Dallas City Council
It’s going to be a long day at Dallas City Hall on Wednesday, as council members are slated to tackle short-term rentals, get an update on the dispute with Dallas Area Rapid Transit over excess sales tax revenues, and hear a briefing on the city’s code of ethics. Council briefings begin at 9 a.m. June…
Pride Month kicks off today, and the new housing development Oak Lawn Place is giving Dallas residents something to celebrate. Construction is underway for Oak Lawn Place, a 100-percent affordable, $31 million housing development offering services to the senior-citizen LGBTQIA+ community and those affected by HIV and AIDS. It’s the first affordable housing development of its…
Project selection is underway for Dallas’ 2024 bond election and city leaders are setting their sights on how far they can make $1 billion go toward streets, parks, storm drainage, economic development, housing, and critical facilities. Individual departments have proposed about $150 million for housing, $100 million for economic development, and $35 million for homeless solutions. …
Traffic on Interstate 345 is expected to increase to 206,000 vehicles per day in the next two decades, prompting Dallas residents and public officials to gather earlier this week for a discussion on proposed future options. Interstate 345 is a 1.4-mile elevated, six-lane structure built in 1973. It connects North and South Dallas between Interstate…
The Dallas City Council on Wednesday authorized City Manager T.C. Broadnax to move forward with closing and land acquisition for the Cypress Creek at Forest Lane project in the Lake Highlands area, while remanding a lease agreement to the Housing Committee for consideration May 22. Following a lengthy debate over racial equity, legal ramifications, and…
