transit-oriented development
Dallas Unveils First Development Code Rewrite in 40 Years, Expanding By-Right Housing and Capping Transit-Area Parking
Dallas planners posted Public Draft 1.0 of a rewritten development code on Nov. 5, replacing a patchwork of legacy zoning districts with 18...
DART Seeks Developer for 18.3-Acre Westmoreland Station TOD in Southern Dallas, Shrinking Parking to 125 Spaces
Dallas Area Rapid Transit has opened a two-phase competition for a long-term ground lease on 18.3 acres of commuter parking at Westmoreland Station,...
Inside the West Campus Pipeline: 400-Foot Towers Test Austin’s Student-Housing Ceiling
A 300-foot tower filing, developer interest in a roughly 400-foot high-rise and a pending Central City District Plan could push Austin's West Campus...
Houston’s $7.5B City Budget and $1.7B METRO Plan Shift Costs and Risk Onto Real Estate
Houston erased most of a $209 million deficit without raising property taxes, and METRO protected bus and rail service by cutting 177 jobs...
North Texas Transit-Oriented Development Demand Swamps Funding as DART Ridership Falls
Leaders from four North Texas transit agencies used an Infrastructure Summit panel in Irving to press for a more connected regional network, spotlighting...
Fort Worth Upzoning Near TEXRail Collides With Scrap Yards Across the Platform
Fort Worth's push to build a walkable district around its TEXRail North Side Station would replace heavy industrial zoning with a mixed-use category...
Austin Requires On-Site Affordable Housing Near Light Rail, Ends Fee-in-Lieu in Transit Zones
The Austin City Council voted Sept. 10 to require developers using the city's density bonus program within a half-mile of the planned light...
DART Lands $70MM Federal Grant to Replace 53 Aging Light Rail Vehicles Across North Texas
Dallas Area Rapid Transit will overhaul roughly a fifth of its light rail fleet after capturing the second-largest award in a national rail-replacement...
