Tipton Housewright
Dallas plan commissioners continued review Thursday of a proposal to reduce or eliminate minimum parking requirements for new development. Following several hours of discussion and a public hearing that drew 19 speakers, commissioners made more amendments to the proposal on the floor and scheduled another special-called meeting for 9 a.m. March 4. Chief Planners Michael…
Dallas real estate developers may soon get to decide for themselves how many parking spaces are needed for new construction — rather than adhering to minimum requirements that reform advocates say have left the city with ugly, vacant lots and business deals that won’t pencil. The argument for parking reform is that no savvy business…
A Dallas code amendment slated to go before the City Plan Commission this summer would eliminate minimum parking requirements for new development and improve walkability and bicycle safety, city planners said Tuesday. The code change also establishes a Transportation Demand Management Plan for qualifying project developers to “think comprehensively about their impact on transportation systems.” …
We already know how the Dallas Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee feels about parking reform. The panel voted in January to recommend the elimination of parking requirements for new development. Experts, including two ZOAC members, will discuss Dallas parking reform during the April “Coffee and Conversation” panel from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, at…
The Dallas City Plan Commission last week greenlit a mixed-income housing development within walking distance of the Walnut Hill DART Station. The Asana Partners project calls for up to 1,740 apartments and the redevelopment of an area desperate for a facelift. Watch the full discussion on zoning item 8 at the Aug. 3 CPC meeting…
