A high school campus has become a hub for community engagement and neighborhood revitalization. School administrators and neighbors are excited about future plans. Learn more…
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Transforming the Southwestern Medical District for Health and Nature UPCOMING ENGAGEMENT FINDINGS We are currently looking for a SWMD Project Urban Design Associate. This person will be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the robust equitable engagement plan, outreach strategy, and overall project design and implementation. VIRTUAL AND PRINT WALKING TOUR How do you experience the
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Project funded by State Farm disaster recovery grant for 2019 tornado damage Richardson, Texas – The Texas Trees Foundation, State Farm, and Arbor Day Foundation, will be distributing free trees in Richardson to help reforest damaged and lost trees from the 2019 tornado. Location: Dallas College Richland Campus, 12800 Abrams Road, Richardson Date: Saturday, October 9
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Foundation honored for overall work in building green infrastructure to boost human health Dallas, September 30, 2021 – With a mission of building green infrastructure to improve human health and equity, Texas Trees Foundation received the 2021 Community Honors Award presented by American Institute of Architects Dallas on September 30. The Foundation joined other recipients
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Transforming the Southwestern Medical District for Health and Nature AIA Dallas 2021 Community Honor Award Texas Trees Foundation was humbled to be recognized by the AIA Dallas Chapter to receive the 2021 Community Honor Award on September 30th at a breakfast being held at the Architecture and Design Exchange. The nomination and selection committee commends
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Transforming the Southwestern Medical District for Health and Nature New Ways to Share your Ideas! VIRTUAL COMMUNITY WORKSHOP Join your community and the Texas Trees Foundation for an interactive virtual workshop on Tuesday, September 14th from 12- 2 pm! We will be sharing our engagement findings to date and workshopping ideas for design as we
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How do you experience the District? Join us in taking a walking tour of Harry Hines – either in person or virtually! The walking tour of Harry Hines Blvd is one of many ways we are gathering community input for the transformation of the Southwestern Medical District Urban Streetscape. This tour provides opportunities for stakeholders
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NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Every now and then, I take a break from learning about various plants and trees, and see who else is planting living things across north Texas. Learn more…
Transforming the Southwestern Medical District for Health and Nature SOCIAL MEDIA Check out our new Facebook and Instagram Pages! Like and follow us to see what is happening with the Project and learn more about the power of nature. JOB AVAILABLE We are looking for a Health Research and Education Coordinator to conduct research and
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Dr. Chanam Lee joined the Southwestern Medical District Best Practices Advisory Committee with the excitement of having the opportunity to contribute to something much larger than herself. Although she is consistently asked to be in projects due to her expertise in research for active living, Lee found that the Southwestern Medical District Streetscape Project not only aligned with her passion for creating healthy environments but is also a dream project that any community would
