Because, Apparently, You Don't Need to Spend $1.5 Million on a Dog Park. In Oak Cliff, Anyway.

Parks are nice, dog parks are cute, but we need to remember that parks require continued investment and maintenance.  Every time people notice a spot of vacant land, somebody will inevitably say "pocket park".  That seems like a good idea, but where will those same people be in six months?  a year?  five years?  The danger is that eventually nobody will be responsible for it.  Nobody will clean, mow, replant, replace broken fences, etc.  The city has no money, they are continuing to cut the Parks budget.  Or should we float more bonds?  Or "re-purpose" bond money that the voters thought was going someplace else? So - godspeed Better Block-ers, and I really do wish you success, but the next time you do one of these projects, maybe you could include some serious thought about the long term. Just sayin'....

Great job and a million thanks.

This is awesome, Oak Cliff!  We have a new one down in Allen that the new shopping center off Main and 75 did for its customers.  It has two sizes.  One for itty bitty dogs and another for the big ones.  It has a wood like mixture on the ground, along with picnic benches and water for the dogs and people.  Also scattered around are green baggies and green bags for poop disposal.  The park is shaded by the trees they collected from building the shopping center.  I think McKinney is finally building one also.

With the bobcats and coyotes making all our dogs stay leashed up here in McKinney, even in fields, these parks are a necessity to get these dogs running if you might be a little long in the tooth to get running as an owner.  Our three pound poodle seems to drag us out to run as much as a 60 pound dog did.  With two artificial joints, that is frowned upon by our two joint surgeons.  We can control her but she loves it so....

It would be nice to do this in the vacant lot across from my place, but the shattered shards of broken bottles of cheap beer brands strewn all over would make it very difficult.

$1.5 Mil? That's a lot of mini forest green trash cans and little green baggies. For mini-poos who do mini-poos.  Now, if only the city would service them every now and then.

I'm sure at the DCC Command Bunker (in an undisclosed Park Cities location), the big developers are gnashing their teeth at those OC DFHs.  Watch out OC, they're going to saturation bomb you with strip malls and condos.

inspiring work, guys!

More greatness from the OC and BBB. It's so nice to read some good news about Dallas. 

Even though I was drinking my calories at Homegrown Festival, I agree about the lack of food options.

Kick. Ass.

Damn hippies!  

The "No Dumping" sign needs to be reworded 

This is a much better option for that plot of land than the city sponsored illegal dumping site it usually is.

Nice.  And yes, Uptown already has a very popular, similar "community" dog park on Travis between Fitzhugh and Blackburn. 

If this becomes permanent they need to figure out a surface besides grass. That will get really gross, really quickly. Gravel or small stones are decent, but honestly, asphalt is a decent option as well.Also, why is the city trying to set up a 5 acre dog park? The obvious answer is that they are stupid. But don't they know that small scale is required for these types of things? That one on Swiss down near Deep Ellum is already too large. The one near Fitzhugh and Travis is just about the right scale, and in the right neighborhood. It just needs a few trees and something aside from grass.

When I saw that sign, I thought is said "Poop-Up Dog Park", which would be a better idea.

 If you can get the people in the neighborhood to keep this up, it is great!