Carrollton is Where Connections Happen
With Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART’s) Green Line arriving in Carrollton in December 2010, the city is at a crossroads of tremendous opportunity – for developers, citizens, potential residents and businesses.
Carrollton is a community looking to its future by reflecting on – and connecting – with its rich past. In the coming years, the rail lines that once carried cotton and grain through town will carry people to three new DART light rail stations, scheduled to open by 2013. The stations will link Carrollton directly to Dallas, other Metroplex cities, and eventually DFW Airport. Each station will bring with it transit-oriented development (TOD) opportunities and new points of connection for residents, visitors and businesses.
Carrollton’s Old Downtown area is the only transit intersection in the Dallas-Fort Worth region capable of three or more transit lines outside of downtown Dallas in the foreseeable future, and as a result, is ripe for development, including real estate, commercial and investment opportunities. It’s also predicted that this station will be the fourth largest transportation hub after Downtown Dallas, Downtown Fort Worth and DFW Airport, making Carrollton a place that is truly poised to be “Where Connections Happen.”
--Peter J. Braster, Senior Manager, Transit-Oriented Development, City of Carrollton
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About Peter J. Braster:
As Carrollton’s TOD Manager, Peter is responsible for the development and redevelopment of Carrollton immediately around the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) green line light rail transit stations. In addition, he manages the use of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone.
Peter has more than 23 years of public and private experience in engineering large transportation projects, including highway, airport, and light rail systems, managing real estate property, real estate acquisition, public administration and governmental relations. In his position as TOD Manager, Mr. Braster plays an integral role in the City’s development process by advocating for smart development. He is currently overseeing the City’s public/ private partnership with Trammel Crow High Street Residential. The first project of the partnership is a $38 million, 295-unit apartment building in Downtown Carrollton.
Mr. Braster holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. Mr. Braster is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Urban Land Institute, Congress for New Urbanism and the Center for Transit-Oriented Development. He has presented Carrollton’s case study at Rail~Volution 2008.
Upcoming Speaking/ Presentations:
Strategy Institute’s “Retrofitting and Planning Sustainable Suburbs” Conference, Toronto, November 3, 2009
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