Dallas, TX
New Report Shows Growing Impact of Dallas' Parks Building Boom
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Later today, Mayor Eric Johnson will announce that Dallas jumped another five spots in the Trust for Public Land’s annual ranking of city park access. More Dallas residents have access to a park within a 10-minute walk from their home than all other Texas cities except for Plano, which has long been atop the state’s rankings. We’re 38th in the country, which is up from 54th in 2019.
About 74 percent of residents now live within that 10-minute radius from a park. Our median park size is 7.8 acres, more than 2 acres above the national median. Much of the credit for this growth goes to the Trust’s Texas chapter, which has become a critical component of policy, advocacy, and execution in building out parks big and small throughout the city.
Last year’s splashiest addition was Big Cedar Wilderness, a 282-acre spread near Joe Pool Lake that had been owned by Liberty Bankers Life Insurance and was donated to the Trust. Trails for hiking and mountain biking snake through the pecan, oak, juniper, and ash trees. But the smaller initiatives have an outsized impact on park access, building the types of neighborhood green space that attract families and connect neighborhoods.
The Trust teamed with Dallas ISD, nonprofit Texas Trees Foundation, and the city to rebuild school playgrounds and tear down their fences so they could be used by the community after hours. Mayor Johnson directed the Trust to analyze all 2,800 city-owned parcels and figure out five that would be good locations for a park. The winning parcels are all in communities that didn’t have access to a park within a 10-minute walk, which included North Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Far East Dallas, Lake Highlands, and the Kleburg neighborhood of southern Dallas.
Mayor Mike Rawlings was one of the first mayors in the nation to sign his name to the Trust’s “10-Minute Walk to a Park” campaign, and Johnson has continued the momentum. Parks received $345 million of the recent $1.25 billion bond package, which includes new parkland, rec centers, and amenities.
We actually score a bit low on amenities, and the Trust dings us for our below-average amount of dog parks, rec centers, and playgrounds. Which they’ve dinged us for in the past. But the interesting thing is looking back to 2021, in the throes of COVID, when the Trust called out Dallas for furloughing 235 parks employees and expressed concern that park funding would be an immediate casualty of declining budgets.
Now, in 2024, the results show the opposite. Dallas continued to invest in its green infrastructure and landed some significant federal funding for ambitious projects, such as Southern Gateway Park over Interstate 35, and is finding ways to put smaller parks in neighborhoods that need them.
Plano, meanwhile, ranked 16th in the nation, and we still have plenty parts of town that are hotter than they need to be because of the urban heat island effect. We still have work to do, but Dallas is steadily growing one of its most critical public amenities.
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Sounders vs. FC Dallas, streaming: Kickoff, lineups, updates
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The Seattle Sounders start what could prove to be a pivotal three-game home stand tonight against FC Dallas. All three of the matches are very winnable, against teams currently outside of playoff position.
If the Sounders can collect all nine points, they’ll likely find themselves back in contention for a top 4 playoff position. If they drop points, however, they could very well struggle just to get into the playoffs.
Dallas comes into this match playing as well as they have all year, which is an admittedly low bar. Since Nico Estévez was fired as head coach following a draw with Minnesota United, Dallas have won consecutive games for the first time since May of last year.
The main caveat to those results were that they were both at home. Dallas has yet to win a road game this year, where they are a league-worst 0-6-3.
- FC Dallas last won a road game against the Sounders on May 25, 2011. That’s a span of 20 matches across all competitions. That includes seven playoff games and a U.S. Open Cup match.
- Peter Musa snapped a five-game goal-less drought by scoring a hat trick in his last game. He has eight goals so far this year.
Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension
Seattle
QUESTIONABLE: Pedro de la Vega (hamstring)
OUT: Jonathan Bell (International duty); Alex Roldan (concussion protocol)
FC Dallas
OUT: Geovane Jesus (knee); Paxton Pomykal (knee); Alan Velasco (knee)
Sounders: DLWDW (2-1-2)
FC Dallas: WWDLL (2-2-1)
Kit matchup
Officials
REF: Malik Badawi; AR1: Micheal Barwegen; AR2: Eduardo Jeff; 4TH: Elton Garcia; VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero; AVAR: Peter Balciunasee.
How to Watch
Match date/kickoff time: Saturday, 7:39 PM PT
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle
Global Streaming English: MLS Season Pass (Mark Rogondino, Heath Pearce)
Global Streaming Spanish: MLS Season Pass (Alejandro Luna, Diego Arrioja)
Local Radio: 93.3 KJR-FM/950 KJR-AM Seattle, iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson & Steve Zakuani)
Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)
Is this game available to stream for free? No
Will Sounders radio be available as an alternate feed? Yes
Lineups
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Highlights will be posted as the match progresses.
This is Seattle Sounders vs. FC Dallas; watch with us
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Dallas Mavericks Player Reportedly On The Trading Block
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Tim Hardaway Jr. is coming off his sixth year playing for the Dallas Mavericks.
The former Michigan star finished the regular season with averages of 14.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest while shooting 40.2% from the field and 35.3% from the three-point range in 79 games.
He only has one more year left on his contract that will pay him $16.2 million for the 2024-25 season.
Marc Stein of The Stein Line reports that the Mavs will look to move the veteran shooting guard.
Via Stein’s Substack article: “League sources say that the Mavericks will promptly resume their long-running search for a trade partner to take Hardaway on, which is more likely than ever to come to fruition with the 32-year-old now entering the final season of his current contract and with his salary declining from $17.9 million in 2023-24 to $16.2 million in 2024-25.”
The Dallas Mavericks are trying to trade Tim Hardaway Jr., per @TheSteinLine
“League sources say that the Mavericks will promptly resume their long-running search for a trade partner to take Hardaway on, which is more likely than ever to come to fruition with the 32-year-old… pic.twitter.com/LJ9Gq9MEv0
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 22, 2024
Hardaway Jr. was the 24th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft and has played 11 seasons in the league.
In addition to Dallas, he has also spent time with the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks.
His career averages are 14.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest while shooting 41.8% from the field and 36.0% from the three-point range in 736 games.
The Mavs are coming off a fantastic season where they were the 5th seed in the Western Conference with a 50-32 record.
They reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011, but lost to the Boston Celtics in five games.
Dallas, TX
Cowboy Roundup: Potential breakout player; toughest 2024 opponents
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Let’s take a look at some of the Dallas Cowboys news and headlines making the rounds in Cowboys Nation as we kick off the weekend.
From Blogging the Boys:
“While he is listed as a TE on the Cowboys depth chart, his background is that of a wide receiver. That kind of versatility could make him a unique mismatch weapon for Dak Prescott and Mike McCarthy to utilize in a variety of different ways this season. Of course, that all depends on how he’s able to rebound from his ACL injury.”
“So far, the signs are pointing to Stephens Jr. being on track to suit up in some capacity when the Cowboys report to training camp July 24. While it’s true the coaching staff will probably take the cautious approach and ease him into things to help prevent any kind of setback, it’s also true his return to the field will be met with much anticipation.”
With the Cowboys needing help at receiver, Stephens will be an intriguing player to watch.
InsidetheStar.com took a look at the toughest opponents the Dallas Cowboys will face in 2024, including the team’s season-opener against the Cleveland Browns.
Ranking the NFC East quarterback-coaching duos from worst to first… Meet Reece Allman: Star of Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Netflix doc… Dallas Cowboys predicted to make shocking in-season trade… Ranking the NFC East running backs from worst to first… Former Dallas Cowboys receiver looking for another opportunity… Dallas Cowboys named one of offseason’s biggest losers by ESPN.
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