WDC Dallas Fall Meeting Program

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October 24, 2022

Afternoon Program in Downtown Dallas (Coamerica, Stewart Title, 1717 Main St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX)

WDC hosted a collaborative exploration with the women leading Southern Gateway Park about transforming Southern Dallas with equity minded development. This 5-acre, $100+ million urban green space will reconnect neighborhoods long divided by Interstate 35. Now that construction is underway, April Allen, Executive Director of the Southern Gateway Park and her board, are addressing the next challenge: How to use the park as a catalyst to stimulate equitable residential and commercial development around it and catalyze economic mobility for neighborhood residents.

Moderator: Juanita Hardy, Senior Visiting Fellow, Urban Land Institute

Panelists: April Allen (Executive Director, Southern Gateway Park), Molly Plummer (Parks and Schoolyards Director, Trust for Public Land), Eve Picker (Founder and CEO, Small Change), Maggie Parker (Founder and Managing Partner, Innovan Neighborhoods) and Janet Protas (Senior Vice President – Development, Conor Commercial Real Estate)

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WDC Evening Program at the Catbird Dallas featuring its designer Caroline Todd (1401 Elm St, Dallas TX)

We reconvened at 7:30 PM for conversations and a fireside chat over drinks with Caroline Todd, Todd Interiors, at the elegant Catbird Dallas she designed in downtown Dallas.