Dallas walking tours

Dallas Walking Tours

For the Homeless

Some 5,700 homeless in Dallas

Source: Dallasnews.com

Housing programs budget cut by two-thirds

Source: Texashousers.net

Homeless Housing & Services to be eliminated

Source: Texashousers.net

• No housing placement• No case management

Source: Texashousers.net

Private-sector funding needed to fill gap

Walking tours proposed to raise funds

Why walking tours?

Dallas rich with architecture and history

Source: Wikipedia, Dallas―Live Large, Think Big

Dallas a popular tourist destination

Source: Dallas―Live Large, Think Big

Six million DFW residents* = potential customers

*Source: Wikipedia

Existing walking tours to be leveraged

Five tour options to be marketed

Option 1: Dallas Arts District Tour*

*Proposed host: Dallas Center for Architecture

• Guided tour• Buildings by award-winning architects

Option 2: Main Street Walking Tour*

*Proposed host: Dallas Center for Architecture

• Guided tour• Time capsule of architectural styles

Option 3: Wilson Historic District*

*Proposed host: Preservation Dallas

• Guided tour• Queen Anne & Victorian architecture

Option 4: Fair Park*

*Proposed host: Friends of Fair Park

• Guided tour• 1930s Art Deco exposition-style architecture

Option 5: AIA Dallas Tour of Homes*

*Proposed host: American Institute of Dallas (AIA), Dallas Chapter

• Guided tour• Cutting-edge design by Texas architects

Guided tours to include:• Trained tour guides• Refreshments• Public toilets

Partnership proposed with host organizations

All partners to:• Advertise• Staff• Provision

Tours to be twice daily, weekends, year-round

Ticket price $35Proceeds to area shelters

Partial list, area shelters:• The Bridge• Family Gateway• Genesis Women’s Shelter