Re:Vision Dallas makes Observer's cover!

Here's the latest on the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation's Re:Vision Dallas project--cover story in this week's edition of The Dallas Observer!

Big, big news!

Definitely worth your time.

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Re:Vision Dallas Update

Take a moment to check out the video update on the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation's (CDCDC) Re: Vision Dallas project that would entail the sustainable redevelopment of the entire city block immediately behind Dallas City Hall.



Then, while you are at it, check out Charlie Gibson's report on housing in America on a recent edition of the ABC Evening News. Toward the end of the report you'll hear a mention of our project, as well as a quick image of it.



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Re: Vision Dallas Reprise. . .

I'm so proud of the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation and of John Greenan that I've got to give you two more links to our big Downtown development design competition.

For more fun and inspiration click here and then, click here!

Clearly, the Central Dallas CDC has sufficient capacity to continue to make a real, measurable impact on the rational, sustainable and inclusive development of our Downtown area.

One more time, "Way to go, John!"

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Update on Re:Vision Dallas

You may recall my earlier report here (December 8, 2008) on the efforts of John Greenan, Brent Brown and our team at the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation to see an entire city block behind the Dallas City Hall redeveloped in a totally green, mixed-use and sustainable manner.

Working with Re:Vision, we created an architectural competition to come up with a winning design for the development.

Well, get this. One hundred seventy-five (175) architectural firms registered for the Re:Vision Dallas competition, and one hundred (100) firms from fourteen countries submitted entries. I find that to be an amazing outcome!

Here's the link to the winning designs.

You can find more detailed information here.

And, then, check out the video below that gets at the basic concept in community re-design and development.

Exciting stuff!

And, for one more report on the effort, take a quick look here.