Note to Mayor Park Cities and various members of the council who believe in paving over the city to build roads to benefit suburbanites. The following quote, which appeared in Dallas’ Only Daily Newspaper, came from one of you — a real estate developer, in fact. So I expect you to pay more attention than if I said it, being a cranky, pro-neighborhood type:
When you develop this way you have to consider foot traffic, bicycles. The city tends to take the approach that it’s all about traffic control and the fastest way to get from here to there. Widening the freeway is like an obese person getting a bigger belt. It doesn’t address the problems. We need to come up with a better method than just bigger roads.
That’s from a fellow named Will Pinkerton of Options Real Estate Development, which focuses on southern Dallas County. Will, if you’re ever up this way, I’ll buy you a cold one
