Brandon Castillo

Brandon Castillo is a partner with Ash + Lime Strategies and focuses on city planning. He founded the Deep Ellum Outdoor Market and believes in reinvesting in our urban core for a more vibrant future.

Productive Land Use: Streetcars Could Teach Dallas a Thing or Two About Commercial Land Use

By Brandon Castillo / November 5, 2015 /

The Productive Land Use Series will focus on annual property tax revenue at the neighborhood level. Since land is the city’s primary resource, this series will delve into how we are using our land and if we can use it more efficiently. For part 1, click here. In the previous post, we looked at various…

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Productive Land Use: Making the Most of Residential Properties, Neighborhood by Neighborhood

By Brandon Castillo / October 22, 2015 /

The city of Dallas is operating at a razor-thin margin, and cannot afford to waste its opportunities. Infrastructure alone will cost $900 million dollars to just bring our streets up to a satisfactory level. Meanwhile, the city is still responsible for public safety, code compliance, parks and recreation, among many other services that require money to operate. In…

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