Paul Ridley

TxDOT Says $1.6 Billion Interstate 345 Project Could Take a Decade to Complete 

By April Towery / October 20, 2024 /

Texas Department of Transportation officials were back at Dallas City Hall on Wednesday, giving a progress report on the Interstate 345 plan approved by council members in May 2023.  We reported in March of this year that TxDOT rebuffed the council’s mandate to seek alternative funding sources and designs for the $1.65 billion project, instead…

Paul Ridley on ForwardDallas, the Housing Crisis, and Next Year’s City Council Race

By Shelby Skrhak / October 8, 2024 /

In a recent episode of Dallas Dirt, host April Towery sat down with Paul Ridley, the District 14 Dallas City Councilman, to unpack the newly approved ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan, why Dallas needs more housing — of all kinds, and his plans for re-election. Ridley, who played a pivotal role in crafting the final…

Here’s What Your Council Member Had to Say About the Now-Approved ForwardDallas 2.0

By April Towery / October 1, 2024 /

At last. The ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive plan was officially adopted and is now the guiding document for future land use in the ninth-largest city in America. A lot of ink has been spilled about what led up to the Dallas City Council’s 11-4 vote to pass the document on Sept. 25. As always, some golden…

ForwardDallas 2.0 Land Use Plan Adopted, Will Guide ‘How and Where’ City Should Grow

By April Towery / September 26, 2024 /

The ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive land use plan has been adopted — but the implementation phase has only just begun.  In an 11-4 vote Wednesday evening, the Dallas City Council approved ForwardDallas, a plan that has been through numerous iterations, committees, and amendments over a three-year period. It was a long road and not everybody was…

EXCLUSIVE: Councilman Paul Ridley on Why He Changed (or Saved) ForwardDallas 2.0

By April Towery / September 23, 2024 /

You might say Dallas City Councilman Paul Ridley has been bearing the weight of the world — or at least the future of single-family neighborhoods if ForwardDallas has anything to say about it. The City of Dallas’ comprehensive land use plan heads to the City Council on Wednesday for a public hearing and possible vote…