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Our mission is to foster informed and empathetic conversations about walkability, transportation, and housing in Dallas neighborhoods. Through stories and conversations, inspire locals to take action toward meaningful improvement for the city.

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Urbanist Events August 18–September 12: Refugee History in Vickery, Revitalization of Redbird & West End Station, Zoning 101, World Cup's TOD Legacy + New Trail Groundbreaking!

Budget town halls, bike rides, transit talks, HouseDTX, & hyperlocal conversations in Midtown, Uptown, and Downtown. 17 ways to learn, connect, and shape your neighborhood across Dallas–Fort Worth.

Urbanist Events August 9-30: Every District's Budget Town Hall, Cedars, Redbird, Midtown & Uptown/Oak Lawn Hyperlocal Conversations, Joppa Zoning Hearing

Your guide to Dallas urbanism, transit, and housing this month + the full City Council budget town hall schedule across all 14 districts, sessions in English and Spanish, in person and virtual

Urbanist Events August 4–25: Budget Town Hall Series, Second Saturdays Coffee & Social Ride, TRA Frisco Rail Museum with DATA, North Texas Regional Housing Call, Advocacy & The Politics of Transit

Upcoming Dallas urbanist events including: HLCs on Far North Dallas, Cedars, & Midtown, Wheatland-Danieldale, Preston Road, & Malcolm X Boulevard corridor meetings, & Routes to Rails studies

Urbanist Events July 28–August 11: Redbird Hyperlocal Conversation, Dallas Budget Tour '26, "Be My Neighbor" Campaign Launch, Second Saturdays Coffee & Social Ride, "Dallas Critical Mass" Social Bike

Upcoming Dallas urbanist events including: HLCs on Downtown Dallas, Midtown/Vickery infrastructure, Wheatland-Danieldale, Preston Road, & Malcolm X Boulevard, & Singleton Corridor meetings/studies

Urbanist Events July 21–August 8: Zoning 101 Tour, Dallas Budget Tour ‘26, Second Saturdays Coffee and Social Ride, Transit Ironman 2026, “Dallas Critical Mass” Social Bike Ride, July Bimonthly Mixer

Upcoming Dallas urbanist events including: Hyperlocal Conversations about Dallas' Deadliest Street for Walkers, Redbird, & Downtown Dallas businesses and Community Meeting for Sunny South Dallas PID

DART's troubling CEO choice makes it a lot harder to be a public transit advocate

No matter how rough things got under the previous CEO, I always had evidence she sincerely listened to riders and took DART in right direction. With potential new CEO, I don’t see a silver lining.

Urbanist Events July 14-August 1: Zoning 101 Shape of Dallas Seminars, DART ADA Community Meeting & CEO Selection, Reimagining Housing in Dallas, and Dallas Urbanists July Bimonthly Mixer

Upcoming urbanist events including: DART Board Meeting (Expected CEO Selection), DATA July General Meeting & Transit Ironman 2026 (updated dates), and upcoming Redbird Hyperlocal Conversation

Ideas for a More Walkable Preston Hollow, Volume One: Preston/Royal Southwest

Here is a slate of ideas for improving walkability through pocket parks, street trees, bicycle parking, upgraded transit stops, and Jane Jacobs new urbanism.

Urbanist Events July 4-July 26: Far North Dallas & Cedars Hyperlocal Conversation, Second Saturdays Coffee and Social Ride, Transit Ironman 2026, Volunteering with Dallas Neighbors for Housing

Upcoming urbanists events including: Social Saturdays (Car-Free!), Postcarding with the Environmental Voter Project, 12 Steps of Town Making, and Reimagining Housing in Dallas, & July Bimonthly Mixer

Urbanist Events June 27-July 18: Better Block University Applications Due Tomorrow, Sunny South Dallas PID Meeting, Midtown/Far North Dallas/Cedars Hyperlocal Conversations

Upcoming urbanist events including: South Dallas/Fair Park Opportunity Fund Board Meeting, Jet Lag & Transit Ironman 2026 with DATA, General Meetings with DATA & Dallas Neighbors for Housing