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DeShazo Group Timeline

DeShazo Group

Engineering Excellence Since 1980

Traffic Engineering • Transportation Planning • Parking Solutions

July 1, 1980

Foundation of Excellence

DeShazo, Starek & Tang opens in Dallas—launching with its first project at Prestonwood Baptist Church.

🏢 Company Founded
1982

Dallas Arts District — Mobility & Parking Planning

Transportation and parking master planning aligned with the emerging Dallas Arts District framework.

🎭 District Master Planning
1983

DART Starter Line Planning Support

Early transit planning that helped shape the region’s future light-rail network.

🚊 Transit Milestone
1988 → Early 1990s

Memorial Drive Corridor — Tulsa, OK

Multi-year involvement supporting design and traffic operations along a key north–south spine.

🛣️ Corridor Design
June 25, 1993

DeShazo, Tang & Associates

The firm formally adopts the name DeShazo, Tang & Associates.

🧭 Strategic Evolution
1997

Mockingbird Station — First TOD in Dallas

Planning/design support for Dallas’s first major transit-oriented development.

🏙️ Transit-Oriented Development
July 1, 2000

Two Decades of Service

20th anniversary as DeShazo, Tang & Associates. Celebration July 8 at Eddie Dean’s Ranch.

🎉 20th Anniversary
2002

Digital Innovation

DeShazo Group implemented Shared Parking Model and shared-parking methodologies for mixed-use developments.

💡 Tech Innovation
2004

International Excellence Award

IPMI Second Prize for the Texas A&M West Campus Garage & Pedestrian Passageway.

🌍 International Recognition
2009

George W. Bush Presidential Center — Project Team

Awarded involvement supporting the presidential library and museum project at SMU.

🏛️ National Institution
April 1, 2010

Becomes DeShazo Group, Inc.

Rebranding; expanded capabilities across traffic, transportation planning, and parking. WBE & HUB certifications achieved.

July 14, 2010: 30-year celebration at the Frontiers of Flight Museum.

🔄 Corporate Evolution
2019

Collin Creek Redevelopment — Traffic & Parking

Traffic engineering and parking services for the Plano mixed-use revitalization.

🏗️ Mixed-Use Revitalization
2020

Resilient Leadership

Continued full operations with expanded digital collaboration across multiple states.

💪 Adaptive Excellence
2023

Dallas Love Field — Comprehensive TIA (CONRAC)

Traffic impact analysis supporting roadway and access planning for the Consolidated Rental Car Facility program.

✈️ Airport Access Planning
2024

First Annual Modern Company Retreat

Alignment of vision, services, and market strategy across teams.

🤝 Team Milestone
July 1, 2025

45 Years of Engineering Excellence

Celebrating 45 years of creating safe and mobile communities across 66 cities.

🌟 45th Anniversary
Beyond 2025

Vision for Tomorrow

Advancing smart-city integration and practical, sustainable transportation solutions.

🚀 Future Forward