NEIGHBORHOOD LISTENING SESSIONS
(Updated Jan. 29, 2005)

I want to thank the more than 280 District 14 residents who attended my Neighborhood Listening Sessions in October and November.

For those who weren't able to attend, I held a dozen, two-hour meetings in neighborhoods across the district to hear the priorities that residents have for Dallas and for their neighborhoods. The figures below represent the percentage of attendees who believed a particular issue to be a top five priority:

1 89% Crime Reduce crime; hire more police; put more officers in neighborhoods
2 63% Economic Development Bring more businesses to Dallas; be more business-friendly; improve Downtown
3 49% Code Enforcement Be more responsive; enforce codes; follow up
4 41% Neighborhood Quality of Life Improve and expand park and recreation facilities, trails, and greenspace; create compatible residential development; encourage trees and pedestrian streetscapes; support libraries and arts facilities
5 37% City Council, Get Along Cooperate more; don’t talk too much at meetings; get on the same page; don’t have “fiefdom” mentality
6 32% Environment Improve air quality; encourage environmental construction; promote recycling and reuse
7 31% Homeless Get homeless off streets; reduce panhandling
8 23% Property Taxes Valuations are too high; reduce taxes
9 22% Strategic Plan Create a long-term plan/vision for city
10 21% Mass Transit Make more convenient; encourage use; create connections to major hubs of activity (libraries, cultural facilities, airport, sports venues)

I took the results of the Listening Sessions with me to the City Council Retreat that was held Jan. 19 and 20, and distributed the analysis to the rest of the Council, the Mayor, and the City Manager. I got great feedback from my colleagues, who found the information very useful as we began our strategic plan discussion.

The Listening Sessions have been particularly helpful to me in two significant ways. First, as the Council spent two days developing our first strategic plan (see below), I was able to focus on those issues that you told me were most important. I made sure that the points that were brought up in our Listening Sessions made it into the plan. Secondly, as the Council begins selecting the projects to put into the 2006 Bond Program (see below), I will be able to ensure that we are including projects that address neighborhood needs, as you prioritized them.

Below are links to the results from all of the twelve Listening Sessions.  I think you will find the information helpful and interesting. I did.

Again, THANK YOU to everyone who participated.

Belmont • Edgemont Park • Hudson Heights
Lakewood Heights • Lower Greenville • Wilshire Heights
Wilshire Baptist Church - Oct. 10, 2005

Cedar Springs • North Oak Lawn • Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn Heights • Perry Heights
Oak Lawn Methodist Church - Oct. 11, 2005

North Park/Love Field
K.B. Polk Rec. Center - Oct, 13, 2005

Roseland Homes
Roseland Homes Auditorium - Oct. 20, 2005

Abrams-Brookside • Hollywood-Santa Monica
Gastonwood-Coronado Hills • Junius Heights
Lakewood • Munger Place • Swiss Avenue
Woodrow Wilson High School - Oct. 24, 2005

Bluffview • Briarwood • Cochran Chapel • Devonshire
Shorecrest Estates • Inwood Estates
Sudie Williams School - Nov. 3, 2005

Caruth Terrace • The Village
North Stonewall Terrace
Stonewall Jackson Elementary - Nov. 7, 2005

Downtown • Bryan Place
Republic Center - Nov. 8, 2005

Bordeaux Village • Greenway Crest
Greenway Parks • Mockingbird Park
Central Christian Church - Nov. 10, 2005

Uptown • State Thomas
Travis Elementary - Nov. 15, 2005

Cochran Heights • Greenland Hills
Glencoe Park • Vickery Place
Ridgecrest Baptist Church - Nov. 21, 2005

Cole Park • Northern Hills • Knox/Henderson • Turtle Creek
Arlington Hall at Lee Park - Nov. 22, 2005



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