The Believer, the Skeptic, the Adversary: 3 Locals' Thoughts on ForwardDallas

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The Believer, the Skeptic, the Adversary: 3 Locals' Thoughts on ForwardDallas
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Dallas City Council is set to vote on ForwardDallas 2.0 after months of controversy and community feedback.

More people are leaving Dallas County than are moving here, and adversaries of the ForwardDallas plan believe the land-use document could be another nail in the city's housing coffin.},{ "name":"Editor Picks", "component":"17105533", "insertPoint":"4", "requiredCountToDisplay":"1", "watchElement":".

While ForwardDallas is not a zoning document, it will serve as a reference for future zoning cases. By identifying areas that have historically been subjected to “incompatible land uses” like those Roberts advocates for, the document will help “prioritize and inform potential future rezonings” in those areas.

He also thinks that while the city council should vote to pass the document, it’s doing “a lot of heavy lifting for the city” despite being a guidance plan. The document’s impact on DART, however, could be a silver lining, Moreno added. The plan outlines increased density in areas surrounding DART transit stations, something Moreno believes could help boost ridership which could, in turn,For a process that has perhaps been burdened with the amount of community feedback it has received, Moreno wishes there had been more opportunities to contribute his ideas to the plan.

But even with Ridley’s amendments, which he says clarify the difference between land use placetypes and zoning, many homeowners still believe that as soon as the document is passed, they’ll be living next door to an apartment complex. In Newby’s case, there is concern that ForwardDallas will have a negative impact on single-family neighborhoods and the affordable housing market.

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