Mayor Moncrief’s State of the City Address: Car-Centric Planning a Mistake
Edit: Added the full transcript of the Mayor’s discussion related to this topic.
Mayor Moncrief has given his State of the City address, and one of the items he discussed was the city’s transportation and planning. The mayor stated in no uncertain terms that Fort Worth is facing severe transportation challenges, that they stem from too [...]
Photos from the Fort Worth South Banquet
Last night, at the beautiful Masonic Temple, Fort Worth South, Inc. held its latest annual banquet celebrating the ongoing continued success of the Near Southside’s revitalization. Fort Worth South president Paul Paine gave a stirring presentation on the accomplishments in the Near Southside thus far, and several upcoming projects and developments.
In the photos above, you [...]
Free Movie Tonight at Urban Green Build – “Blueprint America: Road to the Future”
Urban Green Build’s free urbanism & sustainability movie series returns tonight after a snow delay last week. Up for viewing is PBS’s Blueprint America: Road to the Future.
Blueprint America: Road to the Future, an original documentary part of a PBS multi-platform series on the country’s aging and changing infrastructure, goes to three very different American cities [...]
Dallas Wins, Fort Worth Loses on TIGER Streetcar Funds
The US Department of Transportation has announced the winners of the TIGER recovery fund grants this morning. The complete list of winners can be view here (PDF link).
Both Fort Worth and Dallas had applied for TIGER funds to help with the construction of their respective modern streetcar systems. Dallas has won $23 million [...]
Visuals of New South Main and Poly/TWU Streetscapes
Following up on yesterday’s post about the grants awarded to the South Main and Poly/TWU streetscape projects, we now have some before & after images to share, thanks to our friends at local planning & development firm TownSite.
Each pair of images shows a streetscape before & after the project. For South Main, we’re looking towards Downtown, [...]
LaHood Wants More TIGER Aid in the Congressional Jobs Bill
Following yesterday’s news of new FTA New Starts livability-favoring standards for funding new transit projects, standards which will help projects like Fort Worth’s modern streetcar, Obama administration Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood also called for more funds for the TIGER program. Streetsblog has a good summary:
But another promising development fell through the cracks, getting a mention [...]
Obama Administration Proposes Major Public Transportation Policy Shift to Highlight Livability
The press release from the United States Department of Transportation follows. This bodes well for projects like the Fort Worth modern streetcar that are focused on neighborhood livability, transit connectivity, and economic development:
Obama Administration Proposes Major Public Transportation Policy Shift to Highlight Livability
Changes Include Economic Development and Environmental Benefits
In a dramatic change from existing policy, [...]
Live Blogging Tracks to the Future, Part 4 – Afternoon Session
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And we’re done! Assistant City Manager Fernando Costa has closed us out. Thanks for following along!
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Costa: Each of us can do our part by carrying the transit message into the community at large.
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Costa: footage from today will be on city’s cable channel and [...]
Live Blogging Tracks to the Future, Pt. 3 – Panel Discussions
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Part 4 – Afternoon Session now online.
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Charlie Hales – final word of the streetcar panel: “Let the race begin.”
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Big laughs: Austin rep saying “even Ft Worth and OKC are ahead of us on transit,” then Joel Burns: “I hope you enjoy your [...]
Live Blogging the Tracks to the Future Conference, Pt. 2 – Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory
Part 3: Panel Discussion 1 is now online.
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McCrory: Good transit is amazing. Charlotte’s has been a success beyond wildest dreams. It’s packed. People love it in their lives.
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McCrory: Make it work. Transit has to [...]
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