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DENTON

CORINTH frisco mckinney
allen
HIGHLAND Sam Rayburn Tollway
VILLAGE
Dallas North Tollway PLANO
lewisville
flowermound

SOUTHLAKE Grapevine CARROLLTON RICHARDSON
Lake
ADDISON
GRAPEVINE FARMERS
BRANCH
garland

Dallas/Fort Worth IRVING Lake Ray
International Hubbard
Airport

EULESS

HURST

DALLAS

mesquite

ARLINGTON grand prairie

oak cliff

SUBURBAN Dallas-Fort Worth has seen morning and drive to higher
TO URBAN tremendous population growth density employment centers either
over the last several decades. On in the suburbs or the urban core. As
Tipping Point average, we welcome upward of such, these bedroom communities
How DFW’s growth is 150,000 new residents each year. are quiet during the day, with little
transforming the suburbs To accommodate this growth, activity or vibrancy.
into urban markets the community has consistently
expanded its infrastructure as In contrast, the employment centers,
4 pockets of the metroplex have filled be they suburban or urban, almost
out, built up, and become denser. always have more action going on.
This growth has helped many areas As the environment becomes more
reach a tipping point, driving an urban, higher densities are common,
evolution in our built environment with people who live, work, shop,
from the traditional suburb to and play all in one location. So how
denser, more urban enclaves. is this move toward higher densities
playing out in DFW? Let’s look at
As a quick review, the traditional a few areas.
suburb in DFW is no different than
the rest of the United States. Mostly We'll take a look at these three, key
described as a bedroom community, areas and discuss each in the order
people leave their homes in the they were developed.