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 WORTH2010 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

Overview

Rosedale Improvements

Tower 55

Sustainable Development Program

Silo Busting

2

Tower 55 At-Grade Project

3

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

Sustainable Development Program

Southeast Fort Worth Projects

4

U.S. 287-Berry Vaughn Renaissance Square Project

5

Improvements:• Street Construction• Landscaping• Intersection Improvements• Pedestrian Amenities• Traffic SignalizationTotal Project Cost:•$1,535,561 ($1,250,848 – RTC Local; $312,713 Local Match)Project Start: 2011

Fort Worth Transportation Authority Sierra Vista Transit Plaza

6

Improvements:• Pedestrian Amenities• Landscaping•Right-of-way AcquisitionsTotal Project Cost:•$500,000 ($400,000 RTC Local; $100,000 Local Match)Project Start: 2010

Polytechnic/Texas Wesleyan University Streetscape Enhancements Project

7

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

Modern Streetcar

8

Affordable Housing

What is Silo Busting?

9

Community Accomplish

ment

Transportation Options

Environmental Needs

Energy Efficiency

Leisure

Equity

Jobs

Education

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

awarded10

RTC Programs for the HUD Sustainable Communities Grant

1. Reverse the Trend: School-Inner City Housing Integration

2. Regional Silo Busting and Coordination For Investment Strategies and Effective Infrastructure Investments

3. Efficient Housing and Transportation Investments: TOD/Mixed-use Job/Housing Balance

4. Landbanking Program Design for Mixed-use

5. Regional Capacity Building: Land Use-Demographic-Transportation Modeling Scenarios

6. Coordination of Affordable Housing and Transit Options for Special Needs Populations

11