An old downtown Dallas district getting a redo has a new name – East Quarter
Dallas architect Omniplan, general contractor Andres Construction and SWA Group are all part of the planning and construction team on the East Quarter project. Todd Interests disclosed its proposals for the area earlier this year and closed on the purchase of the properties in April.
Downtown Dallas park projects will create green space three times larger than Klyde Warren
Construction kicks off this month on Pacific Plaza, downtown Dallas’ next major park and the first of four new green spaces planned in the next five years. The 3.4-acre site on Pacific Avenue also will be Dallas’ fourth new city center park since 2009.
A Voter’s Guide to Dallas’ Bond Package
Your best chance to fix that pothole in your East Dallas neighborhood is at the polls. Here’s everything you need to know for the November 7 bond vote.
These Cities Are Replacing The Worst Kind Of Infrastructure With The Best
In car-dependent Dallas, parking lots are ubiquitous downtown. But one lot will soon be de-paved and turned into a park. Nearby, another parking lot is turning into a temporary urban farm before it also becomes a park. Something similar is happening across the U.S.
Dallas approves construction of a new 3-acre park in former downtown parking lot
Joni Mitchell, Dallas has heard you. The City Council of Dallas has decided to un-pave a 3.2-acre parking lot-in place since 1921-and put up a paradise in the form of Pacific Plaza Park. Nonprofit Parks for Downtown Dallas has been trying to swap hard top for green space in Dallas for several years.
Dallas set to un-pave a parking lot, and put a park downtown with $15M gift
Dallas is now set to transform one of its ubiquitous downtown surface parking lots into a public green space. The City Council approved on Wednesday a development agreement with Parks for Downtown Dallas to build what will be called, for now, Pacific Plaza Park.
Why downtown Dallas needs a park at Pacific Plaza
Nestled between the skyscrapers of downtown at the corner of Pacific Ave. and North St. Paul St. is the future site of Dallas’s next great urban park: Pacific Plaza. The City of Dallas has dreamed of transforming this surface parking lot into a park since the 2004 Downtown Parks Master Plan.
Dallas Park Board approves plan for privately funded Pacific Plaza park, but fight isn’t over
Downtown Dallas is one step closer to receiving a free park. The fight isn’t over yet; a competitor won’t back down. But on Thursday, the Park Board unanimously accepted Parks for Downtown Dallas’ offer to spend $15 million to build the city a long-desired park at Pacific Plaza where St.
Why 28 percent of Dallas’ 2017 bond program should be devoted to parks
Thanks to our booming economy, Dallas is on the cusp of its next great era. This economic growth will bring new residents to the region, who have the choice of living in Dallas – or somewhere else. Dallas’ park system is critical to creating the high quality of life that attracts families.
Belo Foundation pledges $30 million to complete downtown parks plan
Looking to build on the success of Klyde Warren Park, Belo Garden and Main Street Garden, the Belo Foundation announced an ambitious plan Thursday to realize a longstanding vision for downtown by creating 17 acres of new green space through the construction of four major parks.