Can We Bulldoze Denia Already?

All About UNT · January 19, 2011

you can move this if need be.

Mean Green Matt · January 19, 2011

The more of these big complexes that are built, the better it is for UNT. We already have in between 6k-7k beds on campus. The big apartment complex with 1st floor retail in the fry street district should begin construction soon as well. The atmosphere up here is going to be unbelievable as the students become more and more centered around campus....Unless Denia screws it up. :angry:

UNTLifer · January 19, 2011

The problem with this development is that the city of Denton doesn't have the infrastructure in place to support high density living in the area. In conjunction with the new football stadium, etc... in that area the current streets are not designed to handled large amounts of traffic. Bonnie Brae is essentially a Farm to Market Road from I35 heading south. The city should be proactive in widening streets to match development, but as usual, Bonnie Brae will be a mess throughout the first year or two the stadium is open. This is inexcusable considering NT has had the new stadium on the drawing board for a number of years and Denton knew this area would start to develop, but once again they choose to be reactive instead of proactive.

Edited January 19, 2011 by UNTLifer

eppy4life · January 19, 2011

Really?

How old is this neighborhood? When they chose to live so close to a University was this not thought through?

Green Jackal · January 19, 2011

Ignore the dog known as Denia. Her bark is louder than her bite.

Denia Park Pedro · January 19, 2011

Really?

How old is this neighborhood? When they chose to live so close to a University was this not thought through?

Oldest houses date from the 1950s. Mine and many date from the 1970s. As for the second question, very little thinking goes on among the Nattering Nabobs of NIMBY.

Green P1 · January 19, 2011

Oldest houses date from the 1950s. Mine and many date from the 1970s. As for the second question, very little thinking goes on among the Nattering Nabobs of NIMBY.

We need to get something straight here...once we declare all out war on Denia, which side are you fighting for.

Denia Park Pedro · January 19, 2011

We need to get something straight here...once we declare all out war on Denia, which side are you fighting for.

As long as I get to keep my house, I'm all yours.

PlummMeanGreen · January 20, 2011

Honestly, I'd bet many of the Denia-ites want North Texas to declare imminent domain so they can sale and then boogie.

Green P1 · January 20, 2011

As long as I get to keep my house, I'm all yours.

I can promise nothing.

Denia Park Pedro · January 20, 2011

I can promise nothing.

Pretty please? I'm terribly fond of this house.

eppy4life · January 20, 2011

Oldest houses date from the 1950s. Mine and many date from the 1970s. As for the second question, very little thinking goes on among the Nattering Nabobs of NIMBY.

Oh, didn't realize they were that old. I guess many had no idea UNT would move across the highway.

UNTLifer · January 20, 2011

Oh, didn't realize they were that old. I guess many had no idea UNT would move across the highway.

I don't think the age of the homes is the real question. When the current owners purchased would be more applicable in this case.

mad dog · January 20, 2011

“It’s not meant as a threat,” he said. “It’s just meant to tell you that you could run us off, you really can. But someone else could come in and never have a town hall meeting and never rezone it and this is what they could build.”

HELLO??? DENIA??? They can build this with or without your permission. You can bet that the next guys won't even ask for your input.

Negotiation is simply an abstract form of trade. And you should realize when you have no bargaining position. Really, though, should any of us be surprised at this?