Hensley Field is Dallas’ most exciting development opportunity | Opinion
Ask most Dallasites and they would probably say they’ve never heard of Hensley Field. Perhaps the only mention of it in recent years was as the city’s “storage closet,” housing official vehicles, unused bronze sculptures or Confederate monuments. But it’s the single largest development opportunity in the city of Dallas for the next decade, and among the many reasons Mayor Eric Johnson, the City Council and other leaders are prioritizing its exciting new master plan.
As Dallas Park and Recreation Board members, we’ve had the privilege of being part of the community input sessions and site tours. We commend the city for assembling an impressive collection of design professionals led by McCann Adams Studio, which redeveloped the decommissioned Robert Mueller Municipal Airport in central Austin, and SWA Landscape Architecture, whose work on the Katy Trail and Pacific Plaza has been widely recognized.
The plan includes a series of initiatives aimed at implementing Dallas’s Comprehensive Environmental and Climate Action Plan, including the design of a network of open spaces that will filter stormwater before it enters Mountain Creek Lake, the planting of hundreds of new trees to mitigate heat island effect, and the creation of a 40-acre Innovation Village on the Runway Peninsula, all demonstrating state-of-the-art technologies and sustainability practices.
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