tear this down!

It was a surprising overflow crowd (read: Standing Room Only) at last night's "Residential Teardowns" session (held as part of the "Forward Dallas!" attempt to forge a citywide comprehensive plan for Dallas). Most public meetings are poorly attended, unless Wal-Mart is involved. People love a target, even if it's just a developer and his latest McMansion, making our lives miserable. Heaven forbid we end up looking like Plano: blech!


I don't think anyone expected 200 people in a room which would seat 75 comfortably. As a result, some people left frustrated, but some struck me as the proverbial bullies trying to get their way, and when they couldn't, they left the playground. Then again, I could be wrong.

On the whole, I think Forward Dallas! is a good attempt to involve a community .. gathering together to solve common problems. Pity they didn't make the Radical Right wear some identifying mark, so we could know whose opinions to discount. Having to listen to people without labeling them is a lot of work.