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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.
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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.
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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.
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Q&A: Is the Answer to Dallas’ Housing Shortage In—GASP!—Houston?
The author M. Nolan Gray recently published a book that argues cities should use other mechanisms beyond zoning to manage development and encourage more housing. Could the answer to our problems be 200 miles south?
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Want to Tell Dallas That Cycling in the City Is Unsafe? Here’s Your Chance.
Dallas wants you to fill out a survey to help inform its update to the 11-year-old bike plan. Let’s talk about it.
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Dallas City Council Members Walk Back Promise to Remove I-345
I-345’s public comment period ends tonight. The question we all need to ask ourselves: What kind of city do we want?
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Dallas: The City That Hates Pedestrians, Pt. 45
Which do you prefer? A fence or a sidewalk?
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West Dallas Neighbors Say This Shingle Plant Needs to Go
Neighbors of the GAF shingle plant on Singleton Blvd. want to force the company to close the plant and leave. But will the city agree?
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TxDOT’s Official Recommendation for I-345: Don’t Remove It, Bury It
The state’s “preferred alternative” for the highway between downtown and Deep Ellum is to bury it below-grade, reconnecting the street grid by way of the existing streets. Outright removal appears doomed.
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Downtown Dallas Inc. Hires New President and CEO
Jennifer Scripps will step down from her current post as the director of arts and culture for the city of Dallas to join DDI in April.