Trinity River
After almost two decades of talking about Fort Worth’s $1 billion Panther Island project, a panel of city leaders, academics, and consultants will gather June 15 to see how the politically tense plan can get off the ground — or if it should at all. The meeting of the minds to discuss Panther Island is…
Read MoreI hadn’t expected to be back on Samuels Avenue after only one week. After researching and briefly documenting its former glory as Fort Worth’s first premier neighborhood, I took a drive down the avenue to get the lay of the land. Needless to say, there have been a few changes in the past 120 years.…
Read MoreLast Thursday, Mill Creek’s West Dallas Modera Trinity project presented to, and unanimously passed, Plan Commission (catch-up here, here). Did any of the commissioners do the math? The base zoning approved was a building height of 95 feet (85 feet of building and 10 feet for mechanicals – sea of roof air conditioners, elevator housings,…
Read MoreEarlier in the week, I wrote a column about Dallas ruining its skyline. It struck a chord with tens of thousands of readers. That column resulted in a tip on a case hitting Plan Commission on Thursday that illustrates my point of Dallas not caring about its surroundings. Case Z190-226 is a trio of parcels…
Read MoreAt last night’s debate between District 13 Dallas City Council member Jennifer Gates and former Dallas Mayor Laura Miller, I fully expected the political point-scoring and backbiting that is politics. What I didn’t expect was the paucity of actual answers to questions. Part of that rests on moderator Tim Rogers for not calling out either…
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