Your neighbors are calling 311 about what now?

So here's what happened – Dallas on the wire, big hat, bigger story. We're looking at the latest 311 service request data, and something jumped out at me like a jackrabbit in July.

Look, y'all know we’ve got a lot going on in Dallas, from the never-ending Trinity River project to trying to find parking in Deep Ellum on a Saturday night. But the sheer volume of "Code Concern" requests? Almost 29,000! To be exact, 28,990 requests came in for Code Concerns – that's everything from overgrown lots to busted fences and unpermitted work. That number just dwarfs everything else on the list. It tells me that folks across Dallas, from Pleasant Grove to Preston Hollow, are really keeping an eye on their neighborhoods and not afraid to speak up when things aren't up to snuff.

Then you got "Single Family Rental Needs Registration" with 1,290 requests. This one's important because it speaks to how much our housing market has changed, with more and more homes being rentals and the city trying to keep a handle on it. It’s about accountability, making sure landlords are playing by the rules and tenants have safe places to live. These numbers, straight from our 311 system, paint a real picture of what Dallasites are actually worried about day-to-day. We'll be watching to see if these numbers start to trend down as the city addresses them.

Dallas on the wire — big hat, bigger story.

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