In 2000, The Dallas Morning News askedtwo world-class urban planners to study and report on the current and future health of our metropolitan area.They raised important, disturbing, hopeful and provocative questions for our readers to consider. At that time, we promised you — our readers — that our journalists would keep after the issues raised by these greaturban thinkers. We have the largest and most experiencednews-gathering staff in this region, and our continued focus on these issues is one of our most fundamental obligations.This 2004 report represents a significant step in our commitment to keep you informed about the area’s strength and well-being.In this case, we focused exclusively on the city of Dallas. After all, most of us realize that for a strong metropolitan area to be most successful, it needs a vital urban core.We asked ourselves: How is Dallas doing?
