Photo courtesy of Deep Ellum Foundation.
Valet parking and improvements for walkers and cyclists have recently been added to Deep Ellum.
There’s a new valet stand at 2625 Commerce St. between Twisted Root and DOT’s Hop House. It’s open to visitors 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 1 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
To make it easier to find public parking spaces, wayfinding signs are being installed throughout the neighborhood. Parking is available along I-345 at Elm, Main and Commerce; at Pacific and Good Latimer Expressway; and along Henry between Commerce and Canton.
The Deep Ellum Foundation and North Central Texas Council of Governments are asking asking Deep Ellum visitors, residents, businesses and employees to take a survey and provide feedback on desired parking improvements in the neighborhood.
A new drop-off/pickup rideshare flow zone was added at 2251 Elm St., next to Elm & Good, to help reduce wait times. This joins the existing zones on Good Latimer, Commerce, Malcolm X Boulevard, Floyd and Swiss. Zones will be active and enforced in Uber and Lyft apps 10 p.m.-3 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Improvements focused on pedestrians have also been made. Crosswalks at the intersections of Main and Crowdus, Elm and Crowdus, and Elm and Good Latimer have recently been painted. Plus, there’s a new bike pump at 2626 Main St., in front of Patagonia.
“This comprehensive walkability and traffic mitigation plan aims to provide customers and residents with convenient access to parking and rideshare in less than two blocks of their destination while simultaneously improving public safety and traffic flow by decongesting the core of the neighborhood,” Jon Hetzel, president of the Deep Ellum Foundation, said in a statement.
