Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Station Spring Valley station is a DART light rail station in Richardson, Texas. The station is located on Spring Valley Road, approximately Template:Convert east of North Central Expressway (US 75). It serves the Template:DART R and, during peak periods, the Template:DART O.<ref name="Station Guide" />
The station serves southern Richardson, including the headquarters of fashion company Fossil Group.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The station is adjacent to Brick Row, a mixed-use development which contains apartments, townhomes, condominiums, and retail space.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
HistoryEdit
An elevated station on Spring Valley Road was first proposed and approved in 1997.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The station was expected to serve commuters on Spring Valley, including the then-headquarters for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.<ref name="North Central FEIS">Template:Cite archive</ref> The city of Richardson sought a state grant to build a pedestrian bridge between the station and local businesses,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but no bridge was ever built.
The station was constructed as part of the Red Line's second expansion, which stretched from Walnut Hill to Galatyn Park. Construction of the extension started in 1999.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The station was decorated with a floral theme and two Template:Convert brick sculptures.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The extension was opened to revenue service on July 1, 2002.<ref name="Station Preview" />
DevelopmentEdit
Shortly before the station opened, the City of Richardson announced a study to determine development plans around Spring Valley station, Arapaho Center station, and a proposed station in downtown Richardson.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2004, the city announced the creation of the Spring Valley Station District, a 61-acre mixed-use development zone in the area surrounding the station.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2006, plans were announced for Centennial Park, a 30-acre project directly east of the station in the Spring Valley Station District. The development would include apartments, townhomes, and condominiums for a total of 950 residences.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2008, shortly after construction began, the development was renamed Brick Row.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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