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The City of Dallas Owns Over 2,800 Parcels of Land. It Has a Bold Plan for 5 of Them.
Many of that acreage sits empty. How about turning some of it into small neighborhood parks?
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Why Dallas Sees a Future in Urban Farming
Urban farms have made it easier for communities to access fresh food. With the right infrastructure, City Hall believes it has the potential to improve Dallas' dining and food systems.
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In Dallas, the Argument Over Single-Family Zoning Heats Up
Dallas is exploring the impact of allowing duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes on land presently zoned for a single home. Some would rather not have the discussion at all.
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The Many Ways to Make $1.1 Billion Disappear and a Lot of People Unhappy
The City Council got its first look at how to divvy up $1.1 billion in next year's bond, and the resulting discussion somehow left us even less clear than we began.
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Mayor Eric Johnson Will Miss Council’s First Look at the $1.1 Billion Bond
The mayor alerted his colleagues the afternoon before the briefing that a "medical issue" would keep him away from the horseshoe.
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Is Dallas Housing About to Become More Like Austin—or Houston?
Some on Council want to know what it will take to get more duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes built in single-family neighborhoods. The policy could bring us closer to our southern neighbors.
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Cesar Chavez Boulevard: a Dangerous Highway That Runs Through a Dallas Neighborhood
The nine lane highway that for decades allowed trucks to rumble into the Farmers Market is now flanked with townhomes and apartments. The neighbors are fed up.
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New Research Ties Industrial Pollution in Joppa to Higher Rates of Asthma, Respiratory Issues
A study by Texas A&M University researchers and other partners found higher incidences of asthma and respiratory illnesses near industry. What will come of the work?
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The Hazy Dream of a Streetcar System is Alive in Dallas
After DART removed the D2 subway project from its 20 year financial plan, some at City Hall want to see a streetcar system come to fruition. We got a peek this week about the work ahead.
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The Nerve Center of the Dallas Sunrise Movement Is In This House
Called the Movement House, the collective space is the latest in a local lineage of social justice organizing dating back to Juanita Craft's home during the 1950s and 1960s.