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Saturday, March 13, 2021

Due to rapid growth during the 1950s, traffic congestion became a critical issue facing Dallas. In response, city planners and the Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission worked to keep traffic moving safely and efficiently; their efforts are documented in this film. The Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission was formed in 1936 and, by the 1950s, included citizens from every Dallas civic organization. Their mission was to improve traffic safety and efficiency for Dallas citizens. Film produced by the Dallas Citizens Traffic Commission, property of the Dallas Municipal Archives." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leAKXcaLDd4 1955

watch?v=9au29IbqLEk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfV2aTQCmkw

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Phoenix vs. Dallas

How Two U.S. cities will KICK OFF their rail transit revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRLMtmWwAsE Dallas is part of a much larger urban area.

https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/city-size-comparison/phoenix-c3944/dallas-c3890

https://www.chase.com/personal/mortgage/cityvscity/phoenix-dallas

https://whymovetodallas.com/living-in-dallas-texas-blog/dallas-vs-phoenix-which-city-is-better-to-live-in

https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/city-size-comparison/dallas-c3890/phoenix-c3944

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Original twin towers plan for Bank of America Plaza in Dallas

https://web.archive.org/web/20160108020002mp_/http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/files/2013/05/boaplans1.jpg

"Original plans for the development, initially called Dallas Main Center, called for two 72-story towers, a 600-room hotel, and a parking garage." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America_Plaza_(Dallas)#Design

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/downtown-dallas-bank-of-america-twin-towers--497999671272253343/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/1ctfwc2/did_you_know_these_dallas_buildings_were/

https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082422/http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2013/05/downtown-dallas-tallest-tower-was-always-planned-as-a-skyline-standout.html/

https://baplaza.com , https://baplaza.com/overview

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Bank+of+America+Plaza

Monday, August 8, 2016

Houston-Dallas bullet train...

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/Plans-for-Houston-Dallas-bullet-train-moving-along-6777582.php-

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/humble/news/bullet-train-connecting-houston-to-dallas-to-break-ground/article_60d122f0-4d02-5e8d-bdaf-2591e7d6590d.html-

http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/statewide/dallas-houston-high-speed-rail.html

https://dallashoustonhsr.com/maps-and-pictures-

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/20160808-bullet-train-developer-might-pick-up-tab-for-consultants-to-expedite-city-s-vision-for-station-and-review-permits.ece-

http://www.texascentral.com-

http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2016/05/japanese-bullet-train-operator-opening-office-in-dallas-to-assist-texas-high-speed-rail.html

http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/fight-over-texas-bullet-train-and-eminent-domain-heads-to-washington-8317678

Monday, September 18, 2023

City of Vancouver parts ways with its chief planner

Theresa O'Donnell came to Vancouver as a deputy director of planning in 2019 after 15 years working for the City of Dallas https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/city-of-vancouver-parts-ways-with-chief-planner

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/theresa-odonnell-city-of-vancouver-chief-planner-departure

Small Vancouver can fit into Dallas 8 times.

Area ^[2]
• City	123.63 km² (47.73 sq mi)
• Land	115.18 km² (44.47 sq mi)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#Geography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas

Area ^[2]
• City	385.9 sq mi (999.2 km²)
• Land	339.604 sq mi (879.56 km²)
• Water	43.87 sq mi (113.60 km²)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas#Geography

Vancouver was one of the first cities to remove its streetcars in the 1950s & will likely be one of the last to bring them back. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Downtown_Historic_Railway#Proposed_future_service

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Streetcar Of course Dallas would revive a small portion of its streetcar system long before Vancouver ever could. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Streetcar#Future_expansion_plans

https://www.mata.org/ride/route-map

Even Los_Angeles & the Brooklyn-Queens_Connector will likely be up & running sooner than Vancouver's attempted revival.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_North_America#Heritage_streetcar_systems

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_North_America#List_of_primarily_tourist_heritage_systems_in_North_America

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_North_America#Light_rail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail_in_North_America#History_of_streetcars_and_light_rail

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Why Dallas is Becoming the Economic Capital of Texas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W7aNcieKgc

Dallas’s Biggest Megaprojects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Dv1WwO7OQ

Why Dallas Is Growing so Fast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Qp6dUDEeU

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/n0l2b4/dallas_growth_in_20_years_20012021/

Monday, March 10, 2025

Calgary vs. Denver and Dallas

The scale Calgary is impressive, but Alberta just doesn't have the same imposed restrictions as backwater BC.

Denver is a big city & metropolitan area in its own right, but somehow Calgary has more 50 story office towers than Denver. Dallas has more tall buildings than Calgary and Denver, combined.

Dallas is a landlocked_city like Calgary and Denver.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

An Earlier Version for Bank of America Plaza in Dallas

"Bank of America Plaza’s original plans not only included a twin tower, but called for Tower 2 to have gold-tinted windows — and a purple argon outline at night. Without a doubt, minds would have been blown after seeing 900 vertical feet of green argon and purple argon, in addition to Reunion Tower’s “dancing” lights and the new LED systems on the Omni hotel and Hunt Oil Tower. Original plans also called for two-story pyramid caps on each tower, but those were nixed by the FAA because of downtown’s proximity to Love Field."
http://www.dallasing.com/dallas-twin-towers-bank-of-america-plaza-cityplace-centre/