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[eastsider]

The Trinity River project got federal approval this week from the Army Corps of Engineers which will allow for further planning and property aquisition to take place.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Trinity Uptown gets formal U.S. approval

[eastsider]

The Tarrant County College will break ground on it's new 38-acre downtown campus on June 10th. The first phase of the campus will have 500,000 sf of building space.

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The future campus will straddle the Trinity River east of the North Main Street Bridge. Plans call for two main campus buildings on both sides of the Trinity River with a sky bridge, running parallel with North Main Street Bridge, linking both buildings.

According to Wells, the campus will feature an updated nursing and allied health program building, a new academic program and many cutting-edge building designs.

Fort Worth Business Press: TCC prepares to let dirt fly in downtown Fort Worth

[eastsider]

A 36 person citizens advisory committee will unviel proposed design guidelines for the Trinity Uptown district on Tuesday at a public hearing. The new guidelines will shape the development of the 800-acre area surrounding the new channels and lake created by the Trinity River project.

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The report's introduction says the committee hopes the standards and guidelines will help create a livable and sustainable district with a strong sense of place. Although the document provides specific guidance to developers, the city's review process allows for flexibility.

The Trinity Uptown urban design plan prescribes locations for public spaces, street cross sections and waterfront cross sections. The draft report also talks about the height, orientation and facade design of buildings and parking facilities, among other things.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Panel unveils report on river project

[eastsider]

The design guidelines for the Trinity Uptown district were made public. The guidelines will be reviewed further by various boards and committees and will likely be voted on by the city council in September.

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Fernando Costa, city planning director, said the standards will promote a pedestrian-oriented area with higher density for residential and commercial properties. He said the plan limits the tallest commercial structures in the area to 288 feet, while buildings near residential areas will be limited to 96 feet.

Fort Worth Business Press: Public seeks answers at Trinity Uptown meeting

[eastsider]

The city of Fort Worth has come up with a proposal to present to the Army Corps of Engineers that would combine the Trinity Uptown project with planned improvements to Gateway Park.

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The move would allow officials to tap into more than $30 million in combined funding, while blunting criticism that the Trinity Uptown, -- with its town lake, high-dollar residences and businesses -- will serve only as a playground for the community's wealthy.

It would also allow the Tarrant Regional Water District to avoid purchasing flood easements on pricey west side land, a proposal that had angered some influential residents and raised the possibility of costly lawsuits. Floodwater would be allowed to flow to the east side, allowing $10 million in government funds to be spent instead on soccer fields, an amphitheater and an equestian center.

Under the proposal, only part of the Riverside Oxbow would only be flooded once every five to 10 years, and the park structures would be designed to accommodate being under water.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Proposal alters course of project

[eastsider]

Architect Bing Thom has released the designs of three bridges that will become a signature piece of the Trinity Uptown Project. The bridges will be placed on North Main St., Henderson St., and White Settlement Rd. It will cost a toyal of $58M to construct the bridges that are expected to be complete in 2010. The main feature of the bridges are sweeping concrete arches that will span the future bypass channel.

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To help make the bridges pedestrian-friendly, some of the spans will reach up to roadway level, creating a path to the riverbed below. Visitors can look up from the banks at the interweaving bands of concrete on the underside of the bridge.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: City's past, future intersect in designs for Trinity bridges

[GAOnMyMind]

eastsider, on Jun 13 2005, 10:15 AM, said:

Great article from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram discussing the necessity of Trinity River Vision Plan in terms of flood control. The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to release a study this week saying work to the existing levees can be done for $10 million.

When will folks ever learn? Development is for the future, not depend on rebuilding both when Mother Nature defies mankind.

[eastsider]

Negotiations have begun to purchase the first pieces of property that will make up the Trinity Bypass Channel. The negotiations with the two businesses that own those properties will be viewed as a test on how the rest of the land acquisitions could go.

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The Trinity River Vision Authority told its staff last week to make initial offers to landowners for the American Auto Salvage and Sweet Shop properties. The proposed bypass channel would be built over that land, which covers about 12 acres.

"The way we handle this will be a good indication of how we move forward," said Tarrant County Administrator G.K. Maenius, who is also president of the authority. "We will be working with those landowners to reach a consensus price."

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: First offers for land are being made

[eastsider]

The Tarrant Regional Water District has agreed to pay $4.2 million to the owners of a 5.3 acre piece of property. The site currently has three buildings on it with one being the home of candy manufacturer the Sweet Shop. This is the first property aqusition deal to be reached for the future Trinity Bypass Channel.

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Since the project seems to be moving so quickly, the water district voted Tuesday to transfer an additional $4.3 million into the Trinity River Vision Authority's coffers for the rest of the fiscal year to pay for relocating businesses, environmental cleanup and demolition.

Initially, the district budgeted $950,000 because it didn't expect to start buying property until 2008. The district expects to spend about $140 million for land, business relocations, environmental cleanup and demolition.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: District buys first acreage in path of Trinity Uptown

Edited by eastsider, 16 May 2007 - 06:37 PM.

[krazeeboi]

Any news here?

[RestedTraveler]

krazeeboi, on Jul 26 2007, 12:56 AM, said:

Any news here?

I was just wondering the same thing. I drove through the area today and I just absolutely fell in love with Fort Worth. I can easily imagine what this area will look like when all is done.

[krazeeboi]

I fell in love with the site plans when you first showed them to me. I think this plan has the potential to change the face and image of Fort Worth. I've got to get to the Metroplex REALLY soon.

[RestedTraveler]

Here's an update, Krazee...

Fortworthology.com is reporting that a 36-acre mixed-use development surrounding the LaGrave Field ballpark (home of the Fort Worth Cats) is in the works:



Photo/Rendering Credit: Kevin Buchanan

[krazeeboi]

That looks pretty nice! Goes to show how a ballpark can really spur downtown development (which you know all too well, ).

[FortWorthology]

krazeeboi, on Jul 31 2007, 01:26 AM, said:

That looks pretty nice! Goes to show how a ballpark can really spur downtown development (which you know all too well, ).

LaGrave Field is a cool little ballpark. It's setup to allow people to walk or ride horses down the river trails and come up to the ballpark to sit and watch games, which is pretty nifty.

This is the first big TRV development to occur on what will become the islands of the TRV, outside of the TCC campus of course, so it's a great step. The fact that it looks to be great urban design is even better.

[RestedTraveler]

krazeeboi, on Jul 31 2007, 02:26 AM, said:

That looks pretty nice! Goes to show how a ballpark can really spur downtown development (which you know all too well, ).

Yea - West End Field is a cornerstone for a lot of development in Greenville's West End, but nothing on the scale of the projects spurred by this TRV. This is going to be amazing to see unfold.

[krazeeboi]

The development on the islands is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. That will be a sight in itself to behold.

[FortWorthology]

Some more renderings of the college:























Recent construction shots. Work on the plaza is well underway. This will be directly adjacent to the Tarrant County Courthouse and the Tarrant County Family Law Center (brick building on right). It will have a sunken pathway under Belknap that leads to the campus and the pedestrian bridge. The water feature flowing across the pedestrian bridge will also begin here:



Finally, the excavation for the first campus buildings is complete, and structure is now rising from the pit. The pedestrian bridge will run from this site across the river to the other half of the campus on the north bank:









Some more graphics of the TRV project for your enjoyment:

[RestedTraveler]

Hey Kevin! Thanks for all of the information and renderings/photos of the Tarrant County College campus and the TRV. The more I see of this development, the more amazed I am with it and the future of Fort Worth. This is some VERY cool stuff.

[krazeeboi]

I concur. Dallas ain't the only one seein' some action in the Metroplex!