TURNER WINSTON BLOCKCREATING LASTING

NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS

http://turnerwinstonblock.wordpress.com

located in Kings Highway Conservation district

BLOCK PROFILE

14 single family structures 1 multi-family structure Majority home owners Diverse cultural backgrounds

900-1000 block of Winston St. and 600 block of Turner Ave Mix of Bungalow, Ranch, and other architecture styles

LOCATION

One block southwest of Kidds Spring Park Adjacent directly to the west of N.Polk St one block south of W. Canty St One block north of Tyler ArtsDistrict

EVENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Restaurant and Pot luck dinners Yard Sale FundraiserBi-weekly curb cleanups 

Monthly Newsletter distributed to all homes and home owners

Block Online Forum

Public Website

PROJECTS

Curb and sidewalk upgrade through City of Dallas Department of Public Works and Transportation's Pettition/Assessment program Block Beautification Projects #1:  Clean up Turner/Polk

Alley Intersection, 04/17/2010 #2:  Landscaping additions to

medians, triangles and vacant public lands along Polk St

#3:  Repair and paint murals on concrete protections along Polk St

#4: Construct Block entry signage

City of Dallas MOWmentum application Good Neighbor program

PROJECT OUTCOMES

Project #1 Clean up Turner/Polk Alley Intersection, 04/17/2010 • Re-opened sidewalk for pedestrian use

into Tyler Arts District • 6 neighbors joined the cleanup crew • Cleared over grown brush, vines, and

weeds along median and private property

• Planted flowers• Redeposited dead plant material from

curb back into landscaping to help mulch the beds

BEFORE CLEAN UP

AFTER CLEAN UP

CLEAN UP CREW

FUTURE PROJECTS

TRIANGLES

UNUSED PUBLIC PARCELS

MEDIANS AND DART STOP

DAMAGED BARRIERS

Entry point at Canty and N.Polk St.