A must-read for anyone who cares about the future of Dallas

Nicolai Ouroussoff, who writes about urban planning and urban affairs for the New York Times, has a passionate essay on the front page of today's Times Art section today on the need for more advanced urban planning that should be required reading for anyone who cares about the future of Dallas.

I was particularly struck with the section about Los Angeles in which Mr. Ouroussoff discusses that city's version of the Trinity River Corridor Project along the Los Angeles River, which, if planners have their way, would eventually become a 51-mile long chain of lakes and parks (with no mention of a high-speed roadway). This section also discusses the brilliant idea of coordinating activities between the school and transportation systems so that new school construction would take place along bus and rail routes.