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Prepare Yourself: Scooters Return to Dallas Streets This Week

Everything you need to know about the return of scooters, which will be zooming through Dallas after a nearly three-year ban.
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Local News

Transportation Officials Make Public Plea to Support I-345 Trenching Plan

The City Council is expected to finally weigh in on the future of the elevated highway between downtown and Deep Ellum this month. The body could also stall the project, which has been in planning for more than a decade.
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Urbanism

Why Dallas Should Not Fear Its Past

This essay, from 1982, explores Dallas’ unemotional march into the future. Even then, it was apparent the city had little interest in preserving the buildings of its past.
By Bill Porterfield
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The Sophomore Who Got Dallas to Pay Attention to Street Safety Near Adamson High

After a paint job eliminated crosswalks near the Oak Cliff high school, a student with urban planning ambitions got to work.
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Person of Interest

The Man Behind The Loop, a 50-Mile Trail Coming Soon to Dallas

Philip Hiatt Haigh, the executive director of the Circuit Trail Conservancy, tells all about the newest bike trail that will be winding its way through Dallas in 2026. Plus, a little bit of relationship advice.
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Dallas: The City That Hates Pedestrians, Pt. 47

Utility poles make sidewalks disappear. I don’t make the rules.
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Transportation

DART Begins Restoring Bus Service As It Works Through Hiring Problem

DART spent years overhauling its bus system, but a driver shortage delayed it even further. Now, the agency is beginning to restore all of its routes to normal.
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Podcasts

New Podcast: Mark Lamster Argues for Redesigning Dealey Plaza

The paper’s architecture critic has an idea to reshape Dealey Plaza, providing for better connectivity and pedestrian infrastructure while memorializing the tragedies that happened there.
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Local News

A Video and More Details About the Forthcoming 50-Acre Trail in East Dallas

Creekside Park will be a soft-surface mountain biking trail and skills park a mile from White Rock Lake that will only be accessible by foot or on two wheels.
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Urbanism

Dallas: The City That Hates Pedestrians, Pt. 46

Even the downspouts are out to get you in downtown.
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