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Tradeoffs Among the Scenarios

"Most of the City's undeveloped land is south of the Trinity River. Southern Dallas has so much potential, and people all across the City recognize that."

Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill

What does the future look like?

This chart highlights a few of the striking differences among these three growth scenarios. The Vision and Turbocharged scenarios show futures that are quite different from the Dallas of today. The Trend Scenario shows a projection of current patterns.

Below are some revealing statistics about the growth scenarios:

  Trend Vision Turbo
Number of new households in Dallas 91,000 256,000
3 times as many as in Trend
463,000
5 times as many as in Trend
Acres of new development on vacant land 25,820 acres 17,397 acres 26,684 acres
Number of new jobs created by 2030 350,171 588,166 739,183
Potential new sales tax revenue from retail sales $80 million $238 million $297 million
Number of new households within 1/4 mile of light rail stations 957 15,700 25,000
Number of new jobs within 1/4 mile of light rail stations 207,573 501,787 584,426
Average daily miles traveled per person by car 25 miles 22 miles 21 miles
Average delay per person experienced on the road 11 min 9 min 9 min

What Will The New Housing Look Like?

Graph: New Housing Chart

 


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