Sundance Square public plaza
#51
Posted 16 May 2009 - 03:53 PM
We were walking around Burk Burnett Park the other day, late afternoon/early evening, admiring the fountains and magnolia trees, when we realized there were no benches! I'm still puzzled about that.
As much time as we spend in downtown, I'm always struck by how few people are just walking about, how deserted it feels.
I think a plaza should be the highest priority for downtown FW.
Second highest priority should be a grocery store, LOL.
#52
Posted 16 May 2009 - 05:40 PM
#53
Posted 16 May 2009 - 08:01 PM
I am curious how this “new venue” will change entertainment options urbanites have enjoyed to date.
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#54
Posted 17 May 2009 - 11:07 AM
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Kara B.
#55
Posted 17 May 2009 - 01:46 PM
I imagine this will be a huge boost to the urban aesthetic of downtown. I am also glad to hear that two small mixed-use buildings are possibly going to be included in the plaza. AG, you posted a very interesting & innovative post a while back on Fort Worthology about what you envisioned as a great use of the former Landmark Tower site; I loved it!! I hope that something like that is what the Sundance public plaza will be. A place to congregate will be a great addition to the already great things that the Bass family has done for downtown. I'm super psyched!
#56
Posted 18 August 2009 - 07:05 AM
#57
Posted 18 August 2009 - 07:23 AM
But I would love to be proven wrong.
#58
Posted 18 August 2009 - 07:41 AM
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#59
Posted 18 August 2009 - 09:41 AM
But I would love to be proven wrong.
City Center Towers
The Carnegie
Blocks 41 & 42 (the original Sundance Square)
Burk Burnet Building
Woolworth Building
Land Title Building
Jett Building
Caravan Of Dreams Building
4,233 of rougly 5,000 free public parking spaces
just off the top of my head (at least on the public money part of the question).
#60
Posted 11 September 2009 - 08:25 AM
#61
Posted 11 September 2009 - 08:30 AM
Thanks for the quality control photo.
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#62
Posted 30 October 2009 - 04:19 PM
Our surface parking lots downtown have far too little greenery. It would cost relatively little to plant narrow rows of native, drought-tolerante shrubs and a few rows of trees around some of the surface parking lots downtown. They could install temporary above ground irrigation or just hand water the plants for the first two years until they are established, after which they would not require water unless we had a drought.
Imagine how much better and greener downtown would look if it added screening shrubs and perimeter trees around all of the barren parking lots.
How do we do this?
#63
Posted 02 November 2009 - 11:27 AM
Would that were true....
Unfortunately, the entire length of both of those sides would require saw cutting and excavation. The basement walls and hard rubble are all still there. on the Commerce side the slabs and basement walls are perfectly "in the way". On the 3rd street side there are utility vaults making it even tougher.
#64
Posted 02 November 2009 - 12:02 PM
#65
Posted 02 November 2009 - 02:39 PM
#66
Posted 01 August 2011 - 09:17 AM
I saw a presentation by the Sundance folks a couple of years ago and the vision that they shared was a green plaza, bookended by two retail anchors. The Flying Saucer would stay, the Ranch would stay, but the parking lot that they don't own would be a retail anchor. I think they should do the plaza and just wait til the sale happens. It did include closing Main Street permanently, however.
Looks like the Sundance folks have a contractor for the first phase of the plaza project, look for the third heading down:
http://www.star-tele...-complexes.html
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