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The Next Dallas Boom

Without I-345, Dallas could build a new Uptown. Why we should ignore the traffic engineers and tear that sucker down.
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How to Build Another Uptown


People want to move to Dallas’ urban core. But Uptown and Downtown are full. To grow, the city needs to make a radical change. Here’s how.




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How Highways Hurt Dallas


To grow the urban core, we need to rid ourselves of the conventional thinking that destroyed American cities.




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What Other Cities Learned


Despite years of roadblocks and opposition, these five tore down highways and reaped the rewards.




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Why We Must Tear Down I-345


People are clamoring to move to an urban neighborhood, but an elevated highway stands in their way.




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Why We Should Bury I-30


Fifty years ago, we stabbed one of Dallas’ best neighborhoods in the heart with a highway. Now we can stitch it back together.




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The Trinity Parkway Is Dead


No one will say it publicly, but it is. So why does it continue to haunt us?




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