A Look at That Tanker Crash and Burn on I-30

No doubt you’ve heard about, or read about, the fuel-tanker spill that closed down I-30 west of downtown early this morning. So happens good, good friend of the show Jeff Liles, who was on his way back to Oak Cliff after the Frankie Campagna memorial show at Club Dada at…

Dallas, The Next Portland! You Too, Fort Worth!

No, seriously. Says so right here, on the DC Streetsblog site, where today they’re handing out best-and-worst-of-2010 nods. Something to do with streetcars and bike lanes and Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Green Line expansion. Well, all right. To the kudos!We give our 2010 Streetsie for The Next Portland to Dallas/Fort…

A Bad Day for the Rebel Alliance at Love Field

A Friend of Unfair Park forwards some raw, silent footage from KXAS-Channel 5 of an experimental plane that landed the hard way at Love Field earlier this afternoon. The video follows, and given the markings, odds are the pilot was shot down by Darth Vader — that, or “the landing…

First, a Better Block. Now, Better Parking.

When Cliffdwellers were rating and debating the Bishop/Davis Land Use and Zoning Study, Bike Friendly Oak Cliff had but one significant demand: “allow businesses to supplement the zoning requirements for car parking with bike parking,” per this morning’s post on BFOC’s website. Because, see, citywide there’s been this ongoing issue…

Fares on the Trinity Railway Express Now Fair

Morgan Lyons, spokesman for Dallas Area Rapid Transit, sends word this morning likely to be hailed as good news for riders of the Trinity Railway Express: Starting December 6, the fare zone boundary is moving two miles west — from the West Irving Station in Dallas County to the CentrePort/DFW…

Ride the Green Line In Less Than 12 Minutes

We’re but days away from the Grand Opening of the Green Line, which Dallas Area Rapid Transit officials have been sneak-peeking for local politicos and media members. But, really, why not ride it for yourself. Fast. And: Fun! Don’t even have to leave the house, even better…