Category: Road and Transportation

Rufus Shaw and Lynn Flint Shaw found dead Monday evening

Rufus Shaw and Lynn Flint Shaw found dead Monday evening

What can you say but…..man. As I went through my morning routine checking news sites I saw a disturbing headline at DallasNews.com: Two found fatally shot at former DART chairwoman’s home. The News reports that Rufus Shaw died of a self inflicted gun shot wound. The story by Dave Levinthal...

AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND LATINO WORKERS EXPOSED TO NOOSE, SWASTIKAS”N—– HIT LISTS”AND MORE  AT DALLAS-FT WORTH AIRPORT FACILITY TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS

AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND LATINO WORKERS EXPOSED TO NOOSE, SWASTIKAS”N—– HIT LISTS”AND MORE AT DALLAS-FT WORTH AIRPORT FACILITY TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS

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Kirby Warnock questions services available in Southern Dallas

Kirby Warnock questions services available in Southern Dallas

Last week Kirby Warnock continued to make the case for improved services in Southern Dallas via a thoughtful Dallas Morning News.  Here are some highlights from Mr. Warnock's column: What has become painfully obvious to me is that there are two Dallases, and I'm not talking about the racial divide....

Dallas Morning News making good on promise with Bridging North/South Gap Series

Dallas Morning News making good on promise with Bridging North/South Gap Series

Sharon Grigsby and the Editorial Staff at the Dallas Morning News are keeping their word of helping to bridge the gap between North Dallas and Southern Dallas.  This morning the entire left page of the editorials is devoted to 10 suggestions to improve Southern Dallas neighborhoods. See "10 Drops in...

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON SECURES $86,250,000 FOR DART AND $250,000 FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING FAMILY CENTER IN 2008 TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS BILL

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON SECURES $86,250,000 FOR DART AND $250,000 FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING FAMILY CENTER IN 2008 TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Washington, DC (Wednesday, November 14, 2007) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today called on President Bush to make the enactment of the 2008 Transportation, HUD appropriations bill, a top priority before Congress adjourns this year. Congresswoman Johnson successfully secured $86,250,000 for Dallas Area Rapid Transit's new Green Line, currently under construction....

On the Trinity Vote

On the Trinity Vote

Not much for me to say here, but I would advise reading the Final Analysis of the Trinity Vote at Dallas Progress. The victory goes in the win column of Tom Leppert which makes him 3 for 3 in my book (election, runoff, Trinity).  Too bad the strong mayor initiative...

KERA/Dallas Blog take issue with Trinity Parkway’s impact on Pegasus Project

KERA/Dallas Blog take issue with Trinity Parkway’s impact on Pegasus Project

Unfortunately I don’t have the opportunity to link to this story from the dallasblog.com right now, but I’ve gotten a number of e-mails regarding my “Vote No” post last week. Here’s the post and I’ll clean it up and give the proper credit later. From DallasBlog.com Texas Transportation Chairman Ric...

I’m voting ‘No’, hate to line up with the rest of the crew on this one

I’m voting ‘No’, hate to line up with the rest of the crew on this one

I have tell you, I had written an entire post titled "I'm voting Yes," with all these reasons why.  Many of them were in line with facts detailed by Renee at Blue Island.   The Vote "No" people have not been straight with the citizens of Dallas in their reasoning. ...

Lynn Flint Shaw appointed chair of DART Board

Lynn Flint Shaw appointed chair of DART Board

Last night Mike Davis at Dallas Progress broke the news that Lynn Flint Shaw has been named as the new Chair of the DART Board of Directors.  Mrs. Flint Shaw was appointed in 2003 by the Dallas City Council to represent Dallas on the DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) Board...

Trinity “Vote No” rap produced by Dallas Rapper Dooney

Trinity “Vote No” rap produced by Dallas Rapper Dooney

I was tipped off today on a song that the Vote No! Save the Trinity folks are hoping to use to defeat the Trinity Parkway Referendum.  It's a rap produced by local talent urging citizens to get out and defeat the proposition. The ad is scheduled to run on local...