Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum

The_Overdog wrote:It's been a while, but the last estimates I saw were around 1500 residents.

“Fort Worth has fallen behind its competition,” the report said. “The threats facing the city may not always be apparent, but they are very real.”

Here’s an example. Since 2010, the North Texas region has added almost 140,000 jobs in professional business services and 48,000 in financial activities. Roughly 90 percent of the jobs in those high-paying categories were on the Dallas-Plano-Irving side of the metro, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In 2010, Fort Worth was offered a $25 million federal grant toward a street car starter line. Ultimately, it could have connected popular Sundance Square with the emerging hospital district and developments on the other side of downtown.

That’s exactly the kind of urban connectivity that Amazon and many millennials are looking for. But Fort Worth’s City Council rejected the grant.

There’s no mention of that lost opportunity in the report. By the way, that money went toward a streetcar line in Dallas.

Tnexster wrote:One reason Fort Worth's lagging Dallas: Billions invested with public transit

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm ... ic-transit

“Fort Worth has fallen behind its competition,” the report said. “The threats facing the city may not always be apparent, but they are very real.”

Here’s an example. Since 2010, the North Texas region has added almost 140,000 jobs in professional business services and 48,000 in financial activities. Roughly 90 percent of the jobs in those high-paying categories were on the Dallas-Plano-Irving side of the metro, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In 2010, Fort Worth was offered a $25 million federal grant toward a street car starter line. Ultimately, it could have connected popular Sundance Square with the emerging hospital district and developments on the other side of downtown.

That’s exactly the kind of urban connectivity that Amazon and many millennials are looking for. But Fort Worth’s City Council rejected the grant.

There’s no mention of that lost opportunity in the report. By the way, that money went toward a streetcar line in Dallas.

Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Ft.Worth should continue to focus on creating more urban spaces. Their plan w the Trinity River is a great start hopefully they go through w/ it.

jrd1964 wrote:https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/02/15/tarleton-begins-construction-on-80-acre-campus-in.html

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local ... 65744.html

Construction is underway for a new Fort Worth campus of Tarleton State University. The article doesn't say the main campus will leave Stephenville, but this complex looks like it will be a more prominent one. The campus will be on 80 acres off of Chisholm Trail Parkway and Old Granbury Road. The S-T linkie has a drone video of the initial construction work, plus mockup drawings of how the campus will eventually look.

jrd1964 wrote:Concern arising in north Fort Worth as a proposed Ikea store at I-35W/N. Tarrant Pkwy. north of the US 287 split has not yet broken ground. Apparently there are access and driveway issues, as well as a request by Ikea for city tax incentives.

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/busin ... 90889.html

The Swedish home furnishings retailer has decided it wants to build fewer of the 250,000-square-foot stores it's been building. Last month, Ikea canceled plans for a second store in North Carolina.

Ikea CEO Jesper Brodin has said that the company wants to expand to more urban, city centers to be more accessible to more consumers. Brodin is an Ikea veteran who was promoted to CEO last year.

In an interview with Bloomberg in April, Brodin said he's positioning the global Ikea to be a company ready to serve a hyper-urban population. He sees the world moving more and more to where people "live in small spaces," have "thin wallets" and "little time."

Tnexster wrote:One reason Fort Worth's lagging Dallas: Billions invested with public transit

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm ... ic-transit

“Fort Worth has fallen behind its competition,” the report said. “The threats facing the city may not always be apparent, but they are very real.”

Here’s an example. Since 2010, the North Texas region has added almost 140,000 jobs in professional business services and 48,000 in financial activities. Roughly 90 percent of the jobs in those high-paying categories were on the Dallas-Plano-Irving side of the metro, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In 2010, Fort Worth was offered a $25 million federal grant toward a street car starter line. Ultimately, it could have connected popular Sundance Square with the emerging hospital district and developments on the other side of downtown.

That’s exactly the kind of urban connectivity that Amazon and many millennials are looking for. But Fort Worth’s City Council rejected the grant.

There’s no mention of that lost opportunity in the report. By the way, that money went toward a streetcar line in Dallas.

SlandersonCooper wrote:Katy Station Lofts

Mixed-use, mixed-income transit-oriented development located across the street from TRE's T&P Station

The project is being developed by the Fort Worth housing solutions in close cooperation with the Fort Worth Transit Authority, Near Southside Inc. and the City of Fort Worth.

The East building of the complex will have a mix of 1 and 2 bedroom units, ground floor retail and a 650 space parking structure. The West building will also incorporate ground level retail beneath a 200 room hotel. A plaza between the two buildings leads to the station entrance.


https://www.bbptx.com/project/vickery-south-main

acquire the Pier 1 building on the west side of downtown

cowboyeagle05 wrote:Wicker office chairs for everyone!

itsjrd1964 wrote:The city of Fort Worth has changed plans on their City Hall move. Instead of remodeling or building new, the city has agreed to acquire the Pier 1 building on the west side of downtown. Officials say it will be quicker to move there than build new, and the building is large enough to consolidate many separate city office facilities. The city anticipates moving sometime in 2022.

https://fortworth.culturemap.com/news/c ... ll-pier-1/