What I'd love to see in Denton, TX

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1nrsHjxvQcaW98T2eJ2e5HlIaPJgJrIk&ll=33.21053582106352%2C-97.1132129904183&z=12

Probably impractical and a bit silly, but after visiting both Toronto and NYC ss well as remembering my time in New Orleans, I decided to take a stab at designing some fantasy transit expansions for my own town. Hopefully someone enjoys this product of obsessive madness.

ABOUT THE MAP

This was done with Google My Maps.

The main parts are:

\- Five streetcar loops

\- Two new A Train stations added to the existing line

\- A subway line connecting UNT, downtown, and TWU (I know this would likely never happen but why not)

The streetcar loops are meant to come as close as possible to making a majority of the city's residential and commercial areas reachable by a walk of 15 minutes or less. Most likely this would be done with ARTs to avoid having to build new track into existing roadways, and due to their tighter turning radius (although it's possible some of my turns may not actually work: I had to make some guesses on what I know of these main roads).

Colors aren't really the best choices. My Maps only offers a limited palette.

ABOUT THE CITY

Denton is a college town (two universities) and outer ring suburb about 45 minutes from both Dallas and Fort Worth. Its population is estimated at about 160,000.

We're served by the Denton County Transit Authority, whose service consists of mainly three layers: local bus lines (there are three active, and they aren't very well supported these days), on demand "Go Zone" (an Uber-like service), and the A Train (commuter rail connecting with Lewisville and Carrollton, and then allowing transfers onward to Dallas). For UNT students there are a few additional campus-focused lines.

The biggest problem we have is that as a community, we have both an older historic core which is somewhat walkable, weather permitting, and a much larger area of suburban sprawl that happened between the 70s and the present.