Thor Erickson
City leaders are divided over whether Dallas is really facing a housing affordability crisis — and if so, what should officials be doing about it? That question surfaced Wednesday as council members were briefed on the state of housing in Dallas and a new strategic plan aimed at making housing more attainable across the city.…
We already know that Dallas needs more housing to shelter residents of varying incomes and that the City of Dallas and partners in the private industry are making huge strides to address the affordability crisis. But what we haven’t seen — until last week — was a strategic document outlining methods by which Dallas Housing…
As gentrification reshapes neighborhoods across Dallas, Builders of Hope Community Development Corp. is helping vulnerable residents fight back with a comprehensive anti-displacement toolkit aimed at preserving the city’s legacy communities. The “Right to Stay” initiative, devised in partnership with the Dallas Housing and Community Development Department and significant community input, recommends policies and programs that…
All the elements were in place for a perfect storm of a town hall meeting Monday evening. More than 100 people gathered, many wielding signs displaying their aversion to the Dallas comprehensive land use plan known as ForwardDallas. The meeting was called by District 1 Councilman Chad West who, with his appointed Plan Commissioner Christian…
District 1 residents asked for bond funds to go toward home repair and displacement mitigation programs — and that didn’t happen. The Oak Cliff Gateway Tax Increment Financing Board swooped in last week with a plan that sounds like a win-win: use TIF funds for those programs. The Oak Cliff Gateway TIF was created in…
