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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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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Thank you to all of our founding supporters! We appreciate your support in helping us achieve the 30% design milestone in spring 2024! The historic support of this project could not have been made possible without this community collaboration and we look forward to partnering together in the future. Learn More
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We appreciate all our invited experts from across the country for pushing us to think beyond the boundaries of standard design and operating procedures. They bring knowledge from different disciplines to ensure we are incorporating best practices and using state-of-the-art approaches. Learn More
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Dr. Rose Jones and our medical student intern, Sanjna organized a successful focus group this month with medical students that live and go to school in the District. It was exciting to hear about the interests and aspirations for the streetscape and park from a younger generation. The group had fantastic comments pertaining to the
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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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Dr. Rose Jones presents at Health Disparities Conference Our very own Medical Anthropologist, Dr. Rose Jones presented at the recent 18th Annual Texas Conference on Health Disparities, alongside Brandy Kelp, Senior Planner for the City of Fort Worth’s Transportation and Public Works Department and Jamie Gonzalez, MeD, Director at Houston Healthy Cities, with moderator, Dr.
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