dallas parks

Downtown Dallas Celebrates Harwood Park With a Mammoth Grand Opening Weekend

By Joanna England / September 22, 2023 /

Harwood Park was worth the wait for downtown Dallas, as the four-acre park rounds out the four priority park projects set forth by the Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy. To toast the successful completion of the park located at 408 South Harwood St., the conservancy and Downtown Dallas Inc. have come together to put on a…

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Trust For Public Land Gives Middling Grade To Dallas Parks

By Jon Anderson / April 8, 2020 /

We’re all kids. When we can’t go outside, it’s all we want to do. At some point, life will return to normal. But in the meantime, I decided to read about parks. And I was in luck, The Trust for Public Land produces copious data on parkland in the 100 largest U.S. cities. This data…

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The 7 Best Apartments Near Parks in Dallas

By Sydney Bennet / April 30, 2018 /

One advantage of living in Dallas is that spring comes earlier than it does in many other parts of the country. Now that it’s staying light later in the evenings, you can spend more time outdoors. Why not choose your next home based on how close it is to a park? These are some of our…

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Converting One-Way Streets Offers Opportunity For Public Space in Uptown

By Amanda Popken / August 14, 2017 /

Businesses and residents in Uptown have been discussing making two-way streets from the currently one-way Cole Ave., Carlisle St., and McKinney Ave. You may have seen the plans already, maybe you’ve attended one of the many community meetings. However, you may not have heard much about the three public spaces this plan will create. As the…

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Architecture Forum Presents Free Public Panel on Dallas Parks and Public Spaces

By Cherry Kelln / March 18, 2017 /
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Due to solid public and private leadership, Dallas Parks have seen amazing growth in the last couple of decades. During this exciting period in modern urban history, parks have gone from being nonexistent in downtown Dallas and in the far reaches of the city edge to becoming major economic engines for the urban fabric throughout. This…

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