Transportation & Real Estate

Patrick Carreno Lands Permanent Aviation Director Position at Dallas Love Field 

By April Towery / August 8, 2023 /

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…

Dallas Surgeon Brings Sustainable Energy to Love Field With JetWind Power Corporation

By April Towery / July 27, 2023 /

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…

Dallas City Plan Commission to Consider Transit-Oriented Development on Walnut Hill Lane

By April Towery / July 25, 2023 /

The Dallas City Plan Commission will hear a rezoning case Aug. 3 that could pave the way for apartments along the north line of Walnut Hill Lane between North Central Expressway and Manderville Lane.  The area near Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Walnut Hill station is already zoned for regional retail, mixed-use, and planned development.  “The…

Love Field Neighbors to Take Noise Complaints to Dallas City Council

By April Towery / July 18, 2023 /

It could take a literal act of Congress to change the noise levels in the neighborhoods surrounding the city-owned Dallas Love Field Airport, and a small group of residents say they’re willing to take that on.  One thing was clear at a meeting of the Dallas Love Field Environmental Advisory Committee last week: The residents…

Dallas Love Field to Address Noise Pollution at Quarterly Public Meeting Thursday

By April Towery / July 10, 2023 /

The Dallas Love Field Environmental Advisory Committee meets this week, offering a rare opportunity for residents who live near the city-owned airport to air their grievances about noise pollution.  Neighbors in Briarwood, Bluffview, Love Field West, Elm Thicket, and the town of Highland Park have reached out to CandysDirt.com over the past year about the…