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 [...]
Live Blogging From Tracks To The Future, Part One
Part Two – Keynote from Mayor Pat McCrory – is here.
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Photos From Tracks To The Future
This post will be used to share photos from the Tracks to the Future conference. Live text blogging will be in the post above this.
Read more »Tracks To The Future Conference Next Friday, Registration Deadline Monday
Just a reminder that the Tracks to the Future conference is next Friday (the 11th). Tracks to the Future is a conference being presented by the City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth South, Inc., and other members of a coalition of groups to discuss the importance and need for rail transit in the Metroplex, [...]
Read more »Streetcar News
A couple of items related to the modern streetcar project:
First, our friend Dan McGraw in the Fort Worth Weekly has a great article about the progress that’s been made of late on the streetcar project, and about how quickly things are falling into place. Check it out at the Weekly’s site.
In other streetcar news, [...]
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