Author’s Note: This is the start of a series of what I call ‘ideas’ (some of which will attempt to be serious solutions to difficult issues, but most of which will be fun suggestions). I have no clue how much they would cost, if they’re technically feasible, and whether or not they’re ‘good’ ideas. I have very little formal training in much of anything, but hey, this is the internet — the free megaphone passed out to all of society about 30 years ago.

Let’s take a place in Dallas that’s about as inviting as Clint Eastwood’s lawn and turn it into an engaging public space.

Here is Boston’s City Hall:

Boston — now

Here is what they’re doing to it:

Boston — redesign proposal

Now, back to Dallas.

I’m a big I.M. Pei fan. What a guy. He designed some of the great Dallas buildings…Fountain Place, The Meyerson, and City Hall among a few others. He even designed the pyramid thingy at The Louvre. But there’s one aspect of City Hall that bothers me: