City Plan Commission
City staff got put in the hot seat on Monday during a meeting of the Dallas Economic Development Committee, during which the controversial subject of parking reform was discussed. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, Dallas’s City Plan Commission (CPC) advanced a measure that would eliminate or decrease the minimum parking spaces that developers are required…
Dallas City Council was on break again this past week, but other municipal bodies and staff were hard at work. Here’s some of what’s been going on at City Hall since our last roundup: Tolbert Secures Meeting With Saks Global City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert’s tease of a “financially beneficial” opportunity appears to have gotten…
Dallas City Council is on a two-week break, but that doesn’t mean nothing is going on at City Hall or officials are just sitting around twiddling their thumbs. Here’s some of what happened this past week and what’s on deck: Tolbert Teases Saks Global With ‘Financially Beneficial’ Opportunity Dallas city officials and local stakeholders are…
Dallas officials on the city’s various boards and commissions grappled with some hot button issues this past week, not least of which was parking reform. Here’s the latest on some of what the full city council will have to deal with before too long: ‘I Think Nobody Wins’ A special called meeting of the City…
By Rudy Karimi Rudy Karimi is the Dallas Parks and Recreation Board Member for Council District 14 In a move aimed at reducing costs for developers and boosting affordable housing, the Dallas City Plan Commission (CPC) recently voted to slash Park Land Dedication fees by 50%. The recommendation, led by Council District 1 Plan Commissioner…
