Joe Esposito
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The Cedars — Patching the Grid
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Many of the neighborhoods surrounding downtown Dallas have seen a resurgence in development in the past decade. Uptown, Old East Dallas and Deep Ellum have all had their share of redevelopment. The Cedars, however, has lagged behind the rest. It’s strange because the neighborhood has a lot going for it — it’s close to downtown, land […]
Searching for a Victory
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Recently, developers have announced a new plan to revamp the long-embattled Victory Park. The high-profile project has been relatively successful, but ultimately it has failed to create a truly vibrant neighborhood that can support restaurants and retail like its more popular neighbor, Uptown. But with a slew of new development in the works – Victory […]
The Importance of Block Sizing
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In my last post, we talked about the North End apartment complex in Victory Park. With its high black gates, I noted how the complex cut off the flow of traffic and disrupted the city’s street grid. Let’s now turn our attention to a newer development in the southeast corner of downtown – the Camden […]
Let’s Talk About Streets
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Let’s talk about streets baby, Let’s talk about den-si-ty, Let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things with ci-ties, Let’s talk about streets. If you didn’t get the hint, we’re going to talk about streets and density, which are both very important for cities. Density is the reason we choose to […]