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Urban Planning

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    LINC'd In, Or: Next Up, Trying to Really Connect Downtown Dallas with the Trinity River

    ​If you've got time this afternoon you may want to dial up the meeting of the Trinity River Corridor Project Committee, which will hear from Dallas CityDesign Studio second-in-command David Whitley about "community and economic development" around the river. Not sure how much Whitley's going to ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Park and Rec to Spend Time, Money Looking at Turning Exposition Plaza Into a Monument Park

    ​A few years back there were some questions on the Dallas Historical Society's chatboard about what in the wide, wide world of sports Exposition Plaza's supposed to be. Because, sure, you drive by the circular mini-park at Canton and Exposition all the time if you're heading from downtown to Fair ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Rawlings Declares "Let The Dirt Fly" as City Council Approves Sylvan Thirty Zoning

    Brent Jackson, at left, and Monte Anderson​Just after that totally delightful discussion on the voting habits of trees, after which the city council OK'd a new Walmart, there came another momentous development matter: the West Dallas mixed-use project known as Sylvan Thirty, the one we've been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Quick Wins, Bold Ideas, Talking Points Abound at Downtown Dallas 360 Plan Roll-Out

    Photos by Patrick MichelsDowntown Dallas, Inc. President John Crawford conjures a vision of bright lights and walkable streets in the heart of Dallas.​Today, of course, as we mentioned over the weekend, marks a fair-sized milestone in the city's rich and storied tradition of urban plan unveilings, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    City Expects $2 Mil In Federal Money Will Spur Development Around Four Light-Rail Stations

    The Hatcher Station, one of four light-rail stations identified as by the city as a recipient of the feds' grant announced this morning​This morning we've received several press releases from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation announcing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Old Oak Cliff Conservation League Prez Makes Late-Hour Plea About Bishop/Davis Plan

    ​After "thousands of hours of discussion and debate," according to architect Rick Garza, head of the Bishop/Davis Land Use and Zoning Study steering committee, the Dallas City Council will finally vote on the plan Wednesday. Bob Stimson, the former city council member who's  now president of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    One Way or Another, Several Downtown Streets Are Inching Closer to Going Both Ways

    Note to self: See how Patrick "Car-Free" Kennedy feels about getting rid of one-way downtown streets. Oh, wait.​Right on schedule, City Hall's Thoroughfare Committee next Thursday will finally get around to something that's been on Downtown Dallas's to-do list since '06: converting several downtow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Spokesperson Explains How DISD Found Itself In "Landlocked Situation" In Jubilee Park

    Daniel RodrigueOne of several homes the DISD is hoping to seize with eminent domain to make room for the new O.M. Roberts Elementary School.​After reading yesterday's editorial in The Dallas Morning News about the Dallas Independent School District's use of eminent domain to shore up land for a ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Taking Oak Cliff's "Better Block" to Atlanta and the Congress for the New Urbanism

    It began as an art installation-slash-political statement at the clusterfudged intersection of Kings Highway, W. 7th Street and N. Tyler Street in Oak Cliff: the Better Block project, which thumbed its nose at Dallas's antiquated City Code. And it was a great deal of fun for all involved -- those wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Just When You Think You've Heard Every Last Bit of WTF Concerning the Trinity River ...

    Patrick Michels Bonus: Since the city's Calatrava construction cam is still stuck in September, we decided to update it with some fresh pics available right here.​Oh, you caught me here at my desk doing a little quick calculation, totting some things up, always a dangerous exercise for a hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Last Night at SMU, Andrés Duany Took the Wrecking Ball to "The North Dallas Special"

    Alexa SchirtzingerAndrés Duany pointed the way to Dallas's walkable future on the SMU campus last night.Mayor Tom Leppert's introduction of renowned urban planner and architect Andrés Duany last night at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom on the SMU campus was less a please-welcome than a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2008

    Land Owners' Rep Insists He Isn't Hustling City Over Price of Convention Center Hotel Land

    Alexa SchirtzingerAndrés Duany pointed the way to Dallas's walkable future on the SMU campus last night.Mayor Tom Leppert's introduction of renowned urban planner and architect Andrés Duany last night at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom on the SMU campus was less a please-welcome than a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Fantroy, Guilty as Charged

    Alexa SchirtzingerAndrés Duany pointed the way to Dallas's walkable future on the SMU campus last night.Mayor Tom Leppert's introduction of renowned urban planner and architect Andrés Duany last night at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom on the SMU campus was less a please-welcome than a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2008

    Forward Dallas? You Sure About That?

    Alexa SchirtzingerAndrés Duany pointed the way to Dallas's walkable future on the SMU campus last night.Mayor Tom Leppert's introduction of renowned urban planner and architect Andrés Duany last night at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom on the SMU campus was less a please-welcome than a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2008

    Because Dumb Ideas Are Still Dumb, Even After You Voted For 'Em

    Alexa SchirtzingerAndrés Duany pointed the way to Dallas's walkable future on the SMU campus last night.Mayor Tom Leppert's introduction of renowned urban planner and architect Andrés Duany last night at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom on the SMU campus was less a please-welcome than a s ... More >>

  • News

    November 1, 2007

    Trinity Showdown

    Alexa SchirtzingerAndrés Duany pointed the way to Dallas's walkable future on the SMU campus last night.Mayor Tom Leppert's introduction of renowned urban planner and architect Andrés Duany last night at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom on the SMU campus was less a please-welcome than a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2007

    Mayor to Schutze: "You Are Wrong."

    Alexa SchirtzingerAndrés Duany pointed the way to Dallas's walkable future on the SMU campus last night.Mayor Tom Leppert's introduction of renowned urban planner and architect Andrés Duany last night at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom on the SMU campus was less a please-welcome than a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2007

    Ed Oakley Has More Property Near the Trinity River Than You Think

    Alexa SchirtzingerAndrés Duany pointed the way to Dallas's walkable future on the SMU campus last night.Mayor Tom Leppert's introduction of renowned urban planner and architect Andrés Duany last night at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom on the SMU campus was less a please-welcome than a s ... More >>

  • News

    April 5, 2007

    Lemmings and Toll Roads| An Acquired Taste

    Alexa SchirtzingerAndrés Duany pointed the way to Dallas's walkable future on the SMU campus last night.Mayor Tom Leppert's introduction of renowned urban planner and architect Andrés Duany last night at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom on the SMU campus was less a please-welcome than a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2006

    From Fired to Really Hired: The Mayor Explains the DHA Mess

    Alexa SchirtzingerAndrés Duany pointed the way to Dallas's walkable future on the SMU campus last night.Mayor Tom Leppert's introduction of renowned urban planner and architect Andrés Duany last night at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom on the SMU campus was less a please-welcome than a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2006

    Millions for Thousands

    Alexa SchirtzingerAndrés Duany pointed the way to Dallas's walkable future on the SMU campus last night.Mayor Tom Leppert's introduction of renowned urban planner and architect Andrés Duany last night at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom on the SMU campus was less a please-welcome than a s ... More >>

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