TREC Public Policy News
TREC Talks With Dr. Eric A. Johnson (Event Replay)
When Dr. Eric Anthony Johnson joined the City of Dallas as its new Chief of Economic Development, Housing, and Neighborhood Services back in March, much of the city began shutting down due to a COVID-19 pandemic that was still in its infancy here in Texas. So not only...
TREC Policy Working Group to City of Dallas: Cut Commercial Parking Requirements
The City of Dallas requires too much parking. While city code requires three spaces per 1,000 square feet for offices, a Granite Properties study of more than seven million square feet of office space across five U.S. cities including Dallas revealed that just 2.17...
CRE Executive Roundtable: Parkland Hospital, Investments, Retail, & Restaurants
Our latest CRE Executive Roundtable features Parkland Hospital President and CEO Dr. Fred Cerise, Andrew Levy of JLL, Alan Shor of The Retail Connection, and Ray Washburne of Charter Holdings. Listen to the roundtable below via our podcast. Subscribe to TRECcast:...
Admiral Patrick M. Walsh on Leadership During Times of Crisis (Event Replay)
Earlier this year, our Leadership Alumni members spoke with Admiral Patrick M. Walsh -- a Dallas native! -- about how leaders maintain hope during times of crisis. You can listen to an audio replay of the conversation, facilitated by TREC Vice Chair Mike Ablon, via...
Public Policy 101: Running for Office (Event Replay)
Have you ever considered running for office or working for a political campaign? How do you get started? What do you do first? On June 30, we hosted a Public Policy 101 event on this very topic, as our panel of campaign strategists and former candidates delved into...
CRE Executives on Development, Vari’s COVID-19 Response, Construction Costs & Restaurants
We have got an absolutely loaded CRE executive roundtable for you today with presentations from CBRE’s Mike Lafitte on the overall state of commercial real estate development Vari’s Jason McCann, on how the company adopted new products and technology to protect staff...