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January 9, 2012
Can City Council Tell the Difference Between a Photo Op and a Hole in the Ground?
Drive around Dallas -- not the suburbs, Dallas -- and what do you see? You see a nice kind of new well-kept Dallas toward the northern end of the city, with a few glitches here and there. But anywhere south of Mockingbird you're likely to see a bunch of crapped-out streets and busted curbs. If you g ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2011
When It Comes to the Trinity Toll Road, For Some, "Sorry" Seems to Be the Hardest Word
It's just beginning to dawn on me. I should be in heaven right now. I don't know why I'm not. The sheer dumbness of the Trinity River toll road is now at long last apparent for all to see. It's blown sky high and is comin' down! And none of the people who foisted it off on the city can get o ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2011
In Front of Dallas City Hall, Grabbing a Bite on The Living Plaza. "And It Only Took 30 Years."
Council member Jerry Allen tosses a Frisbee to Trinity Trust President Gail Thomas on the City Hall Plaza today at noon.I'd intended to spend, oh, maybe half an hour in front of Dallas City Hall today, where, decades after William H. Whyte first proposed the idea of making that expanse of concret ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2011
On April 27, Dallas City Hall Plaza Will Become (Temporarily, For Now) a "Living Plaza"
On the other side you will find a report William H. Whyte -- The Organization Man -- gave to the Dallas City Council on June 15, 1983. Whyte, then a fellow at the Dallas Institute who often came to town to give speeches on how to make our city "livable," wondered, quite simply, why Dallas didn't ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2010
Lookin' for a Home in the Heart of the 21st Century City at Dallas City Hall Next Month
Joel KotkinWe -- meaning, you -- just got the nicest invitation to Dallas City Hall on November 12. It's for a little get-together called the 21st Century City Conference, which is being staged by The Trinity Trust, The Dallas Institute and the CityDesign Studio. There's some info on the website ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2010
Education Guru To Dallas Teachers: In School Reform, "There Are No Miracles"
Patrick MichelsDiane Ravitch speaking at the Dallas Institute's first annual Education Forum last night.The big shakeups credited with turning around public schools in New York, New Orleans and Washington, D.C. -- which Mayor Tom Lepeprt and organizers cite as influences for a new school reform e ... More >>
Blogs
September 18, 2007
Toll Road Taking its Toll
Patrick MichelsDiane Ravitch speaking at the Dallas Institute's first annual Education Forum last night.The big shakeups credited with turning around public schools in New York, New Orleans and Washington, D.C. -- which Mayor Tom Lepeprt and organizers cite as influences for a new school reform e ... More >>
News
August 31, 2006
Eye Candy
It's overpriced, it's gaudy and we have to put it on a credit card. Yep, that Calatrava bridge says Dallas all over.
News
August 19, 2004
Flood Blood
Politicians create flooding, not the Bible
News
July 15, 2004
Deadbeats
Posh Trinity backers skate on 80 grand they owe to the city
News
March 13, 2003
What's the Catch?
This new Trinity River plan is suspiciously reasonable
News
December 3, 1998
The garden of life
In East Dallas' Little Asia, a community blooms in fields of litter
Calendar
October 29, 1998
Banned in Plano
In East Dallas' Little Asia, a community blooms in fields of litter
News
April 25, 1996
Soul Power
The city's future is in the hooves of a winged horse--and in the New Age musings of the Dallas Institute of Humanities.

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Blogs

Can City Council Tell the Difference Between a Photo Op and a Hole in the Ground?

Blogs

When It Comes to the Trinity Toll Road, For Some, "Sorry" Seems to Be the Hardest Word

Blogs

In Front of Dallas City Hall, Grabbing a Bite on The Living Plaza. "And It Only Took 30 Years."

Blogs

On April 27, Dallas City Hall Plaza Will Become (Temporarily, For Now) a "Living Plaza"

Blogs

Lookin' for a Home in the Heart of the 21st Century City at Dallas City Hall Next Month

Blogs

Education Guru To Dallas Teachers: In School Reform, "There Are No Miracles"

Blogs

Toll Road Taking its Toll

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Eye Candy

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Flood Blood

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Deadbeats

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What's the Catch?

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The garden of life

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Banned in Plano

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Soul Power

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