A Better Block | Jason Roberts | TEDxUTA

How to you take something with a solid foundation and turn it into something thousands of people can use and enjoy? Easy. You just do it.
Jason is the founder of the Oak Cliff Transit Authority, founder of the original Better Block Project, co-founder of Art Conspiracy
and Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, and candidate for US Congress. In 2006, Jason formed the non-profit organization Oak Cliff Transit Authority to revive the Dallas streetcar system, and later spearheaded the city’s effort in garnering a $23 Million TIGER stimulus grant from the FTA to help reintroduce a modern streetcar system to Dallas. In 2010, Jason organized a series of “Better Block” projects, taking blighted blocks with vacant properties in Southern Dallas and converting them into temporary walkable districts with pop-up businesses, bike lanes, cafe seating, and landscaping. The project has now become an international movement and has been featured in the New York Times, Dwell magazine, TED Talks and on NPR. Team Better Block was showcased in the US Pavillion at the 2012 Venice Biennale.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@phuckyoutoob]

This is incredible. I watch it at least once a month now. And, tell people about it. Jason is an inspirational force. Thank you.

[@Kylegatzke1997]

Wow.... we need more people like this man in the world. What a moving speech. I want a community like that!

[@suzannek4583]

Really really brave and inspiring! Thank you!

[@ricp]

this guys is amazing!

[@superemzone]

great! Very inspiring talk

[@lichotropical3350]

Justin, I love the guy by the way, is wearing the same clothes in the presentation (:58) and in his rock band days (1:05).

[@NikkiVelazquez]

I want to do this in my city!

[@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists]

DO IT - NOW !√

[@ludwigmusik]

Great project, but did he really said that human ancestors were snatched up by pterodactyls? Cmon maaaan ahhahah