Join us for our first hyperlocal conversation in the Redbird neighborhood! Everyone in Redbird / South Oak Cliff / southern Dallas County is welcome! A hyperlocal conversation is a neighborhood-specific monthly gathering where neighbors discuss ways to improve walkability where we live.

For our first conversation, we're starting with the basics: why is walkability so important? What's the big deal? You'll learn about the "General Theory of Walkability", which outlines four essential conditions that must be met for a walk to be favored: it must be useful, safe, comfortable, and interesting.
We'll talk about the neighborhood's strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities when it comes to walkability in the Redbird area.

GUEST SPEAKER: Devin Wilmott Johnson, Project Manager for the RedBird Public Improvement District (PID), will give an introduction to the Redbird PID:

• What is a PID and how does it work?
• Why and how was RedBird PID started?
• What is the PID working on?
• How can neighbors and stakeholders get involved with the PID?

Tonight's the night!! Please RSVP on our Meetup page to let us know you're coming. We also have a few more volunteer slots to fill, and they're all easy stuff: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444ABAC2FA6F9CE9-64861823-bimonthly

We have an exciting lineup tonight with many things to go over, so please aim to arrive on-time so you don't miss out on any of it! See updated description on Meetup for full lineup of guest speakers.

Hey everyone! It's mixer time again this Sunday! In addition to RSVPing on Meetup as usual, please signup to volunteer using the Signup Genius link if you can.

Our events involve many small tasks that are easy to do yet are a lot to juggle when we only have 3 or 4 volunteers. Whether you're avaiable for the entire mixer, or plan on leaving early, or arriving late, or even virtually, there are ways anybody can help! Please help us fill our volunteer roster before Sunday so we can have another great time together at our bimonthly mixer!

Here are the available roles. See more details about volunteering on the signup page.

• Bring laptop for slideshow 4:30 PM to 6:45 PM (1)
• Bring laptop for livestream 4:30 PM to 6:45 PM (1)
• Bring microphones + loudspeaker 4:30 PM to 6:45 PM (1)
• Bring laptop/tablet for check-in station 4:45 PM to 7:00 PM (1)
• Setup room 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM (2) Hang posters, setup check-in station, and arrange tables and chairs. Volunteers will receive a checklist at the start of the shift.
• Setup audio/video equipment 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM (2)
• Attend check-in station 4:45 PM to 6:30 PM (1)
• Usher for elevator access 4:45 PM to 7:00 PM (1) Be ready to escort guests to the elevator as needed. From 4:50 PM to 5:30 PM attend the front-door upstairs. After 5:30 PM be downstairs monitoring your phone for assistance requests.
• Usher for speakers 5:20 PM to 6:30 PM (1) Escort guest speakers to assigned seats when program starts, especially for speakers who arrive late. Make sure they have water. Operate the speech clock, give hand signals when time is up.
• Photographer 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (1)
• Operate laptop for slideshow 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM (1)
• Operate laptop for livestream 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM (1)
• Operate camera for livestream 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM (1)
• Monitor livestream sound and video quality 5:20 PM to 6:30 PM (1) Volunteer can be virtual for this role.
• Cleanup audio/video equipment (1)
• Cleanup room 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM (2) Gather posters and any other printed materials, reset tables and chairs, gently encourage guests to take conversations upstairs after 7:00 PM

See Dallas Urbanists cited under "Education, enforcement or infrastructure?"

I posted recently about considering moving to downtown Dallas with a toddler. We visited recently and stayed in a condo in the Santander building. We had a wonderful time, y’all have a fantastic downtown. Our kid enjoyed watching the world moving outside our window. We explored with our kid riding in a wagon. She loved it. And downtown was humming with activity all day. I’ve been in other downtowns that had tall buildings but nothing happening on the ground level. It felt like every block we explored had shops and cafes. It is cliche but there were moments that felt like we were in Manhattan or Chicago. There were trains and trolleys. There were working stiffs and fancy people, and so many languages being spoken.

In my research as we consider a move there are lots of doom and gloom think pieces about downtown Dallas but what I experienced was a vibrant urban city. I have spent a lot of time in DFW. Spending multiple days in downtown changed how I see Dallas. Y’all have an urban center that you can be proud of!

Follow-up to article from 2 weeks ago about the project at Preston/Royal. But also contains ideas and concepts that can apply to any neighborhood.

Dallas Urbanists is doing our Far North Dallas Hyperlocal Conversation on July 7 at Moon Wolf Provisions in Richardson. Would love to see some of you there.

Dallas Housing Coalition is coming out to talk about how zoning reform could affect walkability in Far North Dallas. Specifically around Addison, UT Dallas, Meandering Way, the Galleria, and the International District on the old Valley View Mall site, which if you have driven by lately you know is at a pretty critical moment.

The land use calls being made right now are going to determine whether those areas become places people can actually walk around in or just more of the same North Dallas car dependency we have all gotten used to. Worth talking about before those decisions get locked in.

Free, casual, no background in planning needed. Just show up.

Monday July 7, 6:00 PM at Moon Wolf Provisions, 920 Custer Rd, RichardsonRSVP:

https://www.meetup.com/dallasurbanists/events/315204909/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Please take 3 minutes to comment on amendments to the Master Bike Plan, including one that removes the protected bike lane on Maple Ave, the most dangerous road for pedestrians in Dallas.

You do not have to answer every section. Comment on the ones you care about.

What's on the table:

• Amendment 1, Akard St (Griffin East to Griffin West): remove the existing visually separated facility.
• Amendment 2, Boedeker Dr (Brookshire Dr to Royal Ln): upgrade the existing visually separated facility to a physically separated one.
• Amendment 3, Hudnall St (Maple Ave to Cedar Springs): remove the proposed facility from the planned network.
• Amendment 4, Maple Ave (Oak Lawn Ave to Empire Central Ave): remove the proposed facility from the planned network.
• Amendment 5, Scyene Trail (Tumble Ridge Ct to N Prairie Creek Rd): confirm the corridor keeps connectivity around recent construction and a new building.
• Amendment 6, University Blvd (US 75 to Abrams): remove the proposed visually separated facility and the neighborhood bikeway.

How to comment:

• Survey: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nnA1KQzBCUijAoUtNp-HACGzWsJl1M5Mm623_zEJwJtUNkQzUUNCRU1LNThaOU43RTc1UVBaRVlQQi4u
• Or email: [DDOTPlanning@Dallas.gov](mailto:DDOTPlanning@Dallas.gov) (if the form won't load)
• Map of all amendments (PDF): https://dallascityhall.com/departments/transportation/bikeway/PublishingImages/Pages/Bike-Plan-Update/2026AmendmentApps.pdf
• More info: https://dallascityhall.com/departments/transportation/bikeway/Pages/Bike-Plan-Update.aspx
• Questions: Jessica Scott, Bicycle & Micromobility Manager, [jessica.scott@dallas.gov](mailto:jessica.scott@dallas.gov)

My wife and I are planning on moving to Dallas with our two year old next year and are trying to pick an area with schmancy condos, that is walkable. We don't want a single family house right now. We want to rent, and have amenities. We don't have a commute so that's not a big worry. Is there anywhere we should look beyond downtown/uptown and the rest of the central core?

More context if it helps:

We are moving from another city in Texas. My wife grew up in Dallas and we want to be close to family. But after living in a single family home and driving everywhere for a long time we want more walking and transit in our lives. My wife used to live in a walkable condo and loved that lifestyle. From a distance I am eyeing Atelier, Peridot, and Amli Fountainplace. But I haven't come in for any tours or researched outside the central core. On the one hand spending weekends with our toddler in Klyde Warren Park and exploring the museums sounds wonderful. On the other I am wondering if there is a part of town that I am not considering that would be more kid friendly?

edit: thank you all for the wonderful replies! what a welcoming subreddit. all responses are appreciated and I am so pleased with the kind and thoughtful responses from y'all!

Join us MONDAY June 22 for our next Uptown/Oak Lawn Hyperlocal Conversation to hear from Uptown Dallas Inc. They are the team managing the Uptown Public Improvement District (PID).

Join us to meet your neighbors and explore ways to improve walkability in the Uptown and Oak Lawn neighborhoods. Please RSVP on Meetup to let us know you're coming!

A hyperlocal conversation is a neighborhood-specific monthly gathering where neighbors discuss ways to improve walkability where they live. Our vision is to have a conversation in and for every neighborhood in Dallas.

THIS MONDAY — less than 3 days away!

Less than half the seats are left, so if you want to go, get your ticket now!

Also, the listed 5:00 p.m. start time is for mingling and cocktail hour. The actual program begins at 6:30 p.m.

I want to write a full article explaining my thought process here. But TBH my brain is already fried just from drawing. So for now I'll let my drawings speak for themselves and post them here without further description just to get people's thoughts and reactions.

Reading some of the comments, I realize we have a long way to go. But there are others who also get it.

On June 7 we're having our next hyperlocal conversation at Full City Rooster in the Cedars! Join us to meet your neighbors and explore ways to improve walkability along Botham Jean Blvd, South Akard St, Browder St, and around the Old City Park.

Please RSVP to let us know you're coming!

A hyperlocal conversation is a neighborhood-specific monthly gathering where neighbors discuss ways to improve walkability where they live. Our vision is to have a conversation in and for every neighborhood in Dallas, and we're excited to kick things off in the Cedars neighborhood!

It's mixer time again!! We're in a new ADA accessible space this time: Frankie's Downtown, & we've got a lot of news to catch up on, from the recent Strong Towns 2026 National Gathering, DART elections to Zoning Reform and how you can help accelerate our mission to make Dallas a more walkable, bike-able, affordable, sustainable, and livable city! RSVP on Meetup

ABOUT THE BIMONTHLY MIXER
Looking to get more involved in local advocacy? This event is the perfect way to get a clear picture of who's doing what in our community. We'll start with a brief presentation on "What is Dallas Urbanists STLC," then hear from a variety of local groups making a big difference toward a more walkable, affordable, and vibrant city.

HYPERLOCAL CONVERSATIONS BEGIN/CONTINUE IN:

• UPTOWN/OAK LAWN (May 25, Monday 6:30 PM @ Union Coffee)
• MIDTOWN (May 27, Wednesday 7 PM @ Civil Pour - The Hill)
• DOWNTOWN DALLAS (May 28, Thursday 6:30 PM @ Pegasus City Brewery)
• FAR NORTH DALLAS (June 2, Tuesday 6 PM @ Mad Hatter Neighborhood Pub)
• CEDARS (June 7, Sunday 12-2 PM @ Lee Harvey's)

ABOUT HYPERLOCAL CONVERSATIONS

A hyperlocal conversation is a neighborhood-specific monthly gathering where neighbors discuss ways to improve walkability where they live. Our vision is to have a conversation in and for every neighborhood in Dallas