comprehensive land use plan
Not much was accomplished in Tuesday’s Economic Development Committee meeting, but good questions were asked and dramatic sound bites abound for the City’s controversial ForwardDallas 2.0. Dallas City Council members on the Economic Development Committee discussed the proposed comprehensive land use plan — and if, or how it will affect existing single-family neighborhoods. The accusations went…
Months ago, some City Hall spectators predicted that the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan would be kicked down the road indefinitely, delayed until after the May 2025 municipal elections. That’s still a possibility, but while the plan could be adopted as early as September, the final version may look drastically different than today’s draft. The…
The process of updating Dallas’ comprehensive land use plan — for the first time since 2006 — has been an arduous, often contentious process for the City Plan Commission, a panel appointed by Dallas City Council members to represent each of 14 geographical districts. There have been many accusations that the plan is a low-key…
All the elements were in place for a perfect storm of a town hall meeting Monday evening. More than 100 people gathered, many wielding signs displaying their aversion to the Dallas comprehensive land use plan known as ForwardDallas. The meeting was called by District 1 Councilman Chad West who, with his appointed Plan Commissioner Christian…
By Carol Bell-WaltonSpecial Contributor Anyone who lives in Dallas knows it too well: pot-holes deep as crypts, funky traffic lights, and dangerous waters whenever it pours. Dallas’ infrastructure is sorely neglected. And now? The city is pushing for more density, with tax-dollar bills making stars in their eyes. This is dangerous. The proposed ForwardDallas comprehensive…
