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UTA Institute of Urban Studies to investigate walkability of downtown Dallas

It’s home to the Dallas Arts District, the Dallas Convention Center, Dallas Area Rapid Transit trains, the headquarters of AT&T, Hunt Consolidated and Comerica Bank. But is downtown Dallas walkable? And what would the city have to do to make it more so? The University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs is partnering with the city of Dallas to find out. Students from CAPPA’s Institute of Urban Studies are embarking on an analysis of pedestrian traffic along 184 street segments and 66 intersections throughout downtown. The results will be used

UTA researcher shows affordable housing not so affordable when transportation costs soar

Transportation impactsThe availability of public transportation and the cost of individual transportation play major factors in just how affordable subsidized housing is in North Texas and across the country. Shima Hamidi, a University of Texas at Arlington assistant professor in the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs, published a study in Housing Policy Debate  journal that assesses the affordability of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development rental assistance properties from the perspective of

UT Arlington launches Institute for Sustainability and Global Impact

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The University of Texas at Arlington today announced a strengthened commitment to creating sustainable urban communities through its new Institute for Sustainability and Global Impact at UT Arlington. The introduction follows a successful period within the Office of Sustainability, which has received national recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency for UT Arlington’s efforts to reduce food waste, implemented a new car-sharing program, launched the first Global Reporting Initiative  report as a

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