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Rendering of Five Mile Creek Trail [Photo: Trust for Public Land]
TXDOT Paves $6.6M Way for Five Mile Creek Greenbelt’s Oak Cliff Trail in Southern Dallas
by Quincy Preston | Oct 27, 2023
The TXDOT grant dollars will let TPL start digging on a 1.1-mile "shovel-ready" stretch of the 17-mile trail "sooner than planned." An additional $1.65 million match from local supporters brings the total funding to over $8 million.
by Lance Murray |
Mar 17, 2023
Agarwal will lead the Community Bond Task Force Committee, a 15-member group that will assist the Dallas City Council and city staff in reviewing and selecting projects for consideration in the 2024 Capital Bond Program.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 4, 2022
The Boone Family Foundation dedicated $2.65 million and Lyda Hill Philanthropies committed $2.5 million to help fund the Five Mile Creek Greenbelt, a network of parks and trails the TPL is developing across Oak Cliff and southwest Dallas.
"For 80 years, Dallas has dreamed of a greenbelt along Five Mile Creek to benefit the city’s health, connectivity, and environment," the TPL's board chair said.
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by Quincy Preston |
May 4, 2022
Parks serve people—and they’re vital defense, too. “Climate change is upon us,” says the Trust for Public Land. “Parks are a critical weapon in the fight.”...
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[Image: Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Courtesy of Parks for Downtown Dallas and the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department]
Todd Interests and East Quarter Give $1 Million Donation to Fund Harwood Park Construction
by Alex Edwards | Jun 30, 2020
Todd Interests and East Quarter Partners donated $1M to Parks for Downtown Dallas for its fourth urban park. Once complete, Harwood Park will connect the East Quarter District, the Dallas Farmers Market District, and the Downtown core.
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by Dave Moore |
May 20, 2019
From bobcat sightings to blocked lanes and bike trails to public art, the City of Richardson is collecting and taming data to keep folks informed.
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by Payton Potter |
Apr 5, 2019
IMPULSE's light-up (and musical) seesaw art installation is slated to turn the Dallas Arts District and downtown Dallas into an 'artistic, urban playground.'
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Aug 22, 2018
The Trust for Public Lands study released Wednesday shows that 60 percent of Dallas residents live within a 10-minute walk to a park.
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Scenes from PARK(ing) Day Dallas 2017
by Michael Samples | Sep 18, 2017
For one day, metered parking spots along Main Street in downtown Dallas were transformed into public parks.
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by Christine Perez |
Jul 1, 2016
Leading architects, developers, and business executives discuss how offices can impact the environment outside their walls.
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