Gateway BP (1.1)-CS 900405April 5, 1990
Mayor, City Councilmen
City of Coppell
255 Parkway Bird.
Coppell, Texas 75019
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
One gateway to your fine city is my 16-acre comer, located at LBJ and Royal Lane. Enclosed is a sketch
outlining its highest and best use: an international luxury hotel and corporate office high-rise. This is
truly a high.density use, and will support Coppell both aesthetically and economically.
In developing the U.S. Postal Service site, I funded the improvements to Royal Lane and worked closely
with the State Highway Department on Cotton Road, which currently serves as a frontage road to I_BJ
and gives access to this tight, dense corner (otherwise landlocked by the three physical barriers of LB J,
D/FW Airport, and the S.P.R.R.).
Therefore, because this comer is landlocked, Cotton Road must give it full access to achieve the above
effective high density development, which could occur in the near future.
I am fully aware of a possible traffic problem imposed at this intersection by bringing Gateway Road into
Cotton Road. The solution to this possible future problem, according to Mike Starek of DeShazo, Stsrek
& Tang, is to use signalization at the intersection of Cotton road when traffic demand warrants It.
Also, Gateway Road should be divided only at the very intersections of Royal Lane and Freeport
Parkway. This will serve to separate left turn movements from heavy traffic. For the most part, it should
be undivided, because it is in an industrial area serving industries on both sides of it in Santa Fe-Pacific
and Prentiss parks. Trucks will tend to tear up medians, and landscaping and maintenance is difficult
and expensive. Access to the adjoining tracts will be hindered and trucks simply cannot maneuver U-
turns.
Thank you for considering these most important items.
Sincerely,
WLT/rdp
Bill Thompson
Thompson Management
8.333 Douglas Ave., Suite 1510
Dallas, Texas 75225