The City of Dallas Zoning 101 Tour continued at Dallas College at RedBird with Getting Around Dallas, an interactive experience exploring the relationship between zoning, transportation and the places Dallas residents travel every day.

Residents mapped trips across Dallas, talked with City staff and community partners, and explored how land use decisions can influence access to housing, jobs, services and transportation.

The event is part of the City’s ongoing effort to make zoning reform easier to understand and give more Dallas residents a foundation for participating as the project moves toward release of the first public draft of the updated Development Code.

The City of Dallas launched the Zoning 101 Tour with How Dallas Takes Shape, an interactive experience at Dallas City Hall designed to make zoning easier to understand and more connected to everyday life.

Residents moved through learning stations, asked questions, shared their own experiences and talked directly with Planning & Development staff about how zoning shapes housing, businesses, transportation, gathering places and neighborhoods across Dallas.

In April, the City of Dallas gathered residents, advocates, artists, educators, business leaders, and neighborhood voices for The Shape of Dallas, an interactive civic conversation designed to help inform the next phase of zoning education and community engagement.

Hosted on April 16 at The Space at the Adolphus, the event served as an early step toward the upcoming Zoning 101 Community Conversations, a series being developed in partnership with Dallas College to make zoning more accessible, practical, and connected to everyday life in Dallas.

Here is simplified look at the expected timeline for the Dallas Zoning Reform project. The graphic shows how the work is expected to unfold, from early research and community engagement through drafting, public review, and adoption.

All comments submitted through the Dallas Zoning Reform project website comment form and via email as of November 1, 2025 are now available for review. These comments represent input received since the start of the project and reflect the range of viewpoints, concerns, and ideas being shared by community members. Additional comment releases will be issued in installments throughout the process. Public input continues to play a vital role in shaping and informing the direction of this project, and community members are encouraged to continue participating as the process moves forward.

The City of Dallas is excited to invite you to a series of public meetings as we take the next big step in shaping our future!

For the first time in nearly 40 years, Dallas is updating its zoning code - and your input is vital to making it a success. 

Stay tuned for updates and additional information as the project progresses. Your engagement and feedback are valuable to us and to the process! We look forward to sharing more details in the near future!