Transportation & Real Estate
Experts, residents, and city staff agreed Tuesday there’s not a one-size-fits-all solution to the Dallas parking situation, and it could take many years to get it right. But they’re willing to try. The Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee reopened the matter Tuesday after shelving it for years due to changes in leadership, officials said Tuesday. District…
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Five Dallas City Council members filed a memo Aug. 3 requesting the City Plan Commission “reopen and modernize” the city’s antiquated parking code. The discussion has stalled since District 1 Councilman Chad West originally filed a memo almost four years ago. The delay is due in part to the promotion of a “car-centric mentality of…
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The Dallas City Plan Commission last week greenlit a mixed-income housing development within walking distance of the Walnut Hill DART Station. The Asana Partners project calls for up to 1,740 apartments and the redevelopment of an area desperate for a facelift. Watch the full discussion on zoning item 8 at the Aug. 3 CPC meeting…
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Dallas Love Field has a new director of aviation, and he says he’s committed to addressing the noise complaints that have plagued surrounding neighborhoods for months. Patrick Carreno previously served Love Field as assistant director of operations. He’s led the city-owned airport in an interim capacity since Mark Duebner retired in November. “Really, what’s exciting…
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In a recent Dallas Love Field Environmental Advisory Committee meeting, much of the discussion centered around aircraft noise, but city officials buried the lede. The last slide in a 22-page PowerPoint announced a partnership with JetWind Power Corp. The Dallas-based company offers “revolutionary technology that captures and converts manmade wind generated from aircraft into clean…
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