Events November 11 & 15: Impacts of Zoning Reform, DATA Meeting, Urbanists Mixer
Three events in Downtown Dallas. On Tuesday 5:30 PM, join CNU for panel discussion on recent and future zoning legislation. On Saturday, join DATA monthly meeting 1:30 PM and Urbanists Mixer 5:00 PM.
Tuesday, November 11th 5:30 p.m. Impacts of Zoning Reform & Legislative Changes
Location: Corgan Office, West End, Downtown Dallas, 401 North Houston Street
RSVP: Use code FRIENDS for 50% off ticket
Hosted by Congress for New Urbanism, North Texas.
Learn how new legislation from Austin & Dallas could unlock a wave of affordable housing & suburban retrofit. Come hear from the panel! New tools to address the housing crisis: legislative change in Austin and Dallas could spur a new wave of affordable housing and suburban retrofit. Our panel of developers, municipalities, and urban planning strategies will discuss the impacts of these legislative changes on incremental development, suburban retrofits, and housing affordability.
Panelists:
Brandon Palanker (Moderator), President, 3BL Strategies & Development
Emily Liu, Director of Planning & Development , City of Dallas
Monte Anderson, President & CEO, Options Real Estate & Neighborhood Evolution
Patrick Kennedy, Founder, The Human Ecosystem
Kevin Shepherd, Founder & CEO, Verdunity
Saturday, November 15th 1:30 p.m. DATA Monthly Meeting
Location: Hamon Training Room, 5th Floor, Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young St
Hosted by Dallas Area Transit Alliance (DATA)
As usual, we have a lot of public transit news and updates to discuss. The biggest item on the agenda: Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch, and Highland Park will have special elections in May 2026 on whether to with DART. Come learn and discuss what’s going on and you can advocate for public transit.
Saturday, November 15th 5:00 p.m. Urbanists Bimonthly Mixer
Location: Ye Olde Scarlet Pumpernickel Tavern, Downtown Dallas, 1402 Main St
RSVP: Please RSVP on Meetup.com
Hosted by Dallas Urbanists STLC
Looking to get more involved in local advocacy? Or just want to meet fellow lovers of walkability, public transit, and good urban planning? This event is the perfect way to get a clear picture of who’s doing what in our community, meet your neighbors, and exchange ideas for a better Dallas.
This month’s theme is “New Vision November”. We’ll have a vision board for people to write their hopes and dreams for the city in 2026 on sticky notes. On housing, we’ll hear again about the petition to ban Realpage, the upcoming Annual Housing Summit hosted by Dallas Housing Coalition, and an update on Zoning Reform which is making it’s way through city hall now. On transportation, we’ll hear about the DART withdrawal elections in Irving, Plano, Farmers Branch, and Highland Park.