Cultivating Neighborhoods & the Small Scale Development Movement
Are you an advocate or local leader looking to encourage better buildings in your community? Do you want to learn more about how you can become a small real estate developer for a project in your neighborhood?
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Dallas and the broader DFW region are at an exciting inflection point. Recent efforts like the “1 to 8 Dwelling Unit Ordinance” signal a growing momentum toward more flexible, human-scale development and everyday locals are already stepping up to shape what that looks like on the ground.
This lecture kicks off the IncDev National Field Trip, where participants will tour several of the region's best incremental development sites, including the 10th Street Historic District in Oak Cliff, Dallas and Historic Northside in Fort Worth. These places are living examples of what's possible when communities embrace small-scale, neighborhood-first development. Able to attend the full Field Trip? Register here.
Join us for a free lecture by IncDev Faculty Member Ryan Terry to learn how locals across North Texas are participating in shaping their neighborhoods and how you can too. Doors open at 5:30pm. The lecture will begin promptly at 6:00pm. Join us at the iconic Texas Theatre in the Bishop Arts District.
About the Speaker:
A former Marine Infantry Officer turned incremental developer, Ryan is a product of the Incremental Development Alliance's training—having attended the very first IncDev workshop in 2015. In 2016, he began the process of transforming several vacant properties in downtown Bryan, TX into a thriving mixed-use development before selling his portfolio in 2023 and re-establishing his company, R+T Studio, in Fort Worth. Ryan brings expertise in construction management, development programming, and the strategy of subdividing large projects into manageable phases—a strategy that allowed him to realize development where others saw only obstacles. His development work is deeply personal, inspired by his military service and driven by a mission to help forgotten communities retrieve their dignity. Learn more about his work here.
