By Way Of Dallas

What's it like living in Dallas without a car? For whom is a car-free or car-light lifestyle possible? If we must have a car in Dallas, are there ways we can drive less in our daily lives? This episode features stories of three people living in Dallas without a car. The Lone Star State has the largest highway system in the country Greater Dallas Area has a terrible case of "spatial mismatch" Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex cities have the longest commute times in all of Texas Dallas has the second-highest traffic fatality rate among fifteen largest American cities 42 percent of baby boomers and 63 percent of Millennials want to live in a place where they don't have to own a car "WALKABLE CITY: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time" by Jeff Speck The average yearly cost to own and operate a new vehicle in 2022 is $10,728, or $894 per month. "Third places" refers to places where people spend time between home (‘first’ place) and work (‘second’ place) Dallas Is Missing More Than 2,000 Miles of Sidewalk, according to city's Master Sidewalk Plan Red light cameras were outlawed by the State of Texas in 2019. Dallas Area Rapid Transit rolled out its new bus network on January 24th, 2022, attempting to increase frequency and reliability. Special thanks to the three guests who shared their stories for this episode: Doyle Rader, Stephen Tordella, and Jason Grant. This podcast is part of the channel “This Dallas Life” (@thisdallaslife) created by Hexel Colorado. This episode was produced by Hexel, Angela Tran, and Connor Hulla. Follow @thisdallaslife on social media for podcast clips and more content about walkability, transit, housing, and urban planning in Dallas. Website: http://thisdallas.life/ TikTok: @thisdallaslife YouTube: @thisdallaslife Instagram: @thisdallaslife --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bywayofdallas/message

In this inaugural episode, Hexel and Connor discuss the goals set in the 2045 Transit System Plan published by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). This first episode is pretty rough because I (Hexel) needed to cut out a lot of meandering to get it down to one hour. Only gets better from here! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bywayofdallas/message