Julia Ryan
Just in time for the update of the City’s controversial comprehensive land use plan, Dallas has a new director of planning and urban design. Emily Liu, who most recently served as director of Louisville, Ky.’s Metro Planning and Design Services, will start her new job May 20, city officials announced Tuesday. Andrea Gilles, who has…
There was no shortage of people to write about on the Dallas City Hall beat at CandysDirt.com this year. It was a year of cyberattacks, lawsuits, and an exodus of high-ranking Dallas housing employees. We also saw the advent of noteworthy projects and the emergence of many local rising stars. Reporters at CandysDirt.com continued to ask…
Oh, what a year. The past 12 months brought changes in leadership, increased cybersecurity, disputes over the city budget and property tax rate, and the emergence of neighbors who showed strength and hope the way Dallasites do. Here are the top stories out of Dallas City Hall for 2023, in no particular order. Dallas City…
When Dallas Director of Planning and Urban Design Julia Ryan announced her departure from the city, speculation swirled that all was not well at Marilla Street. Ryan’s resignation was announced in a memorandum from City Manager T.C. Broadnax, in which Dallas City Council members were advised that Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Director David Noguera was…
Dallas Director of Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization David Noguera is off to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Miami, and city officials say he’s leaving the Lone Star State better than he found it. Noguera was among the first hires City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s staff made after the city manager’s arrival in…
