Public Engagement Overview

What We’ve Done

Community Involvement during Planning and Early Implementation

350+ stakeholder meetings during the Master Plan conceptual phase.

100+ community events hosted or attended by Inspire Dallas since April 2024.

What’s Ahead

Dual Focus on Design Input and Pre-Construction Inclusion

Design Input: Gather community feedback to inform final design.

Subcontractor Outreach: Ensure inclusive participation ahead of pre-construction.

Concept 15: The Selected Site Plan

Between 2021 and 2024, the KBHCCD Master Plan team evaluated over 16 realignment and expansion options. After rigorous analysis, Concept 15 (“Bent Bar”) was selected as the only option that meets all critical requirements and minimizes risk.

Concept 15 delivers:

  • 750,000 SF of contiguous exhibit space

  • Direct connectivity to the Omni Hotel

  • Protection of PFZ funding

  • Construction feasibility with minimal right-of-way conflicts

  • Operational continuity throughout construction

  • Reconnection of Downtown, the Cedars, and South and Southern Dallas

  • Feasibility to host FIFA 2026 International Broadcast Center

  • Deconfliction with TxDOT and Union Pacific rail lines

  • Enables future expansion