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Google adds new Bike Route beta to Google Maps

Written by Kevin Buchanan on March 10, 2010 - 7 Comments
Categories: Bicycles, Transit & Infrastructure

Google has taken the wraps off a new beta feature on Google Maps:  bike route support.  The feature was turned on as the National Bike Summit in Washington, D. C. got underway this week.  Google has added the bike route system to the maps of 150 cities thus far, and Fort Worth is one of [...]

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Mayor Moncrief’s State of the City Address: Car-Centric Planning a Mistake

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 25, 2010 - 14 Comments
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design, Bicycles, Transit & Infrastructure

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 [...]

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On-Street Bike Corral

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 24, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Bicycles, Transit & Infrastructure

From BikePortland.org, here’s a great shot of the sort of bike parking infrastructure we’d like to see in Fort Worth’s urban areas (for example, in the Near Southside, Downtown, and the Cultural District) – the on-street bike corral, with space for large numbers of bikes.

We can imagine several spots where this sort of setup would [...]

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Photos from the Fort Worth South Banquet

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 24, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design, Bicycles, Transit & Infrastructure, Urban Development

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 [...]

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So7 Sidewalk Improvements Continue

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 24, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design, Transit & Infrastructure

The So7 development continues to do major sidewalk improvements.  The development is adding new sidewalks and widening existing ones throughout its property, to create a much more fully integrated pedestrian experience.  One of the most important for pedestrian quality and safety are the new full sidewalk crossings at the rail line running between the Stayton [...]

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Free Movie Tonight at Urban Green Build – “Blueprint America: Road to the Future”

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 18, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design, Transit & Infrastructure

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 [...]

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Dallas Wins, Fort Worth Loses on TIGER Streetcar Funds

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 17, 2010 - 37 Comments
Categories: Transit & Infrastructure

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 [...]

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Free Movie at Urban Green Build this Thursday

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 16, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design

After a delay due to snow, Urban Green Build’s free urbanism & sustainability movie series is back on, at 7:00 PM this Thursday.  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, [...]

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Urban Green Build film postponed due to weather

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 11, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: General

Note:  tonight’s scheduled showing of “Blueprint America:  The Road to the Future” has been postponed due to Fort Worth’s wintery weather.  It will now be happening next Thursday, the 18th, at 7:00 PM.

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Reminder: Free Movie at Urban Green Build Tomorrow

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 10, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design

Just a quick reminder – our friends at Urban Green Build (2nd floor across from The Salon Upstairs at College & Magnolia in the Near Southside) are having another free urbanism/sustainability movie showing tomorrow night at 7:00 PM.  Fort Worthology is providing the movie:  the PBS special “Blueprint America:  The Road to the Future,” examining [...]

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