On a national scale, Dallas is only average in terms of providing residents with access to parks. But the goal has been on the minds of Dallas city officials for more than a century. In 1910, the city brought landscape architect George Kessler to Dallas. The journey from George Kessler's vision to today's reality hasn't been a smooth path. I'm reading "Paved A Way: Infrastructure, Policy and Racism in an American City" by Collin Yarbrough. The city is Dallas, Texas. I'm blogging as I go, using whatever parts of the book catch my attention. Today, we look at how infrastucture development finds a way to target Black and poor communities. |
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Paved A Way: Boulevards and Parks
Monday, June 28, 2021
Hacks (TV 2021)
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Friday, June 25, 2021
Paved A Way: Redlining
I don't know when I became aware of the notion of "redlining." High school maybe. I do know that I learned it was a racial injustice. And I thought it was a thing of the past, like segregation. Or was it? I'm reading "Paved A Way: Infrastructure, Policy and Racism in an American City" by Collin Yarbrough. The city is Dallas, Texas. I'm blogging as I go, using whatever parts of the book catch my attention. Today, Yarbrough introduces us to redlining and its long-term impact in Dallas. |
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Update on That Land North of UTD
Speaking of the outdated 2009 Comprehensive Plan
for the City of Richardson, there's one corner of the City where that
Comprehensive Plan is a killer obstacle for a development that would
be good for Richardson. I'm talking about the land north of UT-Dallas.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Joji (2021)
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