Dallas Festival of Ideas

Expanding Mass Transit in Dallas Isn’t Easy, But is Necessary, Says Hayley Enoch

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 18, 2016 /

By Hayley Enoch Special Contributor [Editor’s note: The now free Dallas Festival of Ideas kicks off tomorrow and runs through Saturday, with speakers and panels focusing on the future of our city. One subject that comes up time and again is the need for walkable cities and more accessible mass transit. To facilitate that discussion, we…

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Making Fair Park Work: Dallas Architecture Forum Panel Addresses Historic Amenity

By Leah Shafer / January 20, 2016 /

One of the architectural gems in Dallas is Fair Park, a 277-acre recreational and educational complex southeast of downtown Dallas. It is home to many George Dahl-designed Art Deco buildings constructed for the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936, and is registered as a Dallas Landmark and National Historic Landmark. But this park, home to the Texas State Fair each…

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