It takes brains to win big with innovation. But the city of Richardson is doing just that—by growing its IQ to all new heights. Last week, stakeholders in the city’s Innovation Quarter gathered to hear about major moves in the district “where big ideas and groundbreaking technology will be taking place.”
“We’ve made great progress, especially since our beginning back in 2017 with the task force recommendation,” said Doug McDonald, planning projects manager, City of Richardson. “In 2018, we did our city-wide vision study and identified 10 strategies for implementation.” Since then, the city has made a lot of progress in implementing them, McDonald says.
The Richardson Innovation Quarter, aka the ‘Richardson IQ’ or ‘The IQ,’ is a 1,200-acre area in the heart of the city. In January 2020, local partners unveiled the district’s new branding and…