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District I Candidate Forum Reveals Challenges for Gateway Rezoning
Since April 2012, when the Oak Cliff Gateway Advisory Committee conveyed its recommendation to the folks at Dallas City Hall, our civil and elected officials have not demonstrated a sense of urgency to complete a zoning case that will lay the groundwork for millions in city tax revenues along the Trinity River Corridor, offers opportunity to protect … Continue reading
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Dallas Morning News Opinions – Published: 29 November 2012 08:46 PM Does it have to be this difficult? For five years, the city of Dallas has struggled to enact a zoning ordinance for the Oak Cliff Gateway, an area adjoining the residential area of East Kessler Park and bounded by Interstate 35E on the east, … Continue reading
Hello Dallas City Hall, The Oak Cliff Gateway Committee raised more than $35,000 from members of our community. Committee members exhausted hours of time reviewing ideas and sharing drafts. Hundreds of neighbors attended public meetings and even more logged greater than 6,700 page views from our blog. Neighborhood associations from Lake Cliff, Kidd Springs and East Kessler also … Continue reading
The Oak Cliff Gateway Steering Committee convened its final meeting on March 14. The committee voted to adopt zoning and thoroughfare plan amendments, and it will deliver the recommendations to the City of Dallas in April, along with a request for the City Plan Commission to open a formal public hearing on the proposed changes. The Complete … Continue reading
Steve Mansfield, President and CEO of Methodist Hospital System, responds to the East Kessler Park Neighborhood Association, and the Oak Cliff gateway Steering Committe, on the suggestions to change traffic patterns on Beckley Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. You can see the street proposals here >> http://oakcliffgateway.wordpress.com/street-proposals-draft-ii/. Letter to Oak Cliff Gateway Steering Committee: http://oakcliffgateway.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/east-kessler-park-comments-on-latest-draft/ November … Continue reading
Download .PDF files: [] Letter to Oak Cliff Gateway Steering >> [] EKPNA Remarks & Recommendations >> [] Response GFF/Gateway Steering Committee >>
The steering committee is near completion of a form based code for the Oak Cliff Gateway. These recommendations draw from City of Dallas Ordinance 51A-Article XIII, Form Based Districts. Download the draft here >> The Form-Based Code for Oak Cliff Gateway Special Purpose District Features in the proposed code promote walkable urban neighborhoods where higher density mixed-uses and mixed housing types would offer a … Continue reading
Bob Stimson, president of the The Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce, forwarded a second letter offering recommendations for rezoning the Oak Cliff Gateway. These recommendations address the Oak Cliff Gateway Form Based Code proposed during the public meeting on October 25. Letter >> The Oak Cliff Chamber Gateway Task Force Committee is chaired by Mark … Continue reading
Lake Cliff Neighborhood Association Recommendations: Members of the Lake Cliff Neighborhood Association (LCNA) have participated in individual rezoning cases and larger visioning excersizes for many years. Thoughts on the land use vision were assembled back in 2008 and can be viewed here >> http://www.lakecliff.wordpress.com. At one time Lake Cliff Park and the surrounding neighborhood were a refuge from city life … Continue reading
Download .PDF file: [] Kidd Springs Neighborhood Association Feedback Received
For those present, thank you for attending the public meeting on July 11. More than 120 neighbors and stakeholders signed-in to participate in the gathering hosted by Methodist Hospital and organized by the Oak Cliff Gateway Advisory Committee. The evening started with a presentation highlighting the long road to adoption of a land use plan … Continue reading
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Letter from East Kessler Park – August 13, 2011 Letter from east Kessler Park
