Dallas

Construction Worker

Report: Multi-Family Construction Outpacing Demand in Some Parts of the Country

A report on multi-family construction around the country explains why the rent is rising so slowly in the Dallas area despite large employment gains.

June 27, 2018 - The Dallas Morning News

Texas Suburb

Study: There's a Lot of Vacant Land in Texas Cities

All that empty acreage means that these big, rapidly developing cities don’t really have to sprawl.

June 11, 2018 - CommercialCafe

Dallas Freeways

$1.6 Billion Freeway Expansion Project Approved in Dallas

The Texas Transportation Commission has approved a $1.6 billion expansion project for Interstate 365, also known as LBJ East. The project is considered North Texas' most pressing transportation need.

May 29, 2018 - The Dallas News

Interstate 30, Tom Landry Freeway

Highway Expansion Could Be Calamitous for Dallas' City Center

After a 2016 Texas Department of Transportation plan put forward a vision for a more walkable and dense city, TxDOT is still looking to expand I-30, a project that contradicts many of the forward-thinking ideas in that plan.

May 23, 2018 - D Magazine

Texas Outdoors

In Texas, More Sprawl Means More Homes in the Path of Tornadoes

Revisiting one day in 2012, a reporter finds that many of the Dallas-Fort Worth areas affected by the storms were barely inhabited 20 years ago.

May 20, 2018 - The Texas Tribune

Downtown Dallas

Dallas Considers a Major Revision to its Tree Ordinance

Neither environmentalists nor developers like the city’s current regulations around tree removal, but there is praise on both sides for the “smart and nimble” new version.

May 18, 2018 - D Magazine

Wealthy Neighborhood

Looking for a Starter Home in Dallas? Good Luck

According to a new study, fewer than 10 percent of homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are priced for first-time buyers.

May 1, 2018 - The Dallas Morning News

Texas

Dallas Putting Together a 'Smart Streets' Plan

Wireless electric vehicle charging built into the street and smart dynamic signal system are among the improvements under consideration in Dallas.

May 1, 2018 - Dallas Innovates

Dallas Streetcar

No More Free Rides on the Bishop Arts Streetcar in Dallas

Fares for the Bishop Arts Streetcar will rise $1—to $1.

April 30, 2018 - The Dallas News

Texas

Dallas Housing Proposal Aims for Equity, Finally

Not only does the plan promise more affordable housing, it’s also supposed to deliver “access to more upwardly mobile communities."

April 23, 2018 - Next City

Texas Downtown

Where Big Money Gets Spent on Apartment Construction

Between 2000 and 2016, developers spent more than $10 billion on apartment construction in more than half of the country's largest cities.

April 18, 2018 - Dallas News

Dallas skyline

Dallas Breaks Ground on Yet Another Downtown Park

Pacific Plaza will the fourth park built in the center of the city in the last decade, and there are still plans for three more.

April 18, 2018 - Dallas Morning News

Free Floating Bikeshare

Dockless Bikeshare Regulations Search for Balance

The Dallas City Council is currently pondering a very contemporary question: how far should the city go in regulating dockless bikeshare companies?

April 12, 2018 - Smart Cities Dive

Deep Ellum

Inside the Transformation of Deep Ellum

The Dallas neighborhood of Deep Ellum is the city's answer to SoHo in New York, the Mission in San Francisco, or the Arts District in Los Angeles—once gritty, now trendy.

April 9, 2018 - Dallas News

Texas Apartments

Apartment Development Shifts North of Dallas

The Dallas apartment building 'boom' is occurring in places like Frisco, Allen, and McKinney.

April 7, 2018 - Dallas News

Interstate 635

Major Battle Over Highway Project Funding Looms in North Texas

To ensure funding for the LBJ East, Texas Transportation Commission officials might take three other major highway projects off the table.

February 23, 2018 - Dallas News

Northwest Mall

Reclaiming Malls: How About a High-Speed Rail Station?

A Texas mall that opened in 1968 and largely closed ten months ago has been picked by Texas Central Partners as the Houston terminal of the Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail. The site is far from downtown and distant from public transit.

February 8, 2018 - Houston Chronicle

Dallas, Texas

As Cables on Dallas' Margaret McDermott Bridge Fail, State and City Play Blame Game

Santiago Calatrava has run into trouble over the maintenance of his bridge projects in the past—this time it looks like it's not his fault.

February 3, 2018 - Dallas Observer

Houston Light Rail

Two Studies Show How Light Rail Benefits Houston

Finally, the city seems to be reaping benefits from a major investment in public transportation.

January 21, 2018 - The Urban Edge

Lime Bikes

Bikes for Equity in Dallas

Empowering cycling in Dallas is not about appeasing hipsters. It’s about making a more healthy equitable city, Krista Nightengale argues in an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News.

January 11, 2018 - The Dallas Morning News

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