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Dallas Leaders Wrestle Over How to Fund Streetcar Link Through Downtown

By April Towery / October 20, 2023 /

A plan to link the Oak Cliff Modern Streetcar through downtown Dallas to the McKinney Avenue Trolley is still in play, but the project’s got at least 108 million problems. Advocates for the “Central Link” streetcar extension say they may have to pay a consultant to determine funding options just to cover maintenance and operations. …

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Productive Land Use: Streetcars Could Teach Dallas a Thing or Two About Commercial Land Use

By Brandon Castillo / November 5, 2015 /

The Productive Land Use Series will focus on annual property tax revenue at the neighborhood level. Since land is the city’s primary resource, this series will delve into how we are using our land and if we can use it more efficiently. For part 1, click here. In the previous post, we looked at various…

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