Urban Design You Can Now Ask the City To Shut Down Your Street By Peter Simek | 1 month ago A new 'slow streets' pilot has been launched to create more public space during the ongoing pandemic.
Local News Will Royce West’s Son Get to Build Soccer Fields Under a Highway? By Matt Goodman | 2 months ago With no previous experience, Roddrick West has navigated TxDOT like a pro. He has his eye on the land under I-345.
Parks Dallas Slips in Annual Park Rankings, But More Dire Challenges Loom By Peter Simek | 2 months ago As North Texas cities struggle to provide quality parks, cities begin to cut parks and rec budgets
Urbanism This Monday: Stream a Symposium on Dallas’ Parking Requirements By Matt Goodman | 3 months ago They're the quiet part of city code that dictates much of what gets built and what doesn't in this town. And come on, what else would you be doing?
Suite Talk Suite Talk: Robert Shaw of Columbus Realty Partners and Dan Noble of HKS Inc. By Christine Perez | 3 months ago The urbanism experts talk mobility, smart development, and ideas for knitting the city of Dallas back together.
Urbanism Neighborhood Cannibalism: A Simple Street Closure Turned Oak Cliff Against Itself By Peter Simek | 3 months ago Some neighbors wanted a new way to get outside during a pandemic. Other neighbors saw a street closure proposal as yet another neighborhood giveaway.
Transit Oriented Development Dallas Finally Seeks to Take Active Role In Transit-Oriented Development By Peter Simek | 3 months ago The city will study what land use policies and financial incentives are best suited to help realize one of DART's long-promised benefits
Urbanism 20-Minute Neighborhoods Could Solve Many of Dallas’ Urban Problems By Peter Simek | 5 months ago Cities around the world are trying to adopt new measures to ensure that everything their residents need is available within a 20-minute walk or bike
Urbanism Dallas Doesn’t Think It’s Charging Contractors Enough to Occupy Public Sidewalks and Streets By Matt Goodman | 5 months ago More good news for pedestrians who are tired of the construction mess.
Where To Order Takeout and Delivery Now Rosin Saez Coronavirus will limit our ability to eat out—but that doesn't mean you can't still get that same food to your home. Comfort food for these uncomfortable times. Order In
Things To Do In Dallas Safely Natalie Gempel How to enjoy local arts, culture, food, fitness, and more while practicing social distancing. Wear Your Mask
A Guide To Summer Grilling In Dallas Eve Hill-Agnus, Aileen Jimenez, and Kathy Wise The time has come to light those grills. Let's give you some new ideas about how to make the most of this unprecedented summer. Fire It Up
Enjoy Dallas’ Finest Beer, Wine, and Cocktails From Home Eve Hill-Agnus and Rosin Saez Brewery drive-thrus, cocktail kits, and the home bar essentials you’ll want to have when the mood for a tipple strikes. Drink Safely
Don’t Skip These Dallas Drive-Thrus Abby Blasingame Some are temporary, crafted in the age of COVID-19. Others are local mainstays. A couple are technically drive-ins. But all offer good eats without the need to leave your car. Pull Up
Transportation Hey, You, Dallasite: Take the City’s New Transit Survey and Tell Them Your Priorities By Matt Goodman | 5 months ago Where would you like Dallas to focus its limited transportation dollars? A survey will let you make your opinions known.
Housing How a City in Denton County Became America’s First to Welcome a Tiny Home Village By Rebecca Lee Moody | 5 months ago We talked to the Lake Dallas crazies fitting their lives inside 300 or 400 (meticulously executed) square feet.
Urban Design January Was Not the Best Month for Disabled Residents to Visit Bishop Arts By Matt Goodman | 5 months ago Some among us have a hard time navigating the city as is. It shouldn't be even harder for them.
Good Public Transit In Overhauling Its Bus System, Dallas Faces a Much Different Challenge Than Houston By Peter Simek | 5 months ago At The Death and Life of Dallas Transit symposium, DART’s new bus consultant offered measured hope for a new era in the history of Dallas public transit.
Urbanism Tiny Fate, Texas, Wants to Solve All Our Infrastructure Woes By Daniel Herriges | 5 months ago The tiny suburb is trying to show its larger neighbors that highways aren’t the answer. Will it work?
Urbanism Stream the Coalition’s ‘Death and Life of Dallas Transit’ Symposium Right Now By Matt Goodman | 5 months ago The Coalition for a New Dallas is holding a half-day event centered around reforming the city's transportation system.
