STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Growing
AGENDA DATE: May 28, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Development
EXECUTIVE: Robin Bentley
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A public hearing to receive comments regarding the South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan, an area generally bounded by Haskell Avenue to the north, the Southern Pacific Central Bypass Rail line to the east, Botham Jean Boulevard to the south, and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Rail line to the west and an ordinance adopting The South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
In 2020, City Council requested that the Planning and Development Department initiate an area planning process and authorized hearing in South Dallas, the area generally to the south and east of Fair Park. The area plan, known as the South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan (SDFP) is the result of that request. The South Dallas Fair Park area has a rich but complex history shaped by racial segregation, economic inequality, and resilience. Although challenged by disinvestment for decades, community groups and advocates never lost faith in the strength and opportunity in this community.
As a renaissance began to occur in South Dallas, a renewed need emerged to reaffirm and update community goals and priorities through a strategic process and coordinated action by a coalition of area groups. This coalition, the South Dallas Fair Park Taskforce, representing residents, businesses, nonprofit leaders, developers, activists and faith-based organizations, was selected by the District 7 City Council office to represent diverse viewpoints, needs, and solutions for the area. Throughout the four-year planning process, the taskforce guided the process, resulting in this South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan.
The focus of the planning process has been on action and implementation with an eye toward facilitating vibrant and cultura...
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