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Controversy
After Botham Jean Shooting, Activists Push for Long-Overdue Reform of Police Oversight Board
The first major protests against police violence since July 2016 express a shared desire for meaningful change.
Good Public Transit
Scooter Company Bird Proposes Donating Funds to Build More Bike Lanes
Facing safety concerns, the scooter company wants to build more protective bike lanes in the cities where it operates. Which is a fantastic idea.
Good Public Transit
An Argument for a New Approach to Transportation Funding in Texas
With funding lagging most of their U.S. competitors, Texas' metro areas are looking for new ways to fund public transit
Policy
Today’s Transit Wonk Must-Read: Why Frontage Roads Are Bad for Communities
TxDOT wants to add frontage roads along I-30 at Lake Ray Hubbard. But do these roads work?
Good Public Transit
Please, Dwaine Caraway, Don’t Ruin Dallas’ Bike Share Experiment
The Mayor Pro-Tem wants Dallas to copy Chicago. But the two cities have nothing in common when it comes to bicycle infrastructure.
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Nature
If You Live in Dallas, You Will Smoke A Cigarette Today Just By Breathing
To shine a light on pollution, a new app translates air quality data into cigarette smoking rates.
Controversy
Lawsuit Alleges That City Council Violated Free Speech with Confederate Street Vote
While the monuments' future remains uncertain, the city will not rename any of its Confederate-related streets. A citizen group is fighting that decision in federal court.
Housing
Fight Against Dallas’ New Housing Policy Reveals Scars of Disinvestment
Dallas' longstanding policy of concentrating affordable housing in South Dallas without providing adequate services may be changing. Or it may not.
Arts & Entertainment
How Artists Fit Into the Affordable Housing Conversation
If cities don't provide affordable housing for artists, they threaten to undermine the economic benefits the creative community offers cities.
Civics
History Demands That Dallas Tears Down Its Confederate War Memorial
Tomorrow the city council could vote to keep the monument and add "historical context" to offset negative connotations. That would be a mistake.