South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas . It is south of Downtown Dallas , bordered by Trinity River on the west, Interstate 30 on the north, and the Great Trinity Forest to the south and east. In recent years the City of Dallas and organizations including Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding Together Dallas have begun revitalizing the area in an effort to make the area more attractive to homeowners and foster economic development.
11-541: The following neighborhoods are generally considered part of or closely connected with South Dallas; some of them may not be located entirely within South Dallas or may be considered parts of South Dallas by some and not others. Some are official subdivisions and some have been named by neighborhood associations . The United States Postal Service operates the South Dallas Post Office. In 2001,
22-642: A neighborhood . An association may have elected leaders and voluntary dues. Some neighborhood associations in the United States are incorporated, may be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization , and may enjoy freedom from taxation from their home state. The term neighborhood association is sometimes incorrectly used instead of homeowners association . But neighborhood associations are not homeowners associations - groups of property owners with
33-691: A campus of El Centro College of the Dallas County Community College District , is located in a brick campus in Old South Dallas. Jim Schutze of the Dallas Observer described the building as "handsome." Several thoroughfares , DART bus service, and DART light rail exist in South Dallas. Neighborhood association A neighborhood association ( NA ) is a group of residents or property owners who advocate to organize activities within
44-576: A neighborhood association in the United States are sometimes regulated at the city or state level. Neighborhood councils are also a different type of entity within a city, whose officers are generally elected, are composed of various neighborhood associations and, as such, may be subject to limitations and special rules set up by the council. Neighborhood associations are more likely to be formed in older, established neighborhoods, especially those that predate HOAs. HOAs are generally established at
55-519: A similar manner, other areas of the world demonstrate different forms of neighborhood associations. These may share basic characteristics with traditional grassroots organizations but yet often remain distinctly different. Benjamin Read refers to this variety of organizations as "straddlers for their spanning of the state-society divide." Neighborhood Associations in terms of grassroots organizations compared to straddler organizations can be distinguished by
66-620: The City of Dallas approved an economic development plan to help revitalize South Dallas and the Fair Park area, both of which suffer from a comparatively high level of poverty. South Dallas is a geographic area within the Dallas Independent School District . The section is served by the following schools: James Madison High School Lincoln High School The Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development,
77-486: The boundaries of a NA. In the United Kingdom , it is known as a residents' association (RA). RAs are often involved in local politics, contesting seats at local and county elections. In the 2024 United Kingdom local elections , Residents' Associations claimed 48 of the seats being contested across the 107 local councils that held elections. While neighborhood associations in the United States often function in
88-509: The following characteristics: Grassroots Neighborhood-based Straddler organizations To expand on the variety of global neighborhood associations present, an example can be used from certain NAs in Asia. There exists four general frameworks to understanding how a local organization, such as a neighborhood association, may straddle the state-society realm. They are: The relationship between
99-466: The legal authority to enforce rules and regulations that focus on restrictions and building and safety issues. A neighborhood association is a group of neighbors and business owners who work together for changes and improvements such as neighborhood safety, beautification and social activities. They reinforce rules and regulations through education, peer pressure and by looking out for each other. Some key differences include: The rules for formation of
110-610: The states and the various forms of neighborhood association may also be identified by its level of statism. Mass organizations would be considered the most statist, where the local associations are closely linked to the state. The Civil Society theory is considered the least statist and here the local associations are extremely self-reliant. Between the most and least statist points are corporatist and state-society synergy; they operate with government and depend on its sponsorship but remain free from direct control. China, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Thailand provide examples of how
121-424: The time a residential neighborhood is built and sold. Sometimes older established neighborhoods form an HOA to help regulate rules and standards. In some cases, neighborhood associations exist simultaneously with HOAs, and each may not encompass identical boundaries. In one example, newer infill neighborhoods built decades after the original, surrounding HOA-less neighborhood may have its own HOA but also be within
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