For the first time in 18 years, the city of Dallas is set to decide what neighborhoods should look like in the city going forward.
The Forward Dallas plan has sparked a debate about whether the city should allow more density or protect single-family neighborhoods as they are now. The two sides both see a need for middle-income housing in Dallas , but they disagree about whether Forward Dallas will help the affordability of Dallas .One side thinks new dense construction will help create more middle-income housing.
People can't afford to live in neighborhoods, and it creates displacement," said Mary Paras, who opposes the plan. "If I wanted to live in an apartment, I would have. I want my grandkids to walk to school.""The only way out of the housing shortage is to build more housing," said Roy Atwood, who supports the new plan. "While new construction may not be affordable right away, it will cause demand on older homes to go down.
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