Along with The Park, a 5.2-acre feat of urban green space atop a freeway (to be completed next year) the bridge will connect Downtown Dallas to its adjacent neighborhoods creating even further distance from its worn-out stereotype of flashing cash and ten-gallons of makeup.

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Parks, gardens and green space in urban areas can improve the wellbeing and quality of life of people living there, says a University of Exeter study.

BBC: Green spaces boosts wellbeing of urban dwellers - study

The irony is that the city recently rezoned the presidential library area, but designated it for urban use instead of as green space for a park.

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