Southern Dallas
Bonton Farms is one of the most underreported success stories in Dallas and yet they keep doing their thing — employing the formerly incarcerated, providing fresh food on an urban farm, offering social services, and housing those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford a roof over their heads. The latest projects in Bonton are…
Innovan Neighborhoods’ 203-unit townhome project isn’t just a much-needed transit-oriented development, it’s an opportunity for families in Southeast Oak Cliff to own a home and build wealth, developer Maggie Parker told the Dallas City Council last week. Parker was granted a rezoning, paving the way for her project at 6601 S. Lancaster Road and ensuring…
Southern Dallas residents have waited years for a rezoning effort to correct past injustices, such as the intrusion of concrete batch plants, scrap yards, and the notorious “Shingle Mountain” into their neighborhoods. But at a recent Dallas City Council meeting, they were told they’d have to wait a little longer. Environmental justice advocates and about…
About $20 million in federal funds slated for park upgrades, housing, and economic development in Dallas’ southern sector will disappear at the end of the year, city officials announced last week. The reason those funds haven’t been allocated is subject to debate, but we do know that District 111 State Rep. Yvonne Davis secured a…
Jasmond Anderson, like many Dallas residents, has been closely following discussions about the city’s comprehensive land use plan. At one time in the not-so-distant past, he was seated at the horseshoe during those discussions. Anderson, CEO of a design-build development company, was the District 4 plan commissioner when ForwardDallas 2.0 first came under review in…
