provides park and
plaza spaces near the Library, at City Hall, near
UT Arlington and at the Levi Pavilion. Knapp
Heritage Park is within the study area. However,
plazas or parks could serve future redevelop-
ment eff orts adding to the livability and
marketability of the area. Park uses could serve
as a link between surrounding public uses in
downtown and to residen al uses to the north.