The company predicts a hire of 10,000 temporary jobs over the four years of construction, and a permanent force of 1,000 employees.

The firm also believes that there will be an increase in private development at each of the station, in the form of high rise office space, residential and retail units.

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"Gentrification and displacement have become so intimately linked in how we talk about certain neighborhoods that they've begun to fuse together, the one word silently imply the other, 'displacement' giving 'gentrification' its sinister tone."

This article provides a few back to back studies that suggest the gentrifying of neighborhoods may not always be such a bad thing. The displacement of poor families from these changing districts may not just be because of wealthy families moving…

Eminent Domain is the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. If this law sounds like it could be easily abused, it is because it is easily abused. This article tells the story of the Saleet family from Lakewood, Ohio. The mayor of Lakewood is in the process of using Eminent Domain to force not only the Saleet family, but all of the families from that neighborhood out. The mayor is doing this in the hopes of…

   As seen through analyzing our country's history, there was a vast increase of inhabitants from rural areas to the cities. Improvement in agricultural technology initiated this migration to the city, and this resulted in inadequate housing, sanitation problems, higher crime rates, and insufficient transportation. Although these were present issues within the city, there were still benefits of city life since disadvantages of the country were fewer job opportunities, lack of entertainment,…

Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses butted heads on more than a few occasions. Moses generally got what he wanted in these showdowns. However in the battle over Greenwich Village Jacobs held her ground and won. Moses wanted to destroy fourteen blocks of the Village in order to run highways through the center. His plans were ultimately foiled. This defeat for Moses really brought out the sore loser side in him. He was very animated in defeat. He is quoted in his frustration saying when referring to…

Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses butted heads on more than a few occasions. Moses generally got what he wanted in these showdowns. However in the battle over Greenwich Village Jacobs held her ground and won. Moses wanted to destroy fourteen blocks of the Village in order to run highways through the center. His plans were ultimately foiled. This defeat for Moses really brought out the sore loser side in him. He was very animated in defeat. He is quoted in his frustration saying when referring to…

Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses butted heads on more than a few occasions. Moses generally got what he wanted in these showdowns. However in the battle over Greenwich Village Jacobs held her ground and won. Moses wanted to destroy fourteen blocks of the Village in order to run highways through the center. His plans were ultimately foiled. This defeat for Moses really brought out the sore loser side in him. He was very animated in defeat. He is quoted in his frustration saying when referring to…

Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses butted heads on more than a few occasions. Moses generally got what he wanted in these showdowns. However in the battle over Greenwich Village Jacobs held her ground and won. Moses wanted to destroy fourteen blocks of the Village in order to run highways through the center. His plans were ultimately foiled. This defeat for Moses really brought out the sore loser side in him. He was very animated in defeat. He is quoted in his frustration saying when referring to…

Developers are close to a groundbreaking for big project in Oak Cliff’s Bishop Arts district…

Urban Sprawl could be identified as pushing human population away from urban area, expanding out for people to settle. In some cases, sprawling can help cities by having more residential space or business to grow and boost the economy. However according to the Atlantic article,” why ae developers still building sprawl”, argues how sprawling is causing negative outcomes in Vegas residents lives.

Developers before the big hit of the recession about 10 years ago started to build homes…

According to studies, Minneapolis is one of the 3 cities that have some of the most affordable real estate and are also included in America’s 100 biggest metropolitan areas. Nineteen companies that are in the Fortune 500 have come out of Minneapolis, and in the last 60 years forty companies from Minneapolis have made it to the Fortune 500. The real estate in Minneapolis is accessible to young middle class families, and there are great job opportunities. So what makes Minneapolis so…

   Zoning is used to control and organize public land. Goals of zoning include avoiding incompatible land uses, to achieve orderly and attractive land use, adequate transportation, property values, and to encourage business. Zoning, however, can be undesirable due to property owners being told what to do with their land. Zoning also has an effect on not only businesses and land owners, but zoning policies especially play a role within education.

   A lot of districts and policies are…

Controversial Growth Plan Has Some Plano Residents Planning Recall Election

The residents of the city of Plano are disliking the idea of the urbanization of their city. There are two…

Dallas’ urban apartment building boom is heading to the suburbs

The article begins by describing the urban growth that is taking place in the city of Dallas. There has been a huge focus in the surrounding areas including Oak Cliff, East…

As North Texas is growing at a record setting pace, we are facing very real and pressing transportation obstacles. Within the DFW metroplex, our highways are becoming increasingly congested and are in need of constant expansion in order to accommodate the transportation needs of a rapidly growing ans sprawling urban area.

Bedroom communities like Argyle…

Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs both had visions when it came to the concept of Urban Planning for New York City. The two had different views and ideas as to how New York City should be constructed. Moses was behind the concept of expressways, which displaced many people during the time of him being the city’s “Master Builder”.  He envisioned that New York would be a city that was built for driving. With the idea of expressways, this created revenue from the tolls. Although the tolls brought in…

There is an ongoing debate as to if help should go to distressed places or distressed people. There are many communities that are struggling due to lack of resources and funds to finance the area. On the other had there are communities that are financially stable enough to support themselves. In a article titled “People or Place?” takes a look into both sides to see if there is a correct route to take. Many factors can contribute to whether or not a place should be helped, or a…

            Gentrification is simply the renovation of an area or part of a city. McKnight-Chavers, author of “Gentrification Rolls on in Dallas,” seems torn between supporting and opposing gentrification, especially in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas. She describes residents of areas under gentrification as hard working, well-educated, professional and good citizens. Yet, she identifies decades of neglect to that area of the city since the JFK assassination. She admits that gentrification has…

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            The City Beautiful movement began with Daniel Burnham, who challenged architects to make city plans that had “magic to stir men’s blood”. George Kessler was a fellow planner and believer in the City Beautiful movement. Kessler was born in Germany in 1862, raised in Dallas, studied landscape architecture in Germany, and eventually accepted a planning job in Kansas City. His Kansas City creation of urban parks and boulevards opened the door for him to similarly plan Memphis,…