Transportation

TopMix Permeable: Why Are We Not Using This in Dallas?

By Candy Evans / July 27, 2018 /

A U.K. firm has created a water absorbing concrete that I seriously think we need to take a look at and begin using or making here in the U.S. STAT. This concrete is called “TopMix permeable”  and it acts as a giant concrete sieve/sponge, allowing the rainwater to drain right through it. Working on the traditional…

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Plano’s View of Cotton Belt Rail: “We could probably buy each of those riders a Tesla for what we are paying in taxes”

By Candy Evans / January 17, 2017 /

  [Editor’s Note: Candy Evans is the founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com and is now running for Dallas City Council in District 11. The opinions expressed in this column are her own.] My announcement that I am running for Dallas City Council District 11 (and running this blog, of course, too!) has brought out some very interesting…

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