Trinity River
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Local News
In the Cedars, Dallas Envisions New Wetlands That Will Educate and Prevent Flooding
Just east of Southside Music Hall is an inaccessible ditch that the city hopes to transform into a series of wetlands that will control runoff while educating the public on the importance of water.
Local News
Harold Simmons Park Is Under Water
In 2016, the park along the Trinity levees seemed right around the bend. But the river (and the Army Corps) had other plans. It now won’t come to fruition for years.
Coronavirus
The Best Trails to Visit When Avoiding the Katy Trail and White Rock Lake
Get out and hike—and avoid others this weekend and beyond.
Trinity River
Brent Brown Out as Trinity Conservancy President and CEO
The news comes as the conservancy hits a fundraising milestone and the pandemic crisis throws future fundraising into limbo
Controversy
Venice Is Holding Calatrava Responsible for His Poor Design. Will Dallas?
Design flaws follow the Spanish architect around the world. In the latest debacle, the Italian city is fining Calatrava for his canal bridge.
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Dallas History
Is It Time to Change the Name of the Trinity River Back to the Arkikosa River?
As Dallas reconsiders the appropriateness of naming schools and streets after Confederates, other dark histories demand their reckoning.
Local Government
The Trinity Park Conservancy Is Officially on Notice
Despite some good faith in the early Harold Simmons Park design process, if the conservancy can’t get its act together by August, it's time to pull the plug.
Trinity River
Is the Harold Simmons Park in Trouble?
It appears the Army Corps of Engineers has concerns about the early plans it's seen.
Civics
It’s Time to Bury the Old Trinity River Hatchets
Decades of fighting over the Trinity’s future has ingrained suspicious, distrust, and dismissive thinking on all sides. We can finally put some of that behind us.
Architecture & Design
Dallas May Now Get Two New Trinity River Parks
Last Saturday, two groups held workshops planning their versions of the future Trinity River park. Were they competitive or complementary?