Hexel
@hexel.dallasurbanists.org
Creator & Director of @DallasUrbanists.org
After a week, I wanna know how much delay is it really? If we can survive & adapt to closing I-30 with 225k daily cars, why not close I-345 with 195k daily cars?
@thedotcity.bsky.social
@thedotcity.bsky.social
Downtown Dallas traffic at I-30 will be especially trafficky for a long time
Starting tonight around 10, I-30 between I-35E and the I-45/U.S. 75 interchange will be shut down while TxDOT works on the $888 million project to canyon that section of the interstate. There will be ...
www.dmagazine.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
After a week, I wanna know how much delay is it really? If we can survive & adapt to closing I-30 with 225k daily cars, why not close I-345 with 195k daily cars?
@thedotcity.bsky.social
@thedotcity.bsky.social
✅ Double parking fee
✅ Reduce admission 50%
✅ Instead of price-fixing vendors INSIDE fair, promote & subsidize permanent bizs AROUND fair
This would support local establishments, increase foot traffic to Expo Park, spur vendors to compete on price, and enhance variety of food options.
✅ Reduce admission 50%
✅ Instead of price-fixing vendors INSIDE fair, promote & subsidize permanent bizs AROUND fair
This would support local establishments, increase foot traffic to Expo Park, spur vendors to compete on price, and enhance variety of food options.
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
✅ Double parking fee
✅ Reduce admission 50%
✅ Instead of price-fixing vendors INSIDE fair, promote & subsidize permanent bizs AROUND fair
This would support local establishments, increase foot traffic to Expo Park, spur vendors to compete on price, and enhance variety of food options.
✅ Reduce admission 50%
✅ Instead of price-fixing vendors INSIDE fair, promote & subsidize permanent bizs AROUND fair
This would support local establishments, increase foot traffic to Expo Park, spur vendors to compete on price, and enhance variety of food options.
Oddly, to get the Northpark Center, the DART trip planner's top 2 recommendations are identical: GoLink from 2nd closest station. 3rd rec same issue on opposite side. Only 4th rec alights from closest station.
December 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Oddly, to get the Northpark Center, the DART trip planner's top 2 recommendations are identical: GoLink from 2nd closest station. 3rd rec same issue on opposite side. Only 4th rec alights from closest station.
Fully-grown adults who drink Prime: why?
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Fully-grown adults who drink Prime: why?
This Saturday has a surplus of interesting events happening simultaneously throughout the day. It's hard to decide which to attend and which to miss!
December 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
This Saturday has a surplus of interesting events happening simultaneously throughout the day. It's hard to decide which to attend and which to miss!
What I'm working on tonight: volunteer instructions for daily maintenance of the @dallasurbanists Instagram profile. This is not about crafting new content. Rather, it's about:
* Fielding inbound comments/messages
* Updating story highlights
* (Un)pinning grid posts
* Scheduling reminders posts
* Fielding inbound comments/messages
* Updating story highlights
* (Un)pinning grid posts
* Scheduling reminders posts
December 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
What I'm working on tonight: volunteer instructions for daily maintenance of the @dallasurbanists Instagram profile. This is not about crafting new content. Rather, it's about:
* Fielding inbound comments/messages
* Updating story highlights
* (Un)pinning grid posts
* Scheduling reminders posts
* Fielding inbound comments/messages
* Updating story highlights
* (Un)pinning grid posts
* Scheduling reminders posts
Hello world. Thirty day challenge to post on Bluesky every day starts today. Wish me luck.
December 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Hello world. Thirty day challenge to post on Bluesky every day starts today. Wish me luck.
Was anybody else using em dashes (—) before ChatGPT made them uncool? Or just me?
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Was anybody else using em dashes (—) before ChatGPT made them uncool? Or just me?
Demolition debate made front page of r/architecture. The comments are interesting.
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Demolition debate made front page of r/architecture. The comments are interesting.
Oooo well tearing down #Dallas City Hall is on table, I humbly suggest revisiting Art Deco Municipal Center design from 1946 Dallas Master Plan.
✅ Visually link City Hall ↔ Hall of State in Fair Park
✅ Easily fits footprint of current structure
✅ Beautiful to all, not just brutalism-savants
✅ Visually link City Hall ↔ Hall of State in Fair Park
✅ Easily fits footprint of current structure
✅ Beautiful to all, not just brutalism-savants
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Oooo well tearing down #Dallas City Hall is on table, I humbly suggest revisiting Art Deco Municipal Center design from 1946 Dallas Master Plan.
✅ Visually link City Hall ↔ Hall of State in Fair Park
✅ Easily fits footprint of current structure
✅ Beautiful to all, not just brutalism-savants
✅ Visually link City Hall ↔ Hall of State in Fair Park
✅ Easily fits footprint of current structure
✅ Beautiful to all, not just brutalism-savants
What if we had @bucees.bsky.social in a DART Station? Imagine if Buc'ees opened in the high-speed rail station 💡
October 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
What if we had @bucees.bsky.social in a DART Station? Imagine if Buc'ees opened in the high-speed rail station 💡
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Thanks to Bloomberg for speaking with our vice president about this critical issue facing the Metroplex. Dallas and its suburbs need a strong, fully funded DART- we simply do not have a city without it.
In Dallas, Transit Cuts Reflect Long-Simmering Suburban Tensions
A suburban funding standoff has brought service cuts on Dallas Area Rapid Transit and an uncertain future for public transportation in the Texas city.
www.bloomberg.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thanks to Bloomberg for speaking with our vice president about this critical issue facing the Metroplex. Dallas and its suburbs need a strong, fully funded DART- we simply do not have a city without it.
Live posting my time at #yimbytown 2025 in New Haven, CT. First up... I am attending
Uninsurable America? Climate Risk, Housing, and the Collapse of Insurance Markets @yimbyaction.bsky.social @neighborsdtx.bsky.social
Uninsurable America? Climate Risk, Housing, and the Collapse of Insurance Markets @yimbyaction.bsky.social @neighborsdtx.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Live posting my time at #yimbytown 2025 in New Haven, CT. First up... I am attending
Uninsurable America? Climate Risk, Housing, and the Collapse of Insurance Markets @yimbyaction.bsky.social @neighborsdtx.bsky.social
Uninsurable America? Climate Risk, Housing, and the Collapse of Insurance Markets @yimbyaction.bsky.social @neighborsdtx.bsky.social
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Here is Lesson One in our 21-part series on how to navigate Dallas without driving a car. Subscribe to us on YouTube for next lessons!
youtu.be/CRxBX6rfVqI
youtu.be/CRxBX6rfVqI
Lesson One: Shop Local — How To Navigate Dallas Without Driving a Car
YouTube video by Dallas Urbanists STLC
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Here is Lesson One in our 21-part series on how to navigate Dallas without driving a car. Subscribe to us on YouTube for next lessons!
youtu.be/CRxBX6rfVqI
youtu.be/CRxBX6rfVqI
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Third annual #dallasweekwithoutdriving starts soon on September 29!! Watch this video on what is #weekwithoutdriving, why you should join, and how to prepare!
youtu.be/Ld6J2BmdHck?...
youtu.be/Ld6J2BmdHck?...
Introducing Week Without Driving 2025 Dallas Edition + New Video Series on How To Go Car-Free
YouTube video by Dallas Urbanists STLC
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Third annual #dallasweekwithoutdriving starts soon on September 29!! Watch this video on what is #weekwithoutdriving, why you should join, and how to prepare!
youtu.be/Ld6J2BmdHck?...
youtu.be/Ld6J2BmdHck?...
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I've lost count of how many times people notice that @hexel.dallasurbanists.org has a goose and the comments or social media always goes crazy about it.
July 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I've lost count of how many times people notice that @hexel.dallasurbanists.org has a goose and the comments or social media always goes crazy about it.
Pro #publictransit tip: Don’t want to walk the last mile from bus stop in the summer heat? Instead of just deboarding at the closest stop, use the DART GoPass app to find a bus stop with a nearby Lime or Bird scooter.
Did this today—saved 10 minutes and made it to my appointment on time!
Did this today—saved 10 minutes and made it to my appointment on time!
July 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Pro #publictransit tip: Don’t want to walk the last mile from bus stop in the summer heat? Instead of just deboarding at the closest stop, use the DART GoPass app to find a bus stop with a nearby Lime or Bird scooter.
Did this today—saved 10 minutes and made it to my appointment on time!
Did this today—saved 10 minutes and made it to my appointment on time!
Goose waddled here by DART
July 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Goose waddled here by DART
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Can an e-bike replace your car in Dallas?
After living car-free in Dallas for 3 years, Courtney finally gave e-biking a shot. See what she learned about buying and using an e-bike in Dallas!
After living car-free in Dallas for 3 years, Courtney finally gave e-biking a shot. See what she learned about buying and using an e-bike in Dallas!
🚲 I Tried an E-Bike in Dallas for 2 Weeks – Here’s What Surprised Me
YouTube video by Dallas Urbanists STLC
youtu.be
June 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Can an e-bike replace your car in Dallas?
After living car-free in Dallas for 3 years, Courtney finally gave e-biking a shot. See what she learned about buying and using an e-bike in Dallas!
After living car-free in Dallas for 3 years, Courtney finally gave e-biking a shot. See what she learned about buying and using an e-bike in Dallas!
"I've gotten so many blank stares at the idea that a street should be a place in its own right."
Central part of @dallasurbanists.org mission is to change the local conversation in Dallas about what a street can and should be.
Central part of @dallasurbanists.org mission is to change the local conversation in Dallas about what a street can and should be.
June 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"I've gotten so many blank stares at the idea that a street should be a place in its own right."
Central part of @dallasurbanists.org mission is to change the local conversation in Dallas about what a street can and should be.
Central part of @dallasurbanists.org mission is to change the local conversation in Dallas about what a street can and should be.
"Do the next small thing" I need to remind myself this more often, especially as I chip away at applying all the lessons learned from National Gathering.
June 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"Do the next small thing" I need to remind myself this more often, especially as I chip away at applying all the lessons learned from National Gathering.
Created a Bluesky because I'm told this is where the urbanists migrated to from Twitter.
June 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Created a Bluesky because I'm told this is where the urbanists migrated to from Twitter.