SMU/Mockingbird station

SMU/Mockingbird
SMU/Mockingbird
DART Light Rail station
	The station from above
Location	5465 East Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas 75206
Coordinates	32°50′16″N 96°46′30″W / 32.837874°N 96.774922°WCoordinates: 32°50′16″N 96°46′30″W / 32.837874°N 96.774922°W
Owned by	Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)	Red Line Blue Line Orange Line
Platforms	island platform
Connections	DART Routes 1, 21, 24, 76, 521 (M-F), and 768 (Mustang Express) (M-F); DART On-Call Lakewood (M-F); DART On-Call Park Cities (M-F); Katy Trail
Construction
Structure type	Trenched
Parking	708 free spaces, no overnight
Bicycle facilities	6 lockers, 9 racks
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	January 10, 1997
Services

SMU/Mockingbird station (originally Mockingbird station) is a DART Light Rail station in Dallas, Texas. It is located at Mockingbird Lane and North Central Expressway (US 75) in North Dallas. It opened in January 1997 and is a station on the Blue, Red, and Orange Lines, serving the Mockingbird Station mixed-use development and nearby Southern Methodist University (SMU).

SMU/Mockingbird has the highest density population within three miles of any mass transit station in Texas.^{[citation needed]} It is also the northernmost DART station serving both the Red and Blue lines; from this point the lines diverge with the Red line heading north and the Blue line heading northeast.

From January 10, 1997 to September 27, 1999, SMU/Mockingbird station was Red Line only.

The station was renamed from Mockingbird station to SMU/Mockingbird Station on August 12, 2019,^[2] after SMU paid DART $463,000 for a 10-year naming rights agreement.^[3]

Transit-oriented development adjacent to, and eponymous with, the station

A northbound train at the station

Surrounding development[]

Stairs, escalators and elevators connect the below-ground station to a ground-level outdoor mall, which was one of Texas' first modern transit-oriented developments, or TODs. The mall brought new life to the area, spurring more development around the station as years passed.

The mixed-use developments surrounding the station contain retail, restaurant, service, and entertainment options, along with office buildings and loft apartments. Events are held on a regular basis and are open to the public. DTZ manages the property and Madison Marquette manages leasing initiatives. (Cassidy Turley managed the property until it merged into the DTZ brand in January 2015.)

In a 2004 report, the Transportation Research Board called Mockingbird Station "a TOD success story," praising it for its location with "strong local demographics, and an abundance of adjacent regional attractions," and for being driven by private developers.^[4]

The station also connects to the University Crossing Trail, a largely grade-separated biking and walking trail oriented toward recreational and commute cycling.

References[]

^ Howell, Curtin (February 2, 1997). "DART's light rail making tracks First-week ridership exceeds expectations by 33 percent". The Dallas Morning News.
^ "DART station renamed SMU/Mockingbird Station". Southern Methodist University. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ Dickson, Gordon (September 6, 2019). "SMU paid naming rights for DART Mockingbird Station. Can TEXRail do this in Fort Worth?". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ Transit-Oriented Development in the United States: Experiences, Challenges, and Prospects (PDF). Transit Cooperative Research Program. Transportation Research Board. 2004.

External links[]

Dallas Area Rapid Transit - Mockingbird Station
www.MockingbirdStation.com - the adjoining residential and retail development

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[February_2,_1997-1] Howell, Curtin (February 2, 1997). "DART's light rail making tracks First-week ridership exceeds expectations by 33 percent". The Dallas Morning News.

[2] "DART station renamed SMU/Mockingbird Station". Southern Methodist University. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

[3] Dickson, Gordon (September 6, 2019). "SMU paid naming rights for DART Mockingbird Station. Can TEXRail do this in Fort Worth?". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

[4] Transit-Oriented Development in the United States: Experiences, Challenges, and Prospects (PDF). Transit Cooperative Research Program. Transportation Research Board. 2004.

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show Mockingbird Station Tenants
Retail	Accents American Apparel Ann Taylor LOFT ATAMA Bath & Body Works Centre Francesca’s Gap/Gap Kids Index Skateboard Supply Lavo Collections Michael Cross Gallery Movida Boutique Sprint Sunglass Hut Urban Outfitters Victoria’s Secret West Elm
Restaurant	Buda Juice Cafe Express Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom Reiyku Rockfish Seafood Grill Smallcakes Cupcakery Smashburger Starbucks The People’s Last Stand Trinity Hall Irish Pub Twin Peaks Urban Taco
Entertainment	Angelika Film Center Hyena’s Comedy Club
Service	Castle Nail Spa CorePower Yoga Michael Raymond Salon/Aveda Park Cities Bank Pouf The Pretty Kitty PURE Dental

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Blue Line	UNT Dallas Camp Wisdom Ledbetter VA Medical Center Kiest Illinois Morrell 8th & Corinth Cedars Convention Center Union Station West End Akard St. Paul Pearl/Arts District Cityplace/Uptown SMU/Mockingbird White Rock Lake Highlands LBJ/Skillman Forest/Jupiter Downtown Garland Downtown Rowlett
Green Line	North Carrollton/Frankford Trinity Mills Downtown Carrollton Farmers Branch Royal Lane Walnut Hill/Denton Bachman Burbank Inwood/Love Field Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Market Center Victory West End Akard St. Paul Pearl/Arts District Deep Ellum Baylor University Medical Center Fair Park MLK Jr. Hatcher Lawnview Lake June Buckner
Orange Line	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Belt Line North Lake College Hidden Ridge Irving Convention Center Las Colinas Urban Center University of Dallas Bachman Burbank Inwood/Love Field Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Market Center Victory West End Akard St. Paul Pearl/Arts District Cityplace/Uptown SMU/Mockingbird Lovers Lane Park Lane Walnut Hill Forest Lane LBJ/Central Spring Valley Arapaho Center Galatyn Park CityLine/Bush 12th Street Downtown Plano Parker Road
Silver Line	Shiloh Road 12th Street CityLine/Bush UTD/Synergy Park Knoll Trail Addison Downtown Carrollton Cypress Waters DFW Airport North DFW Airport Terminal B
Italics denote proposed services

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