Category: Development
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06/10/08
11:05:53 pm, by Douglas 
, 547 words 
Categories: Opinions, Neighborhoods, Transportation, Development
And the Survey Says …
Envision Garland is a process the city is using to help develop a new Comprehensive Plan. You've probably seen plenty of notices on this blog, in the City Press, the local newspapers, and various other places.
One of the initial steps was to su… more »
06/08/08
District 1 Resident Gives Downtown Loving Embrace
Robert Smith, a lifelong Garland resident and a District 1 resident, has recently turned his attention to Downtown Garland in a big way. First, he started remodeling a row of buildings on Ninth St and then used one to move his offices from North Dallas.… more »
06/07/08
Cappella Park's New Live/Work Units Have District 1 Connection
These live/work units being constructed at Cappella Park in Dallas provide office or retail space downstairs and plenty of living space upstairs. An open courtyard in the central portion of each unit offers natural light and plenty of room for plants.… more »
06/05/08
How Retailers Look at Site Selection
Ahhh, know that feeling of waiting for a mail order to arrive? That's been my feeling since attending the First Tier Suburbs Council Steering Committee meeting a couple weeks ago. As I mention at that link, Cynthia Stewart, Director, Community Relations… more »
New Style and New Place for Pizza
Brooklyn's is located near the west entrance sign to the Town Center.
Blooklyn's Old Neighborhood Style Pizzeria is open and doing great business. Located at Firewheel Town Center across the parking lot from Ci… more »
06/04/08
It's an Awesome Beginning
The Dallas Morning News reports that the Trammel Crow project in Downtown has begun. If you saw the demolition of the county court building and have navigated all the street closures, it might not seem like news.
However, take the mention as ev… more »
06/03/08
12:05:01 pm, by Douglas , 40 words
Categories: Neighborhoods, Transportation, Development, Parks & Recreation
And There's a Free Lunch!
Mark your calendars and be sure to register! Click to download larger version to print for your 'frig.
[Return to Website] [District 1 Development Updates: Interactive Map]… more »
06/02/08
Suburb Cities Working Together for Mutual Benefit
The current issue of the weekly newsletter for the National League of Cities carries an article recapping the meeting of the Steering Committee of the First Tier Suburbs Council that I recently attended.
I've copied the article below as a suppl… more »
05/29/08
Considering How to Design the Safest Streets Possible
If a city builds its streets wide enough to accommodate the widest emergency vehicle and maybe a little more to allow a car to pass with parked cars on both sides, that street will be a race track for all the days and months between emergencies. Speedin… more »
05/27/08
Building Beyond the Human Scale
After college at UT, I spent several years in California. Friends would sometimes want to take a road trip to Vegas. I had a college roommate living there so it was nice to see another Texan but the rest of the Vegas scene just didn't interest me. (Exce… more »
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