Bimonthly Urbanists Mixer, July

Join Dallas Urbanists at Frankie's Downtown for an evening of good conversation, fresh updates, and real ways to get involved in making Dallas more walkable, bikeable, affordable, sustainable, and livable.

Here is today's lineup:

ZONING REFORM
Michael Wade from the City Department of Planning & Development will talk about the first draft of a brand new zoning code, which we expect to be released to the public by the end of July or early August.

DALLAS HOUSING COALITION
Bryan Tony will talk about the coalition's Zoning 101 events, housing history project, "Won't You Be My Neighbor" campaign, and block parties planned throughout the city in the coming months.

DALLAS NEIGHBORS FOR HOUSING
DN4H will talk about their campaigns for zoning reform a potential November ballot measure for a $100 million investment in homelessness prevension.

12 STEPS OF TOWN MAKING
Peter Cioe with Community Focused Ventures will talk about a training program for practical placemaking and incremental development.

CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM, NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER
Peter Cioe with introduce us to the North Texas chapter of Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU).

BETTER INTERSECTIONS W/ BETTER BLOCK
Imani Chet and Azael Alvarez will talk about their activation and study of Main Street, plus three projects to redesign dangerous intersections in Districts 1, 3, and 9.

TRANSIT NEWS W/ DATA
Dallas Area Transit Alliance (DATA) will talk about their recent and upcoming events and give a brief update on what's going on with DART.

WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING 2026
Trinity Ek with Dallas Bicycle Coalition will talk about the fourth annual Week Without Driving campaign starting in September.

HYPERLOCAL CONVERSATIONS
Hexel with Dallas Urbanists will update us on the hyperlocal conversations happening monthly throughout the city, including two new conversations starting soon in Rebird and Preston Hollow.

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VOLUNTEER
Please use this link to signup to volunteer at our next mixer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444ABAC2FA6F9CE9-64861823-bimonthly
Our events involve many small tasks that are easy to do yet are a lot to juggle when we only have 3 or 4 volunteers. Whether you're avaiable for the entire mixer, or plan on leaving early, or arriving late, or even virtually, there are ways anybody can help!

SCHEDULE
4:30 Doors open
5:00 Gathering time
5:30 Program begins
6:30 Program finishes, social time

WHAT IS DALLAS URBANISTS STLC?
We are people who care about making Dallas a more walkable, bike-friendly, transit-oriented, affordable, and vibrant place to live. As a Strong Towns Local Conversation (STLC), we are part of the Strong Towns movement to replace America’s postwar pattern of development, the "Suburban Experiment," with a pattern of development that is financially strong and resilient. We advocate for neighborhoods of all sizes in Dallas to be safe, livable and inviting.

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