Thor Erickson
Hundreds of new affordable housing units could be offered in Dallas and Fort Worth over the next five years under the Community Land Trust model, a group of expert panelists said Thursday. The Dallas-Fort Worth Housing Consortium held its quarterly meeting Feb. 29 at Trinity Habitat for Humanity to discuss CLTs and how they’re building momentum…
After an extensive community outreach effort, consultants announced last week they plan to target three areas of Southern Dallas for focused investment and more affordable housing in the Dallas Housing Policy 2033. The areas comprise about 10 percent of Dallas, said TDA Consulting Group President and CEO Dionne Roberts. “The target areas are intended to…
Following a Tuesday review and discussion of the Child Poverty Action Lab’s study on the Dallas rental market, members of the Dallas City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee came to a couple of conclusions. The city has a lot of housing opportunities, but it also has a lot of poverty. The committee, chaired by…
The Dallas City Council has criticized its Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization staff for not collecting enough public feedback for the city’s 10-year housing policy. It’s not known whether people simply aren’t interested in the policy, don’t think their input will make a difference, or if the city has failed in its public outreach efforts. Earlier this…
It’s time to change the way Dallas offers home repair programs to residents, Assistant City Manager Majed Al-Ghafry said in an Oct. 8 memorandum to City Council members. Challenges and barriers with the current program create an obstacle in providing effective customer service as the programs compete with one another, the assistant city manager explained…
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