Chad West
Dallas City Council is officially on summer break until August, which means we might not have terribly much to scratch together for a weekly City Hall roundup. Have no fear, though, we’ll be doing some deep dives into some of the important conversations happening about the city’s future. Frustrations over hot-button issues like the fate…
The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to keep the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment on its current path Wednesday, rejecting calls to redesign the project to preserve existing vehicular traffic between Oak Cliff and downtown on the viaducts. Council members also voted to bring on an independent transportation consultant to support delivery of all…
Should Dallas preserve key connections between Oak Cliff and downtown, even if doing so tacks on roughly $600 million to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment? That’s the question Dallas City Council will face next week. The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recommended raising the height of the project last month after considerable uproar broke…
Dallas City Council voted Wednesday evening not to advance a proposed phased repair strategy for City Hall, instead directing the city manager to continue exploring relocation and redevelopment options. The motion was made by Council Member Chad West (District 1) after hours of impassioned public comment, closed session discussions about potential City Hall relocation sites,…
The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment is going back to Dallas City Council after the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee realized the current plan might unnecessarily inhibit the southern sector’s access to downtown. In a 4-2 vote on Tuesday, the committee recommended to city council that the convention center project be reverted to the earlier…
