The most underserved area of Dallas is its south side, below Interstate 30. The highway cuts across the state like a dividing line.
Southern Dallas’s infrastructure has been historically underfunded and its neighborhoods overlooked, meaning affordable housing is in high demand and development is languishing. For example, the area meets the federal qualification of a food desert, which means that it has both high levels of poverty and limited access to affordable, healthy food. And since Southern Dallas is mostly Black, Hispanic, and Latino, this is a matter of racial equity.
To address this, the Real Estate Council (TREC), a member-led commercial real estate organization composed of developers, architects, attorneys, accountants, and more, wants to bring attention and investment to the area. Its work ranges from influencing policy makers and fostering professional growth to investing in community-led development.
Source: theatlantic.com
