LUNCHTIME CIRCULATOR
Through the Downtown PID, DFWI partners with the T and Sundance square to
provide a lunchtime trolley that serves the northwest area of the center city.
The free trolley runs from 11 am -2 pm weekdays.
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COMMUTER RAIL
The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (the T) is working with a
consultant on the southeast to northwest rail corridor study. The study will
determine the feasibility of a commuter rail line for southwest Fort Worth
to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The study is underway and currently
recommends that the rail line stop at the Intermodal Transportation Center
(ITC) Downtown. This commuter rail line will provide an important connection
to and from Downtown and expand the current Trinity Railway Express (TRE)
system.
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TOWER 55
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) has commissioned
a study to explore solutions for Tower 55, the busiest rail intersection in
the country. Tower 55 is located under the I-30/I-35 interchange. Rail backups
at this location affect economic development, air quality and pedestrian safety.
Often, trains are forced to sit on tracks, across public streets for unacceptable
periods. Effects are felt locally and nationwide. For more information, please
visit the NTCOG website at www.nctcog.org.
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PASSENGER SHELTERS
Funded by an $850,000 grant from the Fort Worth Transportation Authority,
a Passenger Shelter Committee, led by Karl Komatsu, has directed the design
of new passenger shelters for Downtown Fort Worth. The design, which respects
both historic and modern Downtown Fort Worth architecture, features a lighter
structure with a copper-colored roof and artistic chair backs. Demolition
of the existing structures and manufacturing of the new shelters are expected
to begin in late 2008.
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NEWS RACK ORDINANCE
Downtown Fort Worth now has a news rack ordinance, which regulates
all news racks placed within the public right-of-way. The boundary is the
same as the Downtown Urban Design District, defined by Forest Park on the
west, Trinity River on the north, I-35 on the east and I-30 on the south.
The ordinance addresses pedestrian safety and aesthetic issues. DFWI’s news
rack committee, chaired by Elaine Petrus, and DFWI staff member Melissa Dailey,
pursued this effort.
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