ForwardDallas

On September 25, 2024, the Dallas City Council voted to adopt ForwardDallas 2.0, an update to the 2006 Comprehensive Plan. The plan was amended in March 2026.

ForwardDallas 2.0 is a refreshed guide that reflects how Dallas has evolved over the last two decades and helps inform how the City should plan for what is on the horizon - from continued economic growth to long-term social vibrancy. ForwardDallas is a guidance plan. It is not a zoning document.

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FACTS

​Addresses Concerns about Multiplex in Single-Family:
CPC voted to classify multiplex use as a secondary use in the Community Residential and Small Town Residential Placetypes. This means these two placetypes will be predominantly single-family.

Encourages Meaningful Communication: ForwardDallas
2.0 encourages thoughtful and meaningful communication so we can collectively build a better City for all, for many more years to come. Creates Connectivity: Enhances connectivity and
mobility by promoting alternative modes of transportation.

Fosters Collaboration: Prioritizes social equity and participation in the decision-making process.
Promotes Housing Accessibility: Since Fall 2021, conversations with the community have envisioned and promoted housing diversity, choice, and increased options for residents of all income levels and stages of life.

Promotes Housing Accessibility: Since Fall 2021, conversations with the community have envisioned and promoted housing diversity, choice, and increased options for residents of all income levels and stages of life.

PLAN

MYTHS

Allows Multiplexes By-Right on Single-Family Properties:
No, ForwardDallas 2.0 does not allow multiplexes on any single-family zoned property in Dallas
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Eliminates
Single-Family Zoning: No, ForwardDallas 2.0 does not, and legally cannot, eliminate single-family zoning.

Rezones My Neighborhood’s Property: No. ForwardDallas 2.0 is a land use planning guide and does not rezone any part of the city. If a property owner applies for a zoning change, each case will still be filed with the planning department, will be reviewed by staff, reviewed by CPC, and if recommended, will move to the City Council for review and final vote.

Changes the Permit Review Process: No. ForwardDallas 2.0 cannot be used to apply or obtain a building
permit.

Linked to the 5-Signature Memo on Lot Sizes: Authored Fall 2023, the 5-signature memo was an entirely separate conversation from ForwardDallas 2.0. ForwardDallas does not call for the reduction of lot sizes.​
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ForwardDallas Project Timeline


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Forwarddallas 2.0Adopted Plan
View the adopted ForwardDallas 2.0 and other resources on our Resource page or by clicking below.