Transit Oriented Development

Hear Dallas Plan Commissioner Betty Culbreath Complain About Working on Holidays, Being Mean to Sam’s Club, And Pool Floats

By Joanna England / July 7, 2014 /

Sounds like Betty Culbreath is a CandysDirt.com reader, as the City Plan Commissioner called out our little Dallas real estate blog during her comments at the June 19 meeting in which the proposed Sam’s Club at Uptown East/East Village/Cityplace was discussed. Her speech, which lasts about three minutes at the 1:26:15 mark, references the $30,000…

Is Transit Oriented Develoment Making a Comeback? Richardson Develoment Dubbed CityLine is Betting on it

By Joanna England / October 29, 2013 /

Less than a decade ago, “transit-oriented development” was a buzzword you couldn’t escape. It was heralded by DART Rail boosters as a way to make mass transit and greater urban density more palatable and accessible. Since then we haven’t seen much in the way of successful transit-oriented development, as even Mockingbird Station — the project…