Preston Center

Why Wait? Here’s The Preston Center Traffic Plan – NOW

By Jon Anderson / July 10, 2015 /

As CandysDirt.com readers (and likely most all of Dallas) know, Councilwoman Jennifer Gates formed a task force to hire a consultant to tell them how bad traffic and parking are in the Preston Road and Northwest Highway area. Granted the scope of the project is much larger (see map), but this intersection is where the…

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A Skybridge as Wide as the Faces on Mount Rushmore? Six Stories High?????

By Candy Evans / June 18, 2015 /

This is interesting. It is up in the elevators at Preston Towers. Do all three homeowner associations really oppose the skybridge (sky-bridge?) Because I own property in the area, and no one has asked my opinion!

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Breaking: Jennifer Gates Will Motion to Delay Skybridge Decision Until November

By Candy Evans / June 17, 2015 /

As you know, today the Dallas City Council was to discuss and vote on the proposed skybridge at Preston Center at 1:00 pm. I’ve just received word from Councilwoman Jennifer Gates that she plans to file a motion to delay the debate until November: I would like to share with you the motion I plan…

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The Preston Center Sky Bridge: Laura Miller Rallies Residents Against Development, But Does Her Opposition Make Sense?

By Jon Anderson / June 16, 2015 /

Midday Monday, residents in my high-rise received a double-forwarded note containing a letter I later found out was written by former mayor Laura Miller. The letter (after the jump) makes the case for opposing the sky bridge at Preston Center. Since moving to Preston Hollow, I’ve noticed that any whiff of development is met with…

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Dallas City Council Votes on the Skybridge Wednesday

By Candy Evans / June 16, 2015 /

Thank God for Wylie H. Dallas. If you don’t know him, he’s a —  secret. He is also “erudite and omnipresent.” D Magazine puts it this way: Wherever a post or news article about city affairs appears online, Wylie is sure to show up in the comments, sometimes simply to quip, sometimes to offer other…

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