The South Dallas Action Plan, commissioned by the South Dallas H.O.P.E. Iniative and created by residents with the help of urban planner Antonio DiMambro, envisions a path to economic vibrancy for our community. The attached slides tell the story. Take a look.

1. SOUTH DALLAS ACTION PLAN, DALLAS, TEXAS
A PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS
South Dallas Action Plan, Dallas, Texas
December 16, 2008
Antonio Di Mambro + Associates, Inc.
Client: SOUTH DALLAS H.O.P.E. INITIATIVE
AD + A, Inc. December 16, 2008

2. SOUTH DALLAS ACTION PLAN, DALLAS, TEXAS
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. FOCUS AREA
Downtown 3. SUB AREAS
Dallas a. Residential Neighborhoods
925 Acres
b. Corridors
South Dallas
4. IMPACT OF PLANNED
5,800 Acres
INFRASTRUCTURES
5. DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
6. NEXT STEPS
AD + A, Inc. December 16, 2008 PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY TASK FORCE | Introduction | Outline | Slide 2 of 70

3. SOUTH DALLAS ACTION PLAN, DALLAS, TEXAS
STUDY AREA AND CONTEXT
A Collage of Neighborhoods Divided by Highways and Corridors
THORNTON FREEWAY
Jubilee
Park
Downtown
Dallas
Fair Park
925 Acres 45 South Dallas
Frazier 5,800 Acres
Courts
Cedars
Park SCYENE ROAD
Row
Forest
Heights
Ideal
175
Bonton
Study Area
S. Lamar and S. M. Wright corridors
AD + A, Inc. December 16, 2008 PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS | Introduction | Study Area | Slide 3 of 70

4. SOUTH DALLAS ACTION PLAN, DALLAS, TEXAS
PLANNING APPROACH
3 Key Areas – Economic Development Opportunities
Goals and Objectives
1. Focus on community
rebuilding and economic
Former
Ford development
Factory
1
2
3
2. Integrate and synthesize
Fair current and past planning
Park
FAIR PARK
studies
CEDARS
Scyene
Industrial
3. Identify implementation
Site
strategies
4. Articulate short and long
SOUTH DALLAS
term community building
projects
5. Analyze proposed
infrastructure projects
6. Suggest mitigation
measures
AD + A, Inc. December 16, 2008 PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY TASK FORCE | Introduction | Approach | Slide 4 of 70

5. SOUTH DALLAS ACTION PLAN, DALLAS, TEXAS
A FEW FACTS ABOUT SOUTH DALLAS…
Percent Change
Indicator 1970 2000
1970-2000
Total Population 62,828 28,885 -54%
Total Households 19,254 10,626 -45%
Families with Children 9,360 3,701 -60%
Percent Families Headed 38% 60% +22%
by Single Mothers
Source: Institute for Urban Policy Research analysis of U.S. Census data for the tracts comprising South Dallas
As of July 2008…
Total Population: 24,572 3% 2%
1.6
48% of households with children living in poverty African 1.4
39% of households with no access to vehicles American 1.2
Hispanic
1
19%
The Neighborhood White
0.8
93% of homes worth less than $100,000 Other 1.38
0.6
61% of homes more than 50 years old
South Dallas crime rate is 50.6 per 1,000 people 0.4
76%
0.2
0.23
Jobs and Education 0
0.12
0.19
South D allas Southern Sector Northern Sector City of Dallas
1.2% of Dallas businesses located in South Dallas
0.87% of Dallas workforce employed in South Dallas Number of Liquor Stores per
49% of residents have less than high school diploma Population of South Dallas 1,000 People
or GED
South Dallas is Home to “Environmental Justice” Populations
AD + A, Inc. December 16, 2008 PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS | Introduction | Facts | Slide 5 of 70

6. SOUTH DALLAS ACTION PLAN, DALLAS, TEXAS
PLANNING CONTEXT: S. LAMAR / S. M. WRIGHT CORRIDOR
IDEAL
RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD
Hatcher St
BONTON
NEIGHBORHOOD
COLONIAL HILL
HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD
FOREST HEIGHTS
NEIGHBORHOOD
PARK ROW
INDUSTRIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD
ZONE 3
INDUSTRIAL
ZONE 2
INDUSTRIAL
ZONE 1
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3
98.5 Acres 133.7 Acres 215.5 Acres
Concrete Crushing Chemical Industries Metal Scrap, Warehousing, Total Industrial Area
and Manufacturing and Abandoned and Transportation
Industries Industrial Buildings Industries = 431.9 Acres
AD + A, Inc. December 16, 2008 PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS | Planning Context | Photo A | Slide 6 of 70

7. SOUTH DALLAS ACTION PLAN, DALLAS, TEXAS
SUMMARY OF ANALYSES – SOUTH LAMAR CORRIDOR
• South Lamar corridor dominated by metal recycling facilities
• Residential edges scattered with night clubs and liquor stores
• Vast areas of physical decay within neighborhoods
• Obsolete industrial facilities
• Incompatible land uses
AD + A, Inc. December 16, 2008 PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS | Analyses | S. Lamar | Slide 7 of 70

8. SOUTH DALLAS ACTION PLAN, DALLAS, TEXAS
SUMMARY OF ANALYSES – S. M. WRIGHT CORRIDOR
• S.M. Wright Freeway acts as a major divider of neighborhoods
• Extensive decay developed along its edges
• Visual pollution and noise
• Unsafe pedestrian environment
• Dead Man’s Curve overpass area is poorly designed
AD + A, Inc. December 16, 2008 PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS | Analyses | S. M. Wright | Slide 8 of 70

9. SOUTH DALLAS ACTION PLAN, DALLAS, TEXAS
PLANNED INFRASTRUCTURE BY NTTA & TXDOT
S. M. WRIGHT
REDESIGN
S. M. Wright
Gateway
MLK Blvd
MLK
Gateway
I-45 TRINITY LEVEE
Interchange PARKWAY EXTENSION
IMPACTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
1. Land takings and business impacts 4. Flood plain and surface drainage
2. Traffic impacts of parkway interchanges 5. Construction phasing and impacts
3. Pedestrian access to Trinity river
AD + A, Inc. December 16, 2008 PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS | Planned Infrastructure by NTTA and TXDOT | Planned Infrastructure | Slide 9 of 70

10. SOUTH DALLAS ACTION PLAN, DALLAS, TEXAS
IMPACTS OF PLANNED INFRASTRUCTURES
Hatcher St
MLK Blvd
South Lamar St
IMPACTS
1. Approximately 114 acres of land takings 3. Impacted buildings
2. Impacted land uses and areas - 12 Businesses and many residences directly impacted
- 58 parcels directly impacted 4. Traffic and construction impact areas
AD + A, Inc. December 16, 2008 PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS | Impact Study | Impacts | Slide 10 of 70