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With a 14-1 majority, Dallas City Council members voted to reduce or abolish parking minimums across multiple development types on Wednesday, finally putting parking reform to bed after staff began the effort almost six years ago. Only Council Member Cara Mendelsohn (District 12) voted against the ordinance, even though others had concerns about the potential…
Well, parking reform has finally hit the full city council at Dallas City Hall, and it’s looking to be as contentious and elusive as you’d expect. Council members got their first briefing as a body on Wednesday, and it’s apparent they’re divided on the hodge-podge proposal hitting the horseshoe. We’ve got the latest on that…
Dallas planning and development services are finally entering the 21st century with the launch of a digital platform that integrates the city’s permitting, planning, platting, inspections, and engineering systems: DallasNow. This new online one-stop shop is supposed to make things considerably easier for developers, contractors, and DIY homeowners who need particular permissions from the city…
There’s going to be some new faces at City Hall next month after Saturday’s election, but a couple of Dallas City Council races have yet to be decided. Runoff elections are scheduled for June 7 in District 8 and District 11, everything else about the city council’s makeup has been decided by voters, barring some…
Voters went out to the polls on Saturday to vote for their preferred representative on the Dallas City Council in what could be the city’s last May election. The Texas Legislature is considering a bill to move May elections to November because they have historically had the lowest turnout. While that’s likely to be the…
