MLK, Jr. (DART station)

MLK, Jr.
DART light rail station
Location 1412 South Trunk Avenue
Dallas, TX 75210
Coordinates 32°46′26″N 96°45′52″W / 32.773754°N 96.764575°W / 32.773754; -96.764575Coordinates: 32°46′26″N 96°45′52″W / 32.773754°N 96.764575°W / 32.773754; -96.764575
Owned by DART
Line(s)
  Green Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections DART Routes 12, 26, 50, 409 and 595
Construction
Parking 200 spaces
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 14, 2009[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 0.378 million Increase 39.4%
Services
Preceding station   Dallas Area Rapid Transit   Following station
Green Line
toward Buckner

MLK, Jr. is a station on the Green Line of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail system in Dallas, Texas. Situated in the neighborhood of South Dallas, MLK, Jr. acts as a transfer point to numerous buses at the nearby J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center. Since opening in 2009, ridership has grown substantially to 1,153 riders each weekday.[2]

Location

MLK, Jr. station is located within the South Dallas area, specifically at the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard and South Trunk Avenue. The area's largest attraction is Fair Park, from which MLK, Jr. station is two blocks to the south. Additionally, a number of small businesses and public facilities are in the vicinity of the station.

Transit-oriented development

As with other DART stations, particularly within the inner sections of Dallas, the City of Dallas has encouraged transit-oriented development in station-proximate parcels to boost economic development. MLK, Jr. is one of the City's five prime targets for encouraging mixed-use development near DART; the station area plan released in February 2013 aims to focus growth in an "urban mixed-use area" encompassing vacant lots directly south of the station as well as designating Grand Avenue, Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard and Robert B Cullum Boulevard as corridors to upgrade to complete streets or secondary streetscape areas.[3]

History

Upon its opening on September 14, 2009, MLK, Jr. station served as the southern terminus for the Green Line until its second phase to Buckner, where it currently ends, opened on December 6, 2010.[4][5][6]

Station layout

MLK, Jr. station utilises a side platform setup with two tracks. Pedestrian access is provided by entrances to sidewalks on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, South Trunk Avenue and South Boulevard.

Artwork

The station is rich with art and architecture expressing the history of the South Dallas neighborhood and the African heritage claimed by most of its residents.

References

  1. ↑ Mosier, Jeff (September 13, 2009). "Dallas rail passengers get sneak preview of new Green Line". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. ↑ DART reference book 2013 DART Retrieved 2013-12-01
  3. ↑ MLK station area plan Dallas TOD Retrieve 2013-12-01
  4. ↑ DART Green Line Expansion Information.
  5. ↑ Visser, Nancy; Bruce Tomaso (June 9, 2009). "DART hosts riders as it tests span of Green Line project". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  6. ↑ Lindenberger, Michael A. (December 5, 2010). "New Green Line 'starts to complete' DART vision". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 7, 2010.

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