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Highlights
Shaping the Future of Health in Dallas: Southwestern Medical Transformation Leadership Briefing at The North Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Earlier this summer, the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce kindly hosted the Texas Trees Foundation and our partner, the Southwestern Medical District, for a Leadership Briefing on the Southwestern Medical District Transformation Project. Picture the setting for this event, and you’ll quickly realize how this conversation took on additional layers of meaning. In June, just […]
Equity, Accessibility, and Regional Impact: Why the Southwestern Medical District Transformation Matters for All of North Texas
At surface level, the Southwestern Medical District Transformation Project is often regarded as an urban infrastructure project, but in reality, it represents so much more. This is a regional equity and accessibility investment designed to improve how people move, connect, heal, and experience one of the most important areas in our region and one of […]
Health Begins Outside of Hospital Walls
Why the Future of Healthcare Must be Built Into Our Cities We tend to think of health as something that happens inside hospital walls, under bright lights, in exam rooms, guided by clinicians and cutting-edge technology. But the truth is far more fundamental and far more urgent. Health begins long before a patient ever sees […]
Growing Love: A Biophilic Conversation on Health, Nature and the Future of Dallas
When was the last time you truly fell in love with nature? Cherished the fleeting, soft golden hues and dappled light of golden hour? Paused to admire birdsong or plant life rustling in the breeze? Stood in awe of towering tree canopies or blooming wildflower meadows? This is exactly what we invited our community to […]
SWMD Transformation Latest Media
Since the project's inception, local and state media coverage have helped to tell the story and highlight the progress of the SWMD Streetscape and Park Transformation Project. Because of its use of evidence-based design, the project is poised to "...teach the rest of the country how to design for urban heat... [starting] with data."-Jeffrey Ray, CBS DFW Meteorologist
