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Dallas: The City That Hates Pedestrians, Pt. 47
Utility poles make sidewalks disappear. I don’t make the rules.
By Matt Goodman
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.
By Matt Goodman
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.
By Matt Goodman
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.
By Matt Goodman
Urbanism
Dallas: The City That Hates Pedestrians, Pt. 46
Even the downspouts are out to get you in downtown.
By Matt Goodman
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The Future of West Oak Cliff Is in the City Council’s Hands
As development pushes south from Bishop Arts, the City Council has an opportunity to improve a neighborhood for the people who live there now—and help keep them there as new ones come.
By Matt Goodman
Local News
The Conclusion of Bitter Elm Thicket Zoning Battle Leaves Dallas With Lessons
Legacy residents won a contentious zoning battle that limits the scale and style of new developments in the historically Black neighborhood of Elm Thicket. The city of Dallas, meanwhile, has a lot to learn.
By Matt Goodman
Urbanism
The City Planner Comes to Uptown: A Conversation With Author and Designer Jeff Speck
Uptown Dallas Inc. welcomes the author of one of the most popular city planning books to talk about what could be Dallas’ most walkable neighborhood.
By Matt Goodman
Local News
Meet the New Group Opposing TxDOT’s Plan for I-345
More Neighbors Dallas is building a coalition to get city officials to ask the state to pause and further research removing the highway before proceeding with a plan to bury it.
By Matt Goodman