"Dallas Water Commons to Transform Overlooked Channel"
- https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-water-commons-to-transform-overlooked-channel/3067807/
Ferguson said flood control will still be the primary function of the Water Commons as she showed the renderings of the site.
“We have these retention ponds, that's always going to be the case. That's the area of Dallas Water Utilities. But this is the part about the Parks Department. We can make it a beautiful space where people can come and play,” Ferguson said.
The ditch was once the main channel of the Trinity River through Dallas before the river was moved between levees in a floodway 90 years ago.
A few slides from the PDF:
"In the Cedars, Dallas Envisions New Wetlands That Will Educate and Prevent Flooding"
- https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2022/09/in-the-cedars-dallas-envisions-new-wetlands-that-will-educate-and-prevent-flooding/
"How 17 acres of wetlands could be transformed to protect Dallas from severe flooding"
- https://www.dallasnews.com/news/environment/2022/09/08/how-17-acres-of-wetlands-could-be-transformed-to-protect-dallas-from-severe-flooding/