City of Dallas lays out plans for solar eclipse despite cloudy forecast
Downtown Dallas hotels are about 99% sold out for April 5-9. Despite a cloudy forecast, the City of Dallas is preparing for a total solar eclipse on April 8, which is predicted to occur in Dallas. Despite the weather conditions, city leaders have laid out plans ahead of the event, including suspending trash pick-up for Monday to keep workers off the roadways and coordinating with emergency operations center representatives from various departments and agencies for the day of the eclipse. Downtown Dallas hotels are about 99% sold out for the event. The city is urging people not to stop in the middle of the road to watch the eclipse and wearing correct protective glasses. Hundreds of eclipse Solarbrations are planned throughout Dallas and North Texas, with organizers hoping for weather conditions to cooperate.
Published : a month ago by Janel Forte in World
Downtown Dallas hotels are about 99% sold out for April 5-9.
DALLAS — Clouding the excitement for roughly four minutes Dallas will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8 - if we actually have a clear sky to view it.
It’s the same wish the tens of thousands of people predicted to come to North Texas to take in the view are making just days ahead of the phenomenon.
Dallas is the largest city in the path of totality. And Tuesday despite the dreary forecast, city leaders laid out how they’re preparing for the things they can control.
“The day of we’re activating the emergency operations center we’ll have reps from all the departments and agencies in the room with us so as things come up and as the day progresses,” Houston said. “We can have those face-to-face conversations to focus and close resource gaps.”
Trash pick-up in Dallas has been suspended for Monday to keep those workers off the roadways. The city is also urging folks not to stop in the middle of the road to watch the eclipse and to remember not to look at the sun without the correct protective glasses.
“So this is the proper gear, you’re going to see it all throughout the city,” she said.
Preparation has been all hands on deck, from Dallas Police and Fire to Parks and Rec. Estimates for just how many people are coming to Dallas for the eclipse are still up in the air, but for some context, downtown hotels are at about 99% sold out for April 5-9.
“We have a lot of people coming from out of town, but also just in the metroplex and several big events,” Houston said.
And hundreds of eclipse Solarbrations are planned throughout Dallas and North Texas with organizers and anticipated attendees praying for the weather to cooperate.