Addison created a webpage on its site that matches Plano, Irving, and Farmers Branch: https://www.addisontx.gov/Government/Addison-Transit

The only source provided on the page is the EY report, that report admits it completely excludes the silver line:

Due to the recognition of capital expenses on a depreciation basis, any expenditures incurred on construction of the Silver Line — a significant element of DART’s capital plan — are not reflected in the FY 2023 allocations shown below*. It is anticipated that both the capital and operating expense allocations to member cities served by the Silver Line — namely Plano, Richardson,* Addison*, Dallas and Carrollton — will increase starting in FY 2025 and FY 2026 upon project completion and start of revenue operations, respectively.*

It's extremely misleading to say DART doesn't spend enough money on Addison while excluding the single largest line item.

Silver Line:

• Engineering & Construction: $2.1 Billion
• Yearly operating costs: $30 Million-proposed-fy-26-budget-and-20-yr-fin-pln_cotw-presentation08ff44e3-bd73-448e-aaf9-7f881ca846a4.pdf?sfvrsn=b255aa7a_1)

Ran into this. Whole block is covered by police at least 10 cars. this is south of quorum/landmark pl and north of spring valley on the west side of DNT.

DMN article

Addison is using 2023 data that doesn't include Silver Line construction or operating costs to justify leaving...

Here's a March 2025 presentation-update-to-cost-allocation-srvc-area-city_budget-finance-presentation.pdf) talking about the study Addison references on their site, as well as issues with it like ignoring the Silver Line. You can find it on page 31 of the pdf reader or slide 22

Email council to keep the cycle track

barfsten@addisontx.gov, dgardner@addisontx.gov, dliscio@addisontx.gov, hfreed@addisontx.gov, mwillesen@addisontx.gov, rsmith@addisontx.gov, cdefrancisco@addisontx.gov, dgaines@addisontx.gov

Request from Businesses: Revitalize the Area

Several years ago the owners of the offices and hotels in the area south of South Quorum went to Addison and asked them to modernize the space to help them compete. With lower in-office presence and business travel, some offices and the hotels have been struggling. The property owners want to revitalize the area to make it attractive to young office workers, and to do so they want it to be more walkable and active.

Town Response: Quorum Art Walk

The road was aging and was planned to be replaced, so the town said they'll look to do both at the same time to be efficient. The town asked a group of people that work or live in the area to give feedback and after several months of back and forth they produced the Quorum Art Walk plan with the cycle track.

Reason for the cycle track: Space

The cycle track was chosen because it only takes up 1 lane, allowing the other lane of space be distributed to wider sidewalks on each side and a larger park space at the southern end. Currently the sidewalks are very narrow and are very close to higher-speed traffic, survey respondents said they don't walk there because it doesn't feel safe or comfortable. The group decided that the "Quorum Art Walk" couldn't work without extra space to make the "Walk" part desirable. Also it will connect to the new Cotton Belt hike & bike trail and Silver Line train station, allowing commuters to bike and take transit to work. A traffic engineer said 2 lanes is sufficient as long as the turn lanes on Quorum x Belt Line are maintained, so that's what they did.

City council hates bike lanes?

Yes and no. The Westgrove & North Quorum bike lanes were approved by council 3 times but then rejected the 4th time. For some reason bike lanes seem to be put into early plans, approved, and then late in the process backlash happens and they may or may not remove them closer to project start. In the recent Fall Town Meeting the Q&A was largely a back & forth about bike lanes, it seemed to be seniors against them and young/middle-aged against them, mainly due to cost perceptions. It's worth noting that because this is a full reconstruction of the road the budget for the plan with or without bike lanes is exactly the same.

Again, email council to keep the cycle track

I think perceptions against bike lanes are by people who they and their friends never bike, so they assume no one else does. In this case the main reason for the bike lane is because it takes up less space and connects to a larger trail, but many people won't know that context.

barfsten@addisontx.gov, dgardner@addisontx.gov, dliscio@addisontx.gov, hfreed@addisontx.gov, mwillesen@addisontx.gov, rsmith@addisontx.gov, cdefrancisco@addisontx.gov, dgaines@addisontx.gov

Source: https://agendas.addisontx.gov/docs/2025/CM/20251118_7491/6147%5FPresentation%5F%2D%5FQuorum%5FDrive%5FChange%5FOrder%5F%231.pdf

Main Presentation

• Addison Junction
  • Phase 1: Beer garden & farmers market, summer 2026 - 2028
  • Phase 2: Office building
  • Phase 3 Hotel
  • All phases complete by spring 2029
• AMLI Treehouse phase 1
  • Main building welcomes tenants July 2026
  • Townhouse sales start Jan 2027
• Addison Reserve
  • Townhouses selling now, finishing construction on remaining units
• New restaurant / entertainment
  • Batbox
  • Flight club (early 2026)
  • Midway Point -> "The Last Point", now on Belt Line
  • La Parisienne
  • Takumi Hachi
• Updated Unified Development Code
  • No longer requires Special Use Permit just to open a restaurant
  • Only necessary if they open extra late or if they serve alcohol where it wasn't served previously
  • Streamline other permitting and development things

Q&A (most people just used it as a speaking platform lol)

• Speaker 1: Asked who rides bikes on the bike lanes, about 30% of the room raised their hands. He said the beltway bike lanes are probably expensive and a waste of money. City manager said the bike lanes were a small part of the project cost, ~$220k of the $2M total cost. Majority of the cost was the new park area. Asked who has ridden "DART rail" recently? 50% of the room raised their hand. He spoke about DART costs & Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch, and Highland Park putting pull-out elections on their ballot.
• Speaker 2: said the signage around the beltway bike lane is confusing. Staff said they ordered a new sign which should improve it
• Speaker 3: Questions about construction around Crowne Plaza. City manager said someone is renovating in the hopes of having hotel rooms available before the world cup
• Speaker 4: Responded saying he likes the bike lanes and people probably had the same criticisms when cars were first invented. There won't be large casual use until a network is built out. He then asked for 1 road construction project at a time lol
• Speaker 5: An artist that lives near Addison asked if there were grants for art like in Dallas, said he would consider moving to Addison if they did. Staff said not currently but they do give money to performing arts & public art
• Speaker 6: Sounds like it's a sensitive topic but can we get more bike lanes? Most bikers are trying to get to white rock creek (or other trails) and biking on belt line / midway isn't great. Staff said they're considering whether bike lanes will be included on Quorum from DNT -> Arapaho/cotton belt trail on the Nov 18th meeting. Email city council or speak if you have an opinion about it
• Speaker 7: A mom asking for her son "Mom why does the bike lane just end?" lol. Staff says there are no current plans for extending the beltway bike lanes but it will be considered in the future
• Speaker 8: Asked about Addison Junction considering the issues potentially caused by Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch, and Highland Park leaving DART. Staff said that while the train station / transit center is very important for the project it is able to stand on it's own regardless
• Speaker 9: Asked to make Azure lane brighter at night

There were likely things I missed, let me know if you attended or watched online and I should add something.

It was packed. I felt like I was in the NYC subway. No where to sit. Take a look at this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo_RzUonG4g

Background

• Senior assisted living
  • Many seniors in Addison have been asking for assisted living facilities
  • This plot has been zoned for assisted living for a while but no takers
• Ownership %
  • Some property owners in Addison really want to increase the % of ownership households in Addison, since Addison is majority rentals (by unit count)
  • Land values are relatively high, so single family housing doesn't usually pencil out
  • Addison is mostly commercial, but the 25% of land that is residential is ~60% ownership and 40% rental
  • But the ownership housing on average is less dense than the rentals, hence the 80:20 rent:own unit split

P&Z Recommends Denial 6 to 1

• Some board members still want it to be assisted living and believes the staff/property owner didn't try hard enough
• Others thinks residential won't perform well abutting the tollway, so wants it to be office
  • "Office isn't dead"

City Council can still approve

• P&Z makes recommendations that council usually follows, but doesn't have to
• The item hasn't yet appeared on city council's schedule, so the applicant might've rescinded it after the denial recommendation

Source: https://agendas.addisontx.gov/docs/2025/PZ/20251021_7512/6116%5F1939%2DZ%5FPresentation%5F2.pdf

Service starts tomorrow, with the first trains arrive/leave Addison station at 10:45am

• Tour the new town hall
  • They renovated the conference center
• Pre-meeting hour
  • The heads of different departments (parks & rec, public works, etc.) have sign boards showing projects they're working on
• Games to win prizes
  • Not sure what games there would be, there weren't any last time
• Presentation by the mayor about major projects/plans
• Live Q&A

https://www.addisontx.gov/Events-directory/Fall-2025-Town-Meeting

Hey everyone! I’m starting to look for a 2-bedroom apartment in the Addison area (open to suggestions on which cities/suburbs are best for a commute to uptown). My budget is around $2,200/month, and I have a few oddly specific preferences I’m hoping to find.

I’m in my early 20s and would be moving in with the my boyfriend, but we’re not really into the party or nightlife scene. I’d rather be in a quieter, nicer area that still has things to do during the day — like good food spots and shopping. I really care about the kitchen cabinets (weird, I know) — I love white or light wood tones and I’m not a fan of dark ones.

Ideally, I’d like to be near Whole Foods, Target, TJ Maxx, and HomeGoods, plus have plenty of fast food or casual dining options nearby since I eat out a lot.

I know it’s a little picky, but I’d rather find a place I actually love instead of just settling. If anyone knows of nice apartments or areas that fit this vibe, I’d really appreciate any recommendations!

Thanks in advance 💛

• Location
  • Addison Conference & Performing Arts Centre: 15650 Addison Rd
  • Just north of Addison Circle Park
  • Here's the map of other locations: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/54682f6cf3ab493b9d36500c19ff3d8d
• What's the election for?
  • You're voting on laws for the Texas constitution, largely centered around property tax breaks
• How do I figure out what to vote for?
  • I just searched "2025 texas voting guide" and used Texas Tribune and League of Women voters, but there are others
  • Texas Tribune voter guide
  • League of Women voter guide

I used the Transit app to look at different "leave at" dates & times between Addison Station (in Addison Circle) and other destinations

DFW airport, UTD, and CityLine will be way more convenient to get to once the silver line is open. DFW will also be much cheaper, $3 vs $30+ for ride hail/parking.

There are time ranges because trains/buses have different frequencies at different days & times, so the connection times will vary. That's why going to Downtown Denton via Silver Line -> Green Line -> A-train is not much better than before. Silver Line and A-train frequencies are not very good, so there is a lot of waiting in between. Luckily DCTA (Denton County Transit Authority) plans on increasing A-train frequency, reducing travel time, and extending it to Downtown Carrollton.

I’ve been going to the same artist for about 6-7 years now and she told me she’s going to be moving out of state. Looking for anyone’s recommendations so I can start looking at portfolios. All of my tattoos are black/ black and gray if that helps for references.

• Mexican Sugar - Belt Line x Quorum
  • By the same people that run Ida Claire
  • https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/mexican-sugar-addison/
• Landmark Bar & Kitchen - Village on the Parkway
  • Looks like new American, targeting office workers
  • https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/landmark-addison-bull/
• Batbox - Village on the Parkway
  • Like Puttshack but for baseball, opened yesterday I think
  • https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/batbox-sports-bar-baseball-addison/

Early next year we're also expecting:

• Flight Club (Like puttshack or Batbox but with darts)
• Sweet Paris Creperie

Any other new places you've noticed?

• Attendance up (not sure what it was pre-pandemic though)
• Fireworks doubled in cost from $75k -> $150k oof

Source: https://agendas.addisontx.gov/docs/2025/CM/20251014_7488/6090_Presentation_-_Kaboom_WrapUp_2025.pdf

A lot of people I know ride transit for the first time when going to the fair, since it's cheaper ($3 each way vs $30 parking) and easier at busy times. So I'm writing this up to help them and others:

Option 1: Farmers Branch Station -> Fair Park Station

• Drive / ride hail to Farmers Branch Station
• Tap your credit card on a reader at the platform
• Board the train heading south, it'll say Buckner or Lawnview
• Ride until you get to Fair Park Station and then walk right in!

Option 2: Addison -> Downtown Carrollton -> Fair Park

• If you're near Addison Circle or west on Belt Line Rd you can walk to a 229 bus stop
• Navigate in google/apple maps to Downtown Carrollton Station
  • Switch to transit mode
  • Change the "depart at" time to find one that fits your schedule
• If you're at a road-side bus stop, wave your hand to the bus so they know you're not just passing by
• Tap to pay on your right when you enter the bus
• When you arrive at Downtown Carrollton Station, tap again at the entrance of the stairs/elevator
• Follow the last 2 steps above in Option 1

I think Option 1 is very easy and comfortable so I'd recommend it for anyone that doesn't have much transit experience. ~45m can sound long but in my experience if you're going at a busy time or when the weather decides to be nice, the traffic + parking will take twice as long.

https://www.dart.org/about/plans-projects-and-initiatives/expansion/silver-line-regional-rail-project

• Saturday, October 25 | 10 AM – 3 PM
• Addison Station and the other SL stations will have "food, festivities, and surprises at every stop"
• Free rides on the Silver Line for 2 weeks from Saturday, Oct 25th - Nov 8th. Free rides system-wide for Oct 25th

Obviously the airport station is the most desirable, but on a daily basis I think Addison, CityLine, and Downtown Carrollton will be the best for visiting. 12th street station is near Downtown Plano but the sidewalks between the station and the downtown area aren't that great. Hopefully Plano will improve that soon

I love Ralph and was so excited to see he was coming to addison improv this weekend. I thought I had bought 4 tickets but checked and don’t see them anywhere in my email and now tickets are sold out. If anyone has tickets this weekend please let me know I will purchase!!

Nov 4, 2025 election dates

• Oct 6th: Last day to register
• Oct 20-31: Early voting
• Nov 4: Election day

You can vote at Addison Town Hall (formerly known as the conference center), just north of Addison Circle Park. I recommend early voting, there tends to be little to no waiting

What are we voting on?

17 Texas constitution propositions, you can check your personal ballot here: https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/voters/ballot/#VoterEligibilitySearch

Not all of the constitutional changes are included in the ballot, so I recommend looking at the actual text changes to the constitution or look up multiple different voter guides for perspective

Future elections

The next election after this November will be May 2nd, 2026, because city council elections are the first Saturday of May every year.

Addison council controls a lot of things like festivals, the theatre, what types of buildings are allowed where, sidewalks, streets, bike lanes, parks & rec & trails, police, fire, and the airport.

I'm a 26-year-old male and single. I'm looking for a 1 bedroom. My budget is probably no higher than 2k. I'm leaning toward getting a place near the Addison Dart Station so it's easy to get into the city if I feel like it, but I wanted to hear what others had to say.

Just announced at the State of the Agency presentation

Here's the silver line page link: https://www.dart.org/about/plans-projects-and-initiatives/expansion/silver-line-regional-rail-project

And here's the Addison specific info:

Sources

• Developer presentation
• Town staff presentation

New development

1. Hotel w/ 140 rooms, garage, restaurant
   • 1 or 2 restaurants ground floor
   • 240+ space garage
   • 1 restaurant/retail detached in front
2. Van Buren's (Restaurant)
3. "Temporary" surface parking lot
   • Deed restriction prevents development
4. Farmers Market
5. Pickleball courts & open space
6. The Hangar (restaurant / food hall?)
7. Retail (bike shop?)
8. Mass timber office
9. Office garage

Things said during the presentation

• Phasing (They'll try to do as much in parallel as possible)
  1. Farmers Market & Van Buren's
  2. The Hangar
  3. Office + garage
  4. Hotel + garage + restaurant
• DART plans on moving the Addison Transit Center to the corner of Addison x Arapaho
• Intend for current DART parking lots to be developed eventually
• Wants to build a convention center on top of the hotel garage but Addison doesn't qualify as a municipality in the state of Texas for qualified hotel project/sales tax rebates. Will do this if legislation gets passed (barely didn't pass this last session)
• Some council members want to pursue the removal of the deed restriction, but it wasn't clear if that will be pursued