ForwardDallas! Comprehensive Plan

Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas is one of the country’s most rapidly changing cities. Long-time residents and diverse newcomers are developing new neighborhoods, starting new businesses and bringing fresh ideas to build on the city’s energy and rich history.

The City of Dallas selected Fregonese Associates to assist in the creation and implementation of its first comprehensive plan, ForwardDallas!. The plan used the community’s vision and priorities to develop guidelines for a future that includes transit-oriented development built around bus corridors, light rail and a streetcar.

ForwardDallas! identifies Dallas’ most critical land-use issues as:

• the need for more area plans and fewer planned development districts;
• the desire for an updated parking ordinance;
• and demand for a simpler, more transparent development process.

Transit-Oriented Development is a key component of the ForwardDallas! plan since it pairs real estate development with a multi-modal transportation system that can support additional jobs and housing. The plan provides for new zoning and development standards for areas adjacent to rail lines and emphasizes opportunities to retrofit financially viable transit systems. To implement ForwardDallas!, eight small area plans were developed in various parts of the city which were used to develop specific policies and actions for ForwardDallas!.