Rise360Consulting

We are so thrilled to partner with Texas Trees Foundation on this transformative vision of the Southwestern Medical District. We believe this will have a generational impact and lead the future of green infrastructure design. Thank you to State Senator Royce West, Rafael Anchía and State Representative Venton Jones as well as all the other legislators who made this monumental investment happen.

Big News for a Greener, Safer, and Healthier Texas!

The Texas Trees Foundation is thrilled to announce a $25 million investment from the State of Texas to support the Southwestern Medical District Transformation Project – a visionary public-private initiative to reimagine over two miles of the Harry Hines Corridor in the heart of Dallas’s medical district.

Thanks to legislative champions like State Senator Royce West, Representative Rafael Anchía, Senator Tan Parker, Representatives Morgan Meyer and Angie Chen Button, State Representative Venton Jones and others, this funding accelerates a bold plan to:

Advance critical infrastructure
Combat urban heat with 4,000+ trees
Enhance public health and safety
Create an 8-acre Green Park oasis
Deliver over $1.69 billion in economic impact

Together, we’re turning the Southwestern Medical District into a healthier, safer, and more economically thriving area with our partners at the City of Dallas - City Hall, Dallas County, North Central Texas Council of Governments, Southwestern Medical District, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Parkland Health, Field Operations, Hyphae Design Laboratory, MIG, Kimley-Horn, Terrapin Bright Green, DRW Planning, and Rise360Consulting. This isn’t just an investment—it’s a game-changer for Dallas, and a model for the nation.

Learn more: www.texastrees.org/swmdtransformation

Water is essential. Just to write that seems absurd because we all know it. Yet millions go daily without access to clean, potable water. Having served in several overseas projects providing access to clean water, I've learned first-hand the difference this direct access can make in a life, a village, and a country. If you are looking for a great way to support your fellow human in gaining the most basic need, I recommend supporting Rotary International's efforts for clean water. (This picture was taken in Ghana during a water well commissioning ceremony.)

Luck is believing you're lucky. - Tennessee Williams

“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” —Desmond Tutu

Don't sit around and wait for the perfect opportunity to come along — find something and make it an opportunity.”— Cecile Richards, "Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead"

"You can't blame gravity for falling in love." – Albert Einstein
Gravitate towards those you love most!

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“Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.” ― Abraham Lincoln