Downtown Dallas

It was Thursday November 21st,1963 John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy were saying goodbye to their son John and their daughter Caroline in the White House not knowing that one of them would not come back home alive. Then they were on their way to the airport to get on air force one airplane to go to Texas for a meeting with the governor. When they get to Texas they are greeted with people of all ages young and old and get flowers and people want handshakes. Although there are other people…

summary. Answer: Shots rang out in downtown Dallas on the night of July 7th. Twelve officers and one civilian were shot when shots were fired from an elevated structure. Five those officers died from their injuries. The police cornered an individual named Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25 year old army veteran. After attempting to negotiate with him, police were forced to use a bomb robot to terminate him. After reports of the possibility of there being multiple shooters, Dallas police later confirmed…

took place in a political demonstration called the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas in 1984. The protest was based around the Ronald Regan Administrarion and of companies in Dallas. This protest was very violent and damaging, property was vandalized and trash was thrown all over the streets. Soon after another protester that was friends with Gregory handed him a flag that was stolen of a downtown flag pole, he then proceded tocover the flag in flammable liquid and burned it to the…

Walkable City by Jeff Speck is a book on how to transform downtowns all over America making them more walk friendly. Speck discusses about implementing this idea and ways it is beneficial to the cities around America. Jeff Speck is a city planner and author who travels around America essentially designing cities for various communities. He is a resident in Washington, DC. Part II of Walkable city is where Jeff Speck reviews to the audience his ten steps for walkability. The first four steps are…

This activity is a modified version of the University of Southern California “Trans situation Exercise”. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LGBT RESOURCE CENTER Trans Situation Exercise (25 min.) Directions: Participants must imagine a giant opinion scale with one end labeled very safe, the middle unsure, and the other end very unsafe. The zones will be indicated with numbers and then given letter grades. Ask participants to imagine how “safe” they think it is for typical transgendered…

Julie Adkin 's “The View from the Front Desk: Addressing Homelessness and the Homeless in Dallas” explores upon the prevalent homelessness issue by studying one of the meanest cities; Dallas. She explores the misconceptions of homelessness and the homeless by expanding in depth about the reality of their situation. Adkin also discusses the reactions and actions taken by governmental agencies and nongovernmental agencies to alleviate the extremity of the persistent problem. Two important points…

planned to visit was Dallas. People were weary of Kennedy going to Dallas. A Senator from Arkansas said “Dallas is a very dangerous place. I wouldn 't go there. Don 't you go”. This was not the only fearful request that Kennedy had received telling him to skip over Dallas in his campaigning tour. But to Kennedy, skipping over Dallas was not an option. He thought that “no president of the United States should ever be afraid to visit an American city”. He planned to visit Dallas on November 22,…

She’s lived in Dallas for the majority of her life, and wouldn’t have had it any other way. Gaby is a very involved student, both in and out of the classroom. When she’s not killing it on the Bishop Lynch honor roll for four years straight, or receiving honors such as National Hispanic Merit Scholar, Gaby enjoys music and community service. Her passion for music is exemplified by the number of concerts Gaby goes to. It wouldn’t be surprising to run into Gaby at the House of Blues Downtown, or…

hour The 1960’s was a rough time for the citizens of the United States. Once the year 1964 came around, well known leaders were beginning to be assassinated. It all started when president John F Kennedy was assassinated in a open top car in Dallas Texas. The next assassination happened to Malcolm X on his way to deliver a speech about his new organization. Three years later Martin Luther king Jr was assassinated on a balcony. The last leader to be assassinated in the 60’s was Robert F…

planned or proposed positive effects from TODs. 1. Mockingbird Station TOD Located at 5465 East Mockingbird Lane, Mockingbird Station is the first mixed-use project designed around a multi-modal, rail-based transit station in Dallas. Driven solely by market dynamics, the target group for potential residents were the affluent customers who were living in the surrounding neighborhoods. The original design of the project focused on the mixed-use and not so much on the…