Trinity River Vision – Master Plan

Trinity River Vision Projects
Creating a community to live, work, play and learn
• TRV – “Central City”:
Flood control improvement project
(channel and related bridges)
Trinity River
Vision
Central City
Trinity Uptown
• TRV – “Trinity Uptown”:
TM
Future private component.
800 acre mixed-use development
connecting downtown, Cultural
District & near northside.
International
Right of Way
Association
Fort Worth
Conference
• TRV – Gateway Park Improvement Plan:
Massive ecosystem and recreation project creating one of the
largest programmed parks in the nation and economic growth for
East and Southeast Fort Worth.
March 27, 2009
• Trinity River Vision – Master Plan:
TM
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Covers entire 88 miles of river & tributaries. Provides greater river
access and recreation for neighborhoods throughout Fort Worth. 2
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Trinity River Vision Master Plan
Trinity River Vision Master Plan
How did it all get started?
City wide citizens said…
1) We want a waterfront…”
2) better access to the river
and more recreation…”
(Neighborhood & Recreation Enhancement)
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1) “We want a waterfront…”
• Can we have a riverwalk?
• Why treat river as liability?
• Can it offer citizens more?
• Riverfront cafes? Homes?
• Better land uses?
• Why put backs to the river?
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Why ask for more?
Concern: Central City Flooding
Fort Worth’s current levee system
1949
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Concern: Suburban Growth
Combined Goal
Can we come up with a solution that
makes Fort Worth both
safer and better?
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Levee project of 1957 designed for
population in 1960s
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Growth in Tarrant, Parker and Wise
counties contributing to drainage problems
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Impervious developments contributing to
drainage problems
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Flood protection
Urban revitalization
Ecosystem improvement
Recreation
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Result: TRV - Trinity Uptown
Trinity River Vision Projects
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– “Central City”:
- Central City
City Uptown
Trinity Uptown
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- Trinity
Flood control improvement project
(channel and related bridges)
• TRV – “Trinity Uptown”:
TM
Future private component.
800 acre mixed-use development
connecting downtown, Cultural
District & near northside.
• TRV – Gateway Park Improvement Plan:
Massive ecosystem and recreation project creating one of the
largest programmed parks in the nation and economic growth for
East and Southeast Fort Worth.
• Trinity River Vision – Master Plan:
TM
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Public
Infrastructure
Project:
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Provides
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Looking South at Downtown
Private Development
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Interior Canal Scale
Bypass Channel Design
East side: “Hard edge”
for development
West side: “Soft edge”
for recreation
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TRV Central City
Components:
Benefits to Our Local Economy
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ƒ Main Bridges
Property tax:
¾Increases from $129 million to $1.3 billion
Overall Sequence
Major Project
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ƒ Bypass Channel
ƒ Offsite Mitigation
ƒ Isolation Gates
ƒ Downstream Dam
ƒ Interior Water
Features
Jobs:
• 16,000 permanent jobs to area
• Average of 600 jobs per year during
construction period
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TRV – Water Control
Improvement Sites
Trinity River Vision Projects
• TRV – “Central City”:
Flood control improvement project
(channel and related bridges) TM
Central City
Trinity Uptown
• TRV – “Trinity Uptown”:
Future private component.
800 acre mixed-use development
connecting downtown, Cultural
District & near north side.
• TRV – Gateway Park Improvement Plan:
Massive ecosystem and recreation project creating one of the
largest programmed parks in the nation and economic growth for
East and Southeast Fort Worth.
• Trinity River Vision – Master Plan:
TM
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Covers entire 88 miles of river & tributaries. Provides greater river
access and recreation for neighborhoods throughout Fort Worth. 20
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TRV – Gateway Park
Improvement Plan
TRV – Gateway Park
Improvement Plan
Gateway Park
June 14, 1989
Gateway Park: 10001000-acre park
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Trinity River Vision Projects
• TRV – “Central City”:
Flood control improvement project
(channel and related bridges) TM
Central City
Trinity River Vision Master Plan
Trinity Uptown
• TRV – “Trinity Uptown”:
Future private component.
800 acre mixed-use development
connecting downtown, Cultural
District & near north side.
City wide citizens stated that they desired…
1) a waterfront…”
2) better access to the river
and more recreation…”
(Neighborhood & Recreation Enhancement)
• TRV – Gateway Park Improvement Plan:
Massive ecosystem and recreation project creating one of the
largest programmed parks in the nation and economic growth for
East and Southeast Fort Worth.
• Trinity River Vision – Master Plan:
TM
Covers entire 88 miles of river & tributaries. Provides greater river
access and recreation for neighborhoods throughout Fort Worth. 24
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Trinity River Vision Master Plan
Trinity River Vision Master Plan
2) Neighborhood & Recreation Enhancement
• 88 miles of river & tributaries
• Recreation
• Open space & beautification
• Conservation, preservation,
2) Neighborhood & Recreation Enhancement
& ecosystem restoration
• Complementary land uses
• Linkage to neighborhoods
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Public/Private Partnerships - Streams & Valleys History
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40 miles of trails
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18 / 19 trailheads!
21 city parks
5 boat launches
Water-ski slalom course
Equestrian trails
White-water chutes
Rowing club
Fishing areas
Kayak clinics
Community festivals
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Trinity River Vision Master Plan
Project Update
2) Neighborhood & Recreation Enhancement
Full Corps Approval!
SEIS and ROD!
X 10 year capital improvement plan
underway to deliver neighborhood
portion of the Vision
X 85 projects requested for delivery over
next 10 years connecting entire City to
our river!
X Completed community and stakeholder
input meetings for list of projects
X Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) which included
the Gateway Park component was completed and submitted to the
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in March 2008
X The USACE approved the SEIS and the Assistant Secretary of the Army
signed the Record of Decision (ROD) in May 2008
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Project Update
Project Update
Gateway Park Construction is under way!
Full Corps Approval!
Project Partnership Agreement
(PPA) Signed by Assistant
Secretary of the Army Woodley
X Begin work to return
bottomland hardwood
environment to Riverside
area
X Introducing smart
Voluntary Soil
Management Program
X Saving $5-6 million in
costs with pilot program
X PPA gives Corps ability to
proceed with construction
X PPA competed and signed
in record time
X Ceremony in September
commemorated the
partnership between all of
the participating entities
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Property Acquisition
Property Acquisition
X 11 tracts have been
acquired
City of Fort Worth
Privately Owned
X Approximately 20 are
currently under negotiation
or about to make an offer
Tarrant Regional Water District
Tarrant County
X 2009 – Focusing on
Henderson Street and
Bypass Channel ROW
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Demolition
Business Relocation
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Central City Construction is under way!
Example of Relocation efforts – American Auto Salvage
X Sims Motel on Henderson was
the first property cleared to
make way for the bypass
channel and bridges
X Very successful event – large
crowd full of community
leaders, supporters and media
X Special thanks to sponsors:
X Alan Plummer & Associates
X GideonToal
X GFW Real Estate Council
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For More Information
Trinity River Vision
Education Center
307 West Seventh Street, Ste. 100
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817.698.0700
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