Bloomberg features environmental justice effort behind Park for Floral Farms

“There’s now a movement afoot to turn the partially city-owned Shingle Mountain into a community park. Designers from Dallas-based international architecture firm HKS have been committed to a long-standing community engagement process, working with local groups and activists to design and put forth a detailed plan for a new community green space. Architect Erin Peavey, showing the proposed plans over a Zoom interview, highlights a section of the park emblazoned with the phrase “Together We Can Move Mountains.”

“We are looking at two models of reclaiming,” says Peavey. “The symbolic reclaiming, and the environmental reclaiming.” 

It’s a vision of recovery, renewal, and rebirth. But it’s one that’s still very much on the drawing board. The design phase is done, and there have been discussions with the park district, but a local city councilmember, Tennell Atkins, hasn’t voiced support for the project — he didn’t respond to repeated requests for comment — and the city hasn’t committed funds to the effort.”

Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-03-09/zoning-reform-targets-a-toxic-legacy-in-dallas