Beacon St./Graham Ave.
Connections Project​

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The City of Dallas Department of Transportation and Public Works is conducting a corridor study for parallel one-way streets S Beacon St. and Graham Ave. between Columbia Ave./Abrams Rd. and Samuell Blvd./E Grand Ave. in East Dallas. 

The goals of the project are to enhance connections from the Santa Fe Trail to Grand Avenue shops, Samuell-Grand Park, and the Trinity Forest Spine Trail for all modes of travel, as well as increase roadway safety and slow vehicle speeds on the corridor.

This project will:
  • Evaluate options for accommodating a bike facility to connect the Santa Fe Trail to Grand Avenue shops, Samuell-Grand Park, and the Trinity Forest Spine Trail.
    • The latest draft of the Dallas Bike Plan update identifies bike lanes on S Beacon St. and Graham Ave. as one of the Top 15 Priority Projects for implementation.
    • Many existing factors in this area resulted in a challenging connection to design, which required this separate study for public input.
  • Evaluate options for, and pros/cons of, converting S Beacon St. and Graham Ave. from one-way operations to two-way operations.
  • Select a roadway design to engineer and construct.

Get Involved

A public meeting was held on October 16th at the Samuell-Grand Recreation Center from 6:00-7:30. The public feedback survey for this phase of engagement closed on February 28.  We expect to host additional outreach in the next several months to present the results of the survey and the final draft recommendations. Depending on funding availability and community support, the project would then move on to detailed design, during which the community would continue to be engaged. The meeting materials from this phase remain available to view below.

Existing Conditions

  • The three-lane one-way roads that are present on S Beacon St. and Graham Ave. act as a "raceway" during non-rush hour times, leading to speeding concerns. During rush hour, these roads are used mostly by "cut through" traffic.
  • The study corridor has sections of missing sidewalk, sidewalk in poor condition, and sidewalk ramps that are missing, and crosswalks that are missing or are in poor condition.
  • S Beacon St. is designated as part of the Dallas Vision Zero High Injury Network, representing the city streets that account for a disproportionate number of fatal and severe crashes (i.e., the 7% of roads where 62% of crashes resulting in a death or severe injury occurred). 
  • Traffic signals on the corridor are aging and in need of replacement.
  • There is an opportunity to connect existing bike lanes on Abrams Rd, the Santa Fe Trail, and the Trinity Forest Spine Trail to the corridor for a comfortable, safe, and continuous network of bicycle infrastructure.

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Potential Alternatives 

Alternative 1: Maintain existing one-way configuration with bike lanes:

Draft Roadway Layout: Alternative 1

  • One-way streets between Santa Fe Ave. and Samuell Blvd./Grand Ave.
    • 2 travel lanes each direction
  • One visually separated bike lane each direction

S Beacon St. and Graham Ave.: One-Way Sample Configuration (Santa Fe Ave. to Samuell Blvd./Grand Ave.)

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S Beacon St: Two-Way Sample Configuration (Columbia Ave./Abrams Rd. to Santa Fe Ave.)

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Alternative 2: Convert S Beacon St. and Graham Ave. from one-way streets to two-way streets with a two-way cycle track on Beacon St.

Draft Roadway Layout: Alternative 2

  • Two-way streets for entire corridor.
    • Two travel lanes each direction between Columbia Ave./Abrams Rd. and Santa Fe Ave.
    • One travel lane in each direction between Santa Fe Ave. and Samuell Blvd./Grand Ave.
  • Two-way cycle track on Beacon St.
  • Center turn lane on Graham Ave.

S Beacon St. and Graham Ave.: Two-Way Sample Configuration (Santa Fe Ave. to Samuell Blvd./Grand Ave.)

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S Beacon St: Two-Way Sample Configuration (Columbia Ave./Abrams Rd. to Santa Fe Ave.) Same as Alternative 1.

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​Contact: erin.curry@dallas.gov