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Dallas Takes Its First Swing at Zoning Reform in Almost 40 Years

By Charles Grand / June 27, 2025 /

City staff in Dallas have been making the rounds to give residents a sneak peak at what they’ve got cooking for zoning reform. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, the city is embarking on a painstaking effort to simplify and modernize the portions of its voluminous development code that have to do with land use. The…

Dallas Officials Are Gearing Up for Zoning Reform

By Charles Grand / June 5, 2025 /

After several painstaking years reimagining parking minimums and devising an update to the city’s comprehensive land use plan, Dallas officials are embarking on their next great effort: zoning reform. The city is putting out a call for residents and stakeholders to get involved in the process, scheduling a number of public engagement events this month…

Pepper Square Fight Heads Back to Court

By Charles Grand / April 25, 2025 /

Attorneys faced off in court again over the redevelopment of Pepper Square Friday morning, with a neighborhood association seeking a temporary restraining order barring the city from taking any further action to advance the project. The plaintiff in the case, SAVE Pepper Square Neighborhood Association, argued that rezoning of the site to mixed-use is a…

The Little Area Plan That Could: South Dallas Residents Shape Their Future

By April Towery / February 4, 2025 /

Dallas staff is careful about which communities are selected for a labor-intensive area planning process. Area plans, which guide future land use, can be tedious. They require a ton of public engagement and willingness from neighbors to roll up their sleeves.  But there’s something special about South Dallas/Fair Park. Its residents have heart, and that’s…

It’s MLK Day, and a Financial Study Claims Texas is No. 1 in Racial Progress Over Time

By April Towery / January 20, 2025 /

As many Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a holiday from work or school, the country continues to fight over Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies and discriminatory practices.  Personal finance website WalletHub offered a glimmer of hope for Texans with a study released last week showing the Lone Star State has made the…