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West Dallas

Heydarian Scrap YardA Decision on 21st Century Zoning

and Land Uses in West DallasNovember 4, 2010

"If Dallas has a netherworld, it is the bleak area west of

the Trinity. Maligned, misunderstood, a place of crime,

poverty, disease and neglect this is West Dallas.

Dallas Morning News-August, 1992
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Where Have We Been

West Dallas 1910 1984

8th

poorest neighborhood in US. A history of shamefulhousing practices and environmental racism


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Where Are We Headed

Goodwill Industries

Singleton and Westmoreland (.5 miles from site)$25MM Headquarters Completed 2002


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Where Have We Been

Salvage yards, metal recyclers and illegal landfills are spread

throughout West Dallas.

West Dallas doesnt need another scrap metal or auto

salvage yard.

The proposed salvage yard will hurt property values of

surrounding property owners.


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Where Are We Headed

El Centro West Dallas Campus Singleton and

Hampton (1 mile from site)Completed 2009


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Where Have We BeenMay, 1934"Clyde Barrow until three daysago the most feared killer in the Southwest was buried at sunset tonight on a chalky WestDallas hillside near his boyhood home." TheNew York Times

November, 1993"West Dallas residentscelebrated when EPA declared that they live inthe largest lead-contaminated Superfund site inthe US.

Portions of one of the nation's biggest housingprojects and five schools, all located within five

square miles of a now-defunct lead smelter, areslated for cleanup . The Progressive


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In West Dallas,Bulldozers Clear the

Way for New Homes andNew Residents

Where Are We Headed

600 New Homes have been built in

West Dallas since 1998
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Where Have We Been

The bar for new development in West Dallas has been raised

the standards have changed with improvements to Singleton

and new development highlighted by the Calatrava Bridge.


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Where Are We Headed

Dilapidated public housing is

being replaced with new job

centers such as Goodwill

Industries and recreational

venues such as the Lakewest

YMCA, Field of Dreams and the

Dallas Watersports Complex.


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Where Have We Been


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Where Are We Headed

Pioneer Balloon 2 doors downfrom proposed site


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West Dallas 19th Century Vision


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West Dallas 21st Century Vision

Concept Plan Eagle Ford Mixed

Use Development

126 acresimmediately north of

proposed scrap yard

Pioneer

Balloon

Proposed

Scrap Yard


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a modern art gallery

Haley -Henman

In Dallas, Commerce Street recycles itself

May 03,

2009

DALLASWe drive five minutes west of downtown onCommerce Street, over a trickle of Trinity River and past

the jail, the bail bond shops and a few very dodgy motels,arriving at our evening's dining spot: a gravel parking lotoutside a car body shop with its bay doors up.

This is Jack's Backyard and Chill Grill, a hot spot in Dallasright now, its tables filled at 6:30 p.m. on a Friday. It'semblematic of what Commerce Street is doing these days:renewing itself by recycling itself. And if this indoor-outdoor eatery isn't the perfect example of recycling, I

don't know what is.


Two Examples in West Dallas

Old vacant warehouse and body shop

converted into trendy art gallery and

outdoor restaurant


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The salvage yard is environmentally

unfriendly. West Dallas has a long

history of environmental injustice to

its 24,000 residents.


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Belmont was recently voted

one of the top 10 Bars in the

US by Esquire Magazine


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Woodall Rogers extension designed by

Santiago Calatrava will provide unprecedented

access to West Dallas in 2011


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This rezoning is opposed by 4 major property owners located

within the 400 foot zoning notification range. The collective value

of those properties are over $20MM and consist of 145 acres.

Other commercial property owners along Singleton are opposed to

this rezoning. The collective value of those properties are over

$50MM and consist of 200 acres.

The West Dallas Chamber is opposed to this zoning change. The

Chambers membership includes businesses, faith based

organizations and non-profits throughout West Dallas.

The Chambers Board of Directors is working closely with the City

of Dallas CityDesign Studio as the DesignStudio encourages quality

sustainable development along the Trinity River corridor with a

focus on West Dallas. This project does not fit those criteria.


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This rezoning is widely opposed by the residents of West Dallas.

The following homeowner associations in West Dallas have voted

to oppose this rezoning:

Westmoreland Heights (located adjacent to the subject

property)

Eagle Ford

Greenleaf Village (Phase 1 and Phase 2) Los Altos

La Bajada

Lakewest

Ledbetter Gardens

Western Heights

This demonstrates that the West Dallas residents and business

community stand united in opposing this proposed scrap yard.


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Neighborhoodsin opposition are

circled in black

ProposedScrap Yard

EagleFord


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Parties in

opposition

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