Architecture & Design We’re Still Trying to Understand Why New Apartments Are So Ugly By Peter Simek | 3 days ago The blight of new apartment construction isn't just a Dallas problem. 21st century apartment design in the U.S. is defined by homogeneous blandness.
Urbanism DART Successfully Built For Sprawl. So When Will It Design For People? By Matt Goodman | 2 weeks ago In his new book, transit planner and Rice University professor Christof Spieler shows DART's failings and a path forward.
Urbanism Dallas: The City That Hates Pedestrians, Pt. 17 By Matt Goodman | 4 weeks ago We're back, baby!
Urbanism Victory Park Is Getting Yet Another Above-Ground Parking Garage By Jon Anderson | 1 month ago One of the city's tallest new buildings gets a street-hogging monstrosity to leave your car in. Thing is, that's not exactly out of vogue in this neighborhood.
Urbanism Dallas: The City That Hates Pedestrians, Pt. 16 By Matt Goodman | 2 months ago Back with another banger to start your weekend off right and angry.
Urbanism Dallas: The City That Hates Pedestrians, Pt. 14 By Matt Goodman | 2 months ago The Ross Avenue corridor is a damn mess.
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!
Roast of Dallas: The Definitive Coffee Guide Catherine Downes, Eve Hill-Agnus, and Matthew Shelley It's time we admitted we're a city of coffee fanatics, aficionados, nerds. To celebrate, let's sum up what's making us the coffee capital of Texas. Drink up.
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
Politics Political Divides in America Are All About Density By Peter Simek | 2 months ago A new study shows that the kind of neighborhood or environment you live in is an indicator of how you may vote.
Urbanism Dallas: The City That Hates Pedestrians, Pt. 11 By Matt Goodman | 3 months ago Alex Macon may be gone, but our city's antipathy toward the existence of sidewalks in the midst of construction lives on.
Trinity River Dallas May Now Get Two New Trinity River Parks By Peter Simek | 3 months ago Last Saturday, two groups held workshops planning their versions of the future Trinity River park. Were they competitive or complementary?
Transportation The City May Actually Do the Right Thing With Its New Electric Scooters By Peter Simek | 4 months ago Dallas police tell the City Council that scooters don't pose much of a safety concern. The council should now allow them permanently.
Urbanism What Is Excessive Parking Costing Cities? By Peter Simek | 5 months ago A new study attempts to quantify the glut of parking facilities in American cities.
Urbanism Why Dallas Lags Behind the New Urban Renaissance By Peter Simek | 6 months ago Despite Dallas’ long-held dreams of civic grandeur, the region has evolved into a place defined by what architect Andrés Duany describes as “the gravity of mediocrity."
