Nearly every development these days in Dallas/Fort Worth, likevirtually every other urban and suburban pocket of America, isbeing built, backfilled and redeveloped with mixed uses.Realistically, some projects will be far more successful thanothers and some will outright fail.

"It's programming the space to maximize the value of the realestate. It's not just building sticks and bricks, it has to betailored to where you are," emphasizes Robert Voelker, shareholderof Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr in Dallas and recognized expert inthe mixed-use arena.

Another acknowledged industry expert, Galina Tahchieva, partnerof Miami-based Duany Plater Zyberk & Co. and its director oftown planning, confidently says mixed-use development isn't merelya fad that will fade with time. "It's all over the place, not justthe US. Mixed-use development is the bare minimum requirementtoday," she tells GlobeSt.com. "This is just a baby step to make upfor past mistakes. The smaller communities are absolutely right torequire it."