Fort Worth - Trinity River Vision

[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.

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.

[GAOnMyMind]

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.

[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.

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."

[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.

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.

[krazeeboi]

Any news here?

[RestedTraveler]

Any news here?

[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]

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

[RestedTraveler]

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

[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!

[FortWorthology]

Bing Thom's new TRV bridge designs - very organic:

[krazeeboi]

Very unique design; I like it.

[RestedTraveler]

Bing Thom's new TRV bridge designs - very organic:

[dallasbrink]

I like these, too. With these bridges and those by Santiago Calatrava proposed to cross the Trinity in Dallas, that Trinity River valley is in for a treat!

[FortWorthology]

Glad to see Fort Worth is moving forward on there plans for the Trinity River, The Dallas City Council should look up to Forth Worth for getting done what they say there going to get done. I do think it would be cool if the cites cleared out enough of the trinity river to ware boat could go up and down between the t cites, like modern ferries and stuff. It would ad to the hole region.

[dallasbrink]

Fort Worth has developed a plan to create more useable waterfront on the banks of the Trinity River for housing, retail, and recreation. The plan calls for digging another river channel along with moving levees to create a lake just north of the downtown area. The Trinity River Vision website has alot of info about the project.

This article is about the cost of the project.

This article is about the economic impact of the plan. Some new development is already happening along the riverfront. These include:

The Radioshack headquarters campus.

the only part im having hard time trying to figure out is how big of a dam is it going to take to fill up that much water space after it has all been dug out?

The recenty opened Pier 1 headquarters building.

Tarrant County Collage is plannig to open its 5th campus on both sides of the river with a sky bridge connecting the two. The campus is expected to cost $135 million and is targeted to open in September 2008.

[dallasbrink]

Ya, so it didnt show my reply up above.

What is the updated status of all this and how do that plan on backing up the water to create all this new river space?