Urbanism How Successful is Regionalism? Let’s Do the Math. By Peter Simek | 2 weeks ago If you are drinking the regionalism Kool-Aid, then its time to take a hard look at the long-term costs of DFW's rapid decades of wild growth.
Transportation I-345 Once Again Makes List of Highways We Definitely Need to Tear Down By Peter Simek | 2 months ago The Congress for the New Urbanism's annual "Freeways Without Futures" report includes the elevated highway that separates Deep Ellum and Downtown
Urban Design When it Comes to Encouraging Walkability, Austin Runs Past Dallas By Peter Simek | 3 months ago Austin offers some simple urban lessons: create a Pedestrian Advisory Council and eliminate minimum parking requirements
Transportation Dallas Public Transit Was Better in 1919 Than It Is in 2019 By Peter Simek | 3 months ago A spiffed up map of the old Dallas streetcar line could serve as a model for future transit efforts in the urban core.
Urbanism How American Cities Keep Job Seekers Away From Jobs By Peter Simek | 3 months ago A new study digs into so-called "spatial mismatch," an under-discussed symptom of sprawl that contributes to cycles of poverty
Urbanism New Report Lays Out Case for DFW’s Urban Future By Peter Simek | 3 months ago There is both pent-up demand for and incredible economic potential in investing in more walkable neighborhoods. But we can't just let the market sort it out.
The Best New Bars In Dallas Catherine Downes and Tara Nieuwesteeg These aren’t merely places to get a drink. No, these are where stories begin, where adventures unfold, where plot twists occur, and new characters join in. Where life happens. Cheers!
Italia E Amore Eve Hill-Agnus Dallas has long had a love affair with Italian food. We asked our city’s top artisans to share their most obsessive passions, from the wine list to the final crumbs of cannoli. Buon appetito.
The 10 Best Steakhouses in Dallas Eve Hill-Agnus The leader remains the same, but a few upstarts have rocked the rankings in a steak scene that has changed dramatically over the last several years. Dine in.
The Best Happy Hours in Dallas Catherine Downes We spent weeks exploring restaurants, dive bars, brewpubs, and cocktail lounges from Oak Cliff to Lower Greenville and well beyond. Here are the best happy hour menus you’ll find in North Texas. Cheers!
The Best Brunch in Dallas Catherine Downes Kick off the covers. Dress up—or don’t. It’s time to eat at one of the 20 best brunch spots in Dallas. Go Eat
Transportation City Finds Its Voice, Pushes Back on TxDOT’s Awful I-30 Redesign By Peter Simek | 4 months ago The state agency was planning another ruinous, neighborhood-killing highway project. Dallas (finally) wants something better.
Good Public Transit Don’t Mourn D-Link. Its Failure Offers More Proof Bus System Needs a Rehaul. By Peter Simek | 4 months ago The free bus service will be phased out because of low ridership. But D-Link never really had a chance.
Transportation Remember How Bird Was Going to Build Bike Lanes for Its Scooters? Not Anymore. By Peter Simek | 4 months ago The company has quietly backed off an offer to give a portion of its revenue to its host cities to build bike lanes. Perhaps the cities should steal their idea.
Urbanism If Dallas Wants to Retain Its Competitive Edge, It Needs to Rethink Parking, Zoning By Peter Simek | 5 months ago A new report warns that Dallas is losing its "enormous edge" in affordability. Minneapolis offers an example for how the city may reverse this course.
Good Public Transit The Federal Grants That Built the Dallas Streetcar Are Now Funding Roads By Peter Simek | 5 months ago The Trump administration has changed up an Obama-era transportation initiative so that it funds less transit and more road projects. Which is hardly surprising.
Good Public Transit A Local Group Wants to Help DART Build a Better Bus Stop By Tim Rogers | 5 months ago There’s a simple way to protect riders from pollution: build the shelters backward.
