Compass Points
Dallas Indicators is organized into 10 Compass Points that reflect fundamental aspects of community life.  The Compass Points are listed in the red menus to the left of the page.  Clicking on a Compass Point will take you to a Compass Point overview that explains the importance of the Compass Point, lays out its organization, and provides links to relevant recent news articles.

Aspirations
Within each Compass Point are Aspirations that describe the goals the community is striving to achieve.  You can access the Aspirations from the Compass Point main pages, or through the rollover links in the red menus.  Each Aspiration page describes the Aspiration and further lays out its organization. 

Indicators
Within each Aspiration, Indicators tell how well we are doing in meeting that goal and explain why a particular measure is important.  You can access the Indicators from the Aspiration pages, or via the rollover links in the red menus.

Cross Points
In addition to the Compass Points, Dallas Indicators contains a growing number of Cross Points, which organize data around a certain population or issue instead of via the subject areas represented by the Compass Points.  Cross Points are organized the same way as Compass Points, containing Aspirations and then Indicators.  Some of the information in the Cross Points is contained elsewhere in the site under the relevant Compass Point, while other information is unique to the Cross Point.

White Papers
White papers and reports provide more in-depth information about a particular issue.  Links to our growing number of white papers and other publications are provided throughout the website where relevant.  Or, you can access all of our publications in our library .

Newsletter
Our newsletter subscribers receive periodic email alerts informing them of upcoming policy forums and events as well as major Dallas Indicators updates and site improvements.  Subscription is automatic upon registration to the Dallas Indicators site.  To register, simply click the "Register" icon at the top right corner of the page at any time.  To unsubscribe, please see the instructions in Help for Registered Users by clicking on the link on the grey panel to the right.