At the Feb. 9 meeting, City Council formally supported Downtown Irving-Heritage Crossing as the new name of the Trinity Rail Express (TRE) South Irving station. With support from council, city officials will bring a resolution for the name change to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for final approval.
“The renaming of this commuter rail station represents a significant step in the redevelopment of the South Irving community and in solidifying the identity of the region,” said Irving Mayor Pro Tem Rick Stopfer. “Our goal is to move forward so that residents and TRE riders will see new Downtown Irving-Heritage Crossing station signage by summer.”
If approved, city officials would work with DART to coordinate changes to literature and signs in conjunction with development of similar materials necessary to launch the DART Orange Line, which will begin light rail service from downtown Dallas to the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas in July 2012.
“Working with DART to rename the TRE transit station in South Irving is an example of the many details that go into community redevelopment,” said Heritage Crossing Team Leader Teresa Adrian. “The name change of the South Irving TRE transit station also is a big step in raising awareness of the redevelopment and aligning the image of Heritage Crossing with that of similar downtown areas.”
Heritage Crossing is bound by West Pioneer Drive, Britain Road, Shady Grove Road and MacArthur Boulevard, and has welcomed 19 new businesses to the area in the past five years. As part of the revitalization effort, more than 40 acres of land have been assembled into 17 sites for redevelopment in and around the downtown Irving area in proximity to the TRE commuter rail station.
