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A Prescription for Dallas: Transforming the Southwestern Medical District at the Intersection of Health and Nature

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This introductory blog serves as a comprehensive level-set for the entire Southwestern Medical District Transformation Project. It offers a full overview of the vision, context, and foundational strategies behind this ambitious initiative. Future blog posts will be shorter in length and will dive more deeply into specific, unique aspects of the project—such as our community engagement process, evidence-based design […]

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Phase II Equitable Engagement Summary

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From August to December 2023, the Texas Trees Foundation team, our Equitable Engagement Partners at MIG, Inc., and Design Partners at Field Operations executed Phase 2 Equitable Engagement for the Southwestern Medical District (SWMD) Urban Streetscape and Park project. Equitable Engagement is the cornerstone of the SWMD Urban Streetscape and Park Project. It is defined

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City of Dallas Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign

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We wanted to share a special thank you to the City of Dallas for inviting the Foundation to collaborate in the study! Last month, Texas Trees Foundation was invited by the City of Dallas to collect surface temperature data for the City of Dallas’ Urban Heat Island Mapping Study. Our goal was to evaluate temperatures

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Texas Trees Foundation and Southwestern Medical District Reveal Design & Launch

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Urban Streetscape Project to Transform Largest “Heat Island” in Dallas into Green Oasis for 3.4 Million Patients, Healthcare Workers, Residents Data-driven effort, design aims to become national model for healthy, green communities DALLAS, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Leadership from Texas Trees Foundation (TTF) and the Dallas-based Southwestern Medical District (SWMD), home to three, world-class healthcare

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Equitable Engagement: SWMD Project

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You Spoke, We Heard! Phase 1 of the Equitable Engagement component is complete and the Texas Trees Foundation is thrilled to release the Phase 1 Equitable Engagement Summary for the SWMD Urban Streetscape Project!This document covers all of the engagement activities that we have conducted this year – from virtual community questionnaire to door-to-door canvassing.

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Partners in Data and Design

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Leading the Industry in Evidenced-Based Design NYC-Based Field Operations have been the Lead Landscape Architects for the SWMD Transformation Project since 2023. Their team employs expertise in public space revitalization and designing with people and nature in mind to create an outdoor environment that embodies the Southwestern Medical District’s purpose as a destination for health

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SWMD Streetscape and Park: Project Update, July 2023

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Texas Monthly article featuring SWMD Streetscape & Park Transformation This Texas Heat Is Killing Us The SWMD Streetscape and Park project team was featured in a Texas Monthly article this month focused on projects in Dallas and San Antonio that are working to reduce the impacts of extreme heat. “The unique thing that we’re doing

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