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CityMAP: Congestion Mitigation in the Dallas City Core, Part 1

By Jon Anderson / July 22, 2016 /

Last night I attended the first public roundup for the CityMAP project.  Haven’t heard of it?  Well, neither had I until 72 hours ago.  Turns out it’s a framework for traffic mitigation and neighborhood revitalization that’s been put together for the past 15 months based on input from people who know about traffic and neighboring…

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Tyler-Polk Redesign: What Value Does a One-way to Two-way Conversion hold?

By Amanda Popken / June 20, 2016 /

  You have two more chances to add your input to the redesign of Tyler and Polk Streets in North Oak Cliff. They’ve been a couplet of one-way streets for decades and are under consideration for a conversion back to two-way. Tyler-Polk isn’t alone in this conversation either — next up, McKinney and Cole. Even…

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National Preservation Month Focuses on Historic Dallas with Slate of Public Events

By Leah Shafer / March 30, 2016 /

Preservationists in Dallas have had plenty of opportunities to get outraged in the past few years as building after building of historic significance have faced the wrecking ball and lost. These treasures are gone forever, and this rash of destruction has inspired a reinvigorated, community-wide focus on preserving the older structures that make up part of Dallas’ vibrant and rich cultural…

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Dallas Landmark Commission Votes to Preserve Meadows Building, Delays on Victorian in The Cedars

By Jon Anderson / February 2, 2016 /

The past year has been full of firsts for me at 1500 Marilla. First there was the Planning Commission (who, as unpaid appointees, I wonder how the commissioners live) and then a full council session. Today I was last-minuted into attending a meeting of the Dallas Landmark Commission. Each new experience in the Dallas City…

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Dallas City Council Votes For Demolitions Delay in Effort to Slow Loss of Historic Architecture

By Joanna England / September 22, 2015 /

We’re still reeling from the loss of 10300 Strait Lane, a gorgeous Bud Oglesby-designed modern on one of the most beautiful streets in Dallas, so you can imagine how heartening it was to read Robert Wilonsky’s post announcing that the Dallas City Council voted to approve a demolition delay. The new law is intended to…

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