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For an alternate entry, the Airport squandered its best options
In this viewpoint, we discuss how the Airport's arguments for an alternate entrance fall short and how it also had opportunities it wasted.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Sep 22, 20205 min read
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Dallas delays its next step in picking new Love Field entry. Is this a fight we even need to have?
As Park Board passes a resolution expressing concerns about whether this process is fair to Bachman Lake area, Aviation pauses, awaits study

Friends of Bachman Lake
Sep 19, 20206 min read
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September Newsletter
We talked Greenbelt trails, DWU updates on the dam & lake, talked new development & rallied comments as the airport met with the Park Board.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Sep 8, 20207 min read
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Using the Safety Card when all other reasons fail
The Aviation Department has been toying with the idea of putting a new entrance to the airport somewhere between bad choice and oh, hell no.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Aug 28, 20205 min read
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Fish stock: What's swimming in Bachman Lake these days?
Anglers come to Bachman Lake from all over the Metroplex. Some fish from the edge of the lake and others take their boats upstream.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Aug 26, 20202 min read
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Love Field continues to pitch north entrance to city officials, but questions remain
Love Field continues its pursuit of a north entry despite increasing questions about the viability of options vs. what already exists south.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Aug 18, 20204 min read
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August Newsletter
Could NW HWY no longer be a dangerous and ugly hindrance? School playgrounds can be parks too. Nature trails for the Bachman greenbelt.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Aug 7, 20207 min read
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July Newsletter:
Northaven Trail Informational Happy Hour celebrates new connections. Slow down and open up your Dallas street. Airport entrance falls short.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Jul 7, 20204 min read
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June Newsletter: #nonorthentrance, Neighbors in the Know
Introducing Neighbors in the Know, our first virtual meeting of Bachman communities with updates on City projects that affect our area.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Jun 5, 20204 min read
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Read this. Then print a few copies and give to your neighbors!
Love Field is looking for another entrance and most eyes point north. Will NW Highway become a bottleneck? Will a bridge ruin Bachman?

Friends of Bachman Lake
Jun 2, 20201 min read
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Follow the Data: Is the Love Field entrance at Mockingbird really failing?
The City of Dallas Department of Aviation has talked about traffic studies supporting the need for another entrance, but where are they?

Friends of Bachman Lake
May 28, 20203 min read
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Northwest Highway: a Barrier to Green
Friends of Bachman Lake sponsored a meeting with State, City and County representatives in February to talk about Northwest Highway.

Friends of Bachman Lake
May 20, 20202 min read
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Drumroll ... Love Field narrows down choices for an alternate entrance. But where will it be?
Love Field is seeking approval from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on 5 down-selected options for an alternate entrance.

Friends of Bachman Lake
May 20, 20201 min read
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April/May Newsletter
Happy trails? Have a say in the Lemmon Av Trail Project. Also, the City Council is about to hear options on another airport entrance.

Friends of Bachman Lake
May 12, 20204 min read
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March Newsletter
We take a look into that "alternate" airport entrance everyone keeps (not) talking about. Plus the ugly on Northwest HWY and how to fix it.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Mar 21, 20204 min read
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To fill a Mockingbird: Airport’s aim for a new entrance could trade traffic snarls for neighbor ones
As part of our #GiveMeGreen series, Friends of Bachman Lake will take a look at issues affecting the communities around Bachman Lake. The...

Friends of Bachman Lake
Feb 16, 20203 min read
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February Newsletter
News for February, 2020 from Friends of Bachman Lake.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Feb 11, 20205 min read
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January Newsletter
New Year, new opportunities to make our area what it deserves to be. Read this month's newsletter and keep tabs on life around Bachman Lake.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Jan 22, 20206 min read
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New Love Field entrance could threaten Bachman Lake
Love Field is looking to divert cars from Mockingbird to an alternate entrance that could send traffic toward Bachman Lake from the north.

Friends of Bachman Lake
Jan 2, 20203 min read
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December Newsletter
It’s hard to believe that we only started FoBL 9 months ago! Time flies when you're having fun and staying busy. And that we have been!

Friends of Bachman Lake
Dec 17, 20193 min read
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