North Oak Cliff and Missing Middle Housing
*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 ...