The Texas Trees Foundation secured $25 million in state funding for the Southwestern Medical District project.
The Texas Trees Foundation secured $25 million in state funding for the Southwestern Medical District Transformation Project in the Harry Hines Corridor.The $198 million project led by the Dallas-based nonprofit aims to transform the area.
It will include comprehensive roadway reconstruction, stormwater and traffic control systems, expansive green infrastructure and pedestrian-friendly design strategies incorporating elements of nature.The project secured the $25 million during the 2025 legislative session, pushed by State Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, and State Rep. Rafael Anchía, D-Dallas.The Texas Trees Foundation secured $25 million in state funding for the Southwestern Medical District Transformation Project in the Harry Hines Corridor. Rendering provided by Texas Trees Foundation.Temps are rising: Here are some of Dallas’ hottest neighborhoodsthan natural landscapes. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, areas with concentrated structures and limited green space become “heat islands.” The Southwestern Medical District, in northwest Dallas, is one of the hottest neighborhoods in the city, according to the city’s latest urban heat island effect study. The area is home to UT Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Hospital, and Children’s Health—it serves around 3.4 million patients annually, has 42,000 employees and has 45,000 daily drivers.with the city of Dallas, Dallas County and the North Central Texas Council of Governments plan to revitalize more than two miles and 14 acres of aging roadway, utility and landscape infrastructure within Texas’s most vital medical and research corridors. The Texas Trees Foundation secured $25 million in state funding for the Southwestern Medical District Transformation Project in the Harry Hines Corridor. Rendering provided by Texas Trees Foundation.The project is expected to yield more than $1.6 billion in economic development, including $300 million in new state property tax revenue, according to the Texas Trees Foundation.The Texas Trees Foundation has secured almost $60 million and is working to raise the rest of the money to reach its goal of $198 million, said Heather Stevens, campaign philanthropic and public adviser for the project.McClelen said the project will provide an opportunity for workers, students, patients and the surrounding neighborhoods to have a place to connect with nature, to take walks or runs instead of being stuck in a concrete parking lot.“We have the support from the public and private agencies. We have the support from the community,” McClelen said. “We just want to make it happen yesterday.”María Ramos Pacheco is a reporter on the local government team. Before joining The News, María was a reporter at El Paso Matters and attended the University of Texas at El Paso. She is from Chihuahua, Mx, where her love for journalism was formed.
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