Dallas

Skytrain Over Parking Lot, Surrey Central

Parking Requirements at TOD Projects Remain Stubbornly Out of Sync

Transit Oriented Development projects around the country are still facing suburban-style parking requirements.

October 30, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Santiago Calatrava

Coming Soon to Dallas-Fort Worth: 8 Million Square Feet of Office Buildings

Large corporations are making huge investments in new office parks in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, reflecting a desire to attract young talent with Google- and Facebook-like workplaces.

October 22, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

A bus next to the re-located light rail station at Denver's Union Station

Questioning the Wisdom of Light Rail in the Sun Belt States

As Houston, Dallas and other sun belt cities build out their light-rail systems, some are asking if the investment is worth it.

October 20, 2015 - New Geography

Houston Light Rail

Texas Cities See Mass Transit as a Path to Economic Development

Dallas and Houston's expanding light rail systems are helping boost economic development as new commercial and residential development sprouts up around transit stations.

October 19, 2015 - PBS NewsHour

Japan High Speed Rail

Report: Texas High-Speed Rail Worth $35 Billion in Economic Benefit by 2040

A report commissioned by Texas Central Partners is the first to calculate the potential economic benefit of a proposed privately developed high-speed rail connection between Houston and Dallas.

October 17, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Dallas

Dallas' CityMAP Project Looks to Reimagine Downtown Connectivity

Local officials, planners, and other civic leaders have joined together to look at how the city can bring neighborhoods split by freeways back together again.

October 13, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Dallas skyline

Dallas Delays Controversial Downtown Demolitions

In what is described as a "Penn Station moment," Dallas has approved a demolition delay ordinance for historic buildings downtown. This is an uncharacteristic victory for preservation.

October 7, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Lawns and Suburban Homes

Let the Lawns Go

According to one Dallas suburbanite, the American lawn is a "decadent and unsustainable totem[s] of middle-class prosperity."

October 6, 2015 - Dallas Observer

The Dallas City Councilmember Standing Up for Pedestrians

A hearing on pedestrian infrastructure in Dallas—which is proving exceptionally deadly this year—reveals the sharp political divide on how to make streets safe for walking.

October 5, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Editorial: Patience, Planning Needed as Trinity Park Takes Shape in Dallas

The Dallas Morning News argues for a full and complete visioning process for a park along the Trinity River in Dallas.

September 28, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Dallas Working to Build More Protected Bike Lanes

Not all bicycle infrastructure is created equal. Dallas planners are working to find new ways to build protected bike lanes instead of sharrows and other half-measures.

September 26, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Phoenix Light Rail

Light Rail Leading the Way in the Sun Belt

Cities traditionally thought of as car-centric are putting ambitious light rail plans at the center of ambitious plans for transit.

September 16, 2015 - Houston Chronicle

Dallas Puts New Downtown Light Rail Line on the Fast Track

The Dallas City Council has given preliminary approval to a proposed light rail line, currently called D2, which would add service capacity to the downtown core.

September 11, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Image of train tracks at Plano, Texas train station

Op-Ed: Dallas' Rail Plans Are Bigger Than All the Rest

The Dallas Morning News thinks it's safe to say that no city in the United States compares to the ambition of Dallas when it comes to planning for rail transportation.

September 7, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Dallas Retail: Low Vacancies, Lots of Construction

Fast rates of growth in North Texas have produced the demand necessary to drive fast rates of construction for retail.

July 13, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Study Sheds Light on Dallas Transit Deserts

Researchers from the University of Texas identified the places in Dallas that suffer a lack of adequate transit service. Leading the list: Far North Dallas.

July 7, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Planning Efforts Taking Off in Downtown Dallas

The Dallas Arts District will make a selection of a planning firm in the coming weeks to update the seminal 193 Sasaki plan responsible for much of the area's transformation in recent years and decades.

June 21, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

'Big, Excellent News' for Dallas Preservationists

The Dallas City Council surprised everyone by reversing early indications of reticence and giving full support to the recommendations of the Historic Preservation Task Force.

June 10, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Santiago Calatrava

Meet the New Calatrava-Designed Bridge Under Construction in Downtown Dallas

Everything you wanted to know about the Margaret McDermott Bridge, under construction in Downtown Dallas.

June 4, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

Deep Ellum

Left Behind in Dallas' Suburban Boom: the Urban Core

Some planners and government officials in Dallas are concerned about the suburban boom occurring in counties north of Dallas. The reasons why are reminiscent of the Rust Belt in the 1960s.

May 25, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

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