Dallas Neighbors for Housing Blog

*Important Note: all data comes from PolicyMap.com which uses Census data. I am not sure if it's 100% accurate. I am aware that the 2020 census undercounted Latinos , but the undercount isn't nearly large enough to explain the numbers detailed below. If anyone knows of any further issues with the data, please let me know.* This post is the second part looking at North Oak Cliff. For part 1: read here . Yesterday, I examined how the demolition of an entire block of apartment complexes could have been prevented as well as what it tells us about Missing Middle housing.  Since I am a big believer in increased housing supply helping to reduce housing costs, the other thing that caught my eye about Shearer's post was him talking about how the promise of more housing and density leading to affordability has not happened in North Oak Cliff. This got me to thinking about how much new housing has actually been added to North Oak Cliff. I went down the rabbit hole and decided to look ...

 *This is the first of two posts examining North Oak Cliff. Today's post concentrates on the political geography and what a specific block in Bishop Arts can tell us about Dallas. Tomorrow's will look at census data to examine North Oak Cliff.* This and tomorrow's blog are specifically inspired by  a post  by Rob Shearer, an Oak Cliff resident and the former campaign manager for Giovanni Valderas, a former city council candidate for District 1(North Oak Cliff).  It's worth it to stop now and read the post if you haven't yet. The boundaries of District 1 are roughly I-35 to the east, Illinois Ave to the south, Westmoreland to the west, and I-30 to the north. Valderas lost twice (2019 and 2021) to Chad West, and both times Valderas won many of the Latino neighborhoods in the south and west of the district but was unable to overcome West's huge margins in the more white areas of the district (Kessler Park and Winnetka Heights).  2021 City Council Results: District ...