Normal Brush and Bulky Item Collection (BABIC) in Richardson remains suspended as crews the City continues cleanup efforts after severe weather recently impacted the community. BABIC crews are working with CrowderGulf to help clear the debris. People looking to remove storm-related vegetative debris should continue placing all material on their street right-of-way for pickup, making sure cars are parked away from piles of debris to help the large hauler trucks move quickly. Non-vegetative material left on the curb will remain there until normal BABIC services resume. For a map showing estimat ..read more

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that the agency has opened Disaster Recovery Centers in Dallas County, located in Richardson and Garland, to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding and straight-line winds that occurred April 26-June 5. Residents of 35 Texas counties including Dallas, Collin and Denton can visit any open center from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. every day to meet with representatives of FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration, with no appointment needed.  Dallas County locations, open 7 a.m.-7 p.m.: Netwo ..read more

Debris haulers estimate they are 45 percent complete with collecting massive amounts of storm-related vegetative debris created when sustained hurricane force winds struck Richardson, and other North Texas communities, during a May 28 severe weather event. Wind gusts in the city were recorded at up to 83 MPH, snapping trees and damaging homes and buildings across the community.   The cleanup effort is being supported by CrowderGulf Disaster Recovery and Debris Management, which was activated shortly after the storm to assist City solid waste workers to collect the debris. The company ..read more

As collection crews continue with Phase 3 of debris collection following the May 28 storm, residents can assist by:  Keeping all vehicles off of residential streets that have not had vegetative debris collected, if possible, from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. to allow room for the large semi-trailers that are removing the vegetative debris (see article above re: map of where they are currently collecting) Keeping storm debris in separate piles according to type—vegetative materials apart from appliances/other storm debris, with both placed out front on the public right-of-way, and bagged trash and recy ..read more

Parks crews continue to stay busy across the city working to clear debris from trails and common areas in Richardson’s parks. Their first goal is to clear debris from trails and sidewalks to make them passable; then they are then hauling the debris to the City right-of-way where the debris collecting trucks can pick up the material.   City parks sustained extensive damage during the May 28 storm, with a loss of more than 100 trees and impairments at some playgrounds.   ..read more

Technology-powered real estate company Redfin.com has named Richardson to its 2024 list of “10 Best Places to Live in Texas” among cities with a population of 100,000 or greater. Coming in at No. 8, Richardson was cited for its economic stability, abundance of housing and delicious food, as well as its things to do. The ranking also considered several key factors including access to health care, open outdoor space, navigability, employment statistics, income and travel time to work.    Complete list/more information: Click here  ..read more

The City of Richardson and SHOP Development have entered into a partnership agreement that will support planned upgrades at the Promenade North Shopping Center. Located along Coit Road, south of Arapaho Road, the 177,000-square-foot retail development is one of the city’s legacy shopping center destinations that benefits from high exposure to a large commercial office and residential customer base in the area, as well as significant daily traffic volumes from Coit Road commuters.    Over the next two years, SHOP Development will upgrade the 12-acre property with improvements to the i ..read more

The City Council voted to amend Richardson’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Monday to include a section detailing new bicycle parking standards that will apply to new non-residential and apartment construction and building expansions. The standards are a best practice consistent with other cities regionally and were previously approved by the City Plan Commission and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.   The parking standards:   include the requirement of one bike parking space per 20 vehicle parking spaces;    define short-term and long-term pa ..read more

Transportation and Mobility and Information Technology (IT) staff gave “strategy overviews” at Monday’s City Council meeting, kicking off an annual procession of department reports that prepare the Council for its summer budget workshop, this year scheduled for Aug. 5-6. These “deep dives” provide the Council with detailed information about current programs, infrastructure and maintenance tasks along with proposed work plans and budget requests.   Monday’s presentations included a look at traffic signal projects, the Galatyn Shuttle, and IT enhancements in several areas including sew ..read more

At Monday’s City Council meeting, the City Council approved a resolution to reappoint former Richardson Mayor Gary Slagel to represent Richardson on the Board of Directors for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). His board position, appointed every two years, represents Richardson, University Park, Highland Park and Addison, out of the 13 DART member cities.    Slagel has served on the DART board since 2011 and is the current Board Chair.   ..read more