Dallas City Council
Dallas has an expensive plan for reducing vehicle accidents at dangerous intersections, and they’ve set a goal of zero traffic fatalities by the year 2030. More than 35,000 vehicle crashes occurred in Dallas last year, and 199 involved fatalities. The Dallas City Council’s adopted Vision Zero plan aims to significantly lower those numbers. Director of…
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A massive project list totaling $1.25 billion will go before voters on May 4, but specifics surrounding the $26.4 million allocated for housing — which brought out some of the most vocal and passionate advocates — remain elusive. We’ll break down what’s on the ballot for housing, but it won’t take long. A spreadsheet distributed…
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A lot of ink has been spilled about a U.S. Census report showing that Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington grew faster last year than any other metropolitan area, but the big numbers are not in the City of Dallas. In fact, more people moved out of Dallas than moved in. The “why” of it all could be as…
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A request for proposals to consulting firms wishing to take on the search for a new Dallas city manager closes at 1 p.m. Friday. The RFP was issued March 14. The search firm will be tasked with finding qualified, interested, and available candidates for the City Council to interview. The Dallas city manager makes about…
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The City of Dallas issued a press release Friday afternoon announcing the release of a much-anticipated project list for the $1.25 billion bond election scheduled for May 4. If you’d prefer to skip to the good part, here’s the itemized list and accompanying map: bit.ly/CODBCM. One eagle-eyed resident has already reported an error. The list…
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