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Land use, transportation and breaking down the silos: momentum for southeast fort worth

Land use, transportation and breaking down the silos: momentum for southeast fort worth. 2010 East/Southeast Fort Worth Economic Development Summit – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. Fort Worth, Texas September 17, 2010. Michael Morris, P.E. Director of Transportation. Overview.

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Land use, transportation and breaking down the silos: momentum for southeast fort worth

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  1. Land use, transportation and breaking down the silos: momentum for southeast fort worth 2010 East/Southeast Fort Worth Economic Development Summit – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. Fort Worth, TexasSeptember 17, 2010 Michael Morris, P.E. Director of Transportation

  2. Overview Rosedale Improvements Tower 55 Sustainable Development Program Silo Busting

  3. Tower 55 At-Grade Project • BNSF, UPRR, City of Fort Worth Joint Project • Mutual Public and Private Benefits • Installing Third North-South Track for Additional Capacity • Several Auto and Pedestrian Street Crossing Improvements • Implementation: 1-3 years • Estimated Cost: $94 million

  4. Sustainable Development Program Southeast Fort Worth Projects

  5. U.S. 287-Berry Vaughn Renaissance Square Project • Improvements: • Street Construction • Landscaping • Intersection Improvements • Pedestrian Amenities • Traffic Signalization • Total Project Cost: • $1,535,561 ($1,250,848 – RTC Local; $312,713 Local Match) • Project Start: 2011

  6. Fort Worth Transportation Authority Sierra Vista Transit Plaza • Improvements: • Pedestrian Amenities • Landscaping • Right-of-way Acquisitions • Total Project Cost: • $500,000 ($400,000 RTC Local; $100,000 Local Match) • Project Start: 2010

  7. Polytechnic/Texas Wesleyan University Streetscape Enhancements Project • Improvements: • Pedestrian Amenities • Traffic Signalization • Total Project Cost: • $1,875,000 ($1,500,000 RTC Local; $375,000 Local Match) • Project Start: 2011 Partnership with the City of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan University, and Townsite Co.

  8. Modern Streetcar

  9. What is Silo Busting? Affordable Housing Transportation Options Environmental Needs Energy Efficiency Community Accomplishment Leisure Equity Jobs Education

  10. RTC Silo Busting Program National Demonstration/Pilot Project (7 metropolitan regions) • Up to $105,000 in $15,000 increments Department of Housing and Urban Development Sustainable Communities • Approximately $3,400,000 total ($1.5M federal) Planning for Livable Military Communities: NAS Fort Worth, JRB • $1 million FTA Urban Circulator/Bus & Bus Livability Projects • Fort Worth Streetcar Loop (Urban Circulator) - $24.9M awarded

  11. RTC Programs for the HUD Sustainable Communities Grant • Reverse the Trend: School-Inner City Housing Integration • Regional Silo Busting and Coordination For Investment Strategies and Effective Infrastructure Investments • Efficient Housing and Transportation Investments: TOD/Mixed-use Job/Housing Balance • Landbanking Program Design for Mixed-use • Regional Capacity Building: Land Use-Demographic-Transportation Modeling Scenarios • Coordination of Affordable Housing and Transit Options for Special Needs Populations

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