CD: New Pedestrian Bridge over Trinity
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Posted 04 May 2005 - 08:24 PM
ALESHIA CLAUNCH 02.MAY.05
After receiving the OK from the Fort Worth City Council last week, a new pedestrian footbridge across the Trinity River is one step closer to construction.
The council authorized City Manager Charles Boswell to enter into an agreement with the Tarrant Regional Water District to design and construct the bridge. The walkway will link the Trinity River Park to Fort Worth’s Central Business District.
District 9 council representative Wendy Davis said city officials hope the bridge will increase accessibility to both the river and the cultural district. The bridge site is in Davis’s district.
“We hope to make the river a little more pedestrian-friendly and we thought this would help in two sectors of the city,” she said.
The bridge will be constructed with money set aside from a joint venture grant approved in 2003 as part of an Economic Development Program Agreement for So. 7 – a development project that includes residential and commercial development on West Seventh Street. More than $1 million is earmarked for the project.
The cultural district, which includes Seventh Street, Camp Bowie Boulevard, Montgomery Street and other areas southwest of downtown Fort Worth, is in the midst of a major revitalization. So. 7, which is being developed by Dallas-based UC Urban/United and their partners, includes the renovation of the Montgomery Ward building.
Davis said the council wanted to further enhance the area by connecting it to the bike and walking trails that run along the Trinity River near the cultural district. The footbridge will be constructed immediately south of the Lancaster Street bridge.
“There’s already a pedestrian crossing, but the city has committed funds to widening the existing bridge on West Seventh Street,” Davis said. “Our goal is to get more people out enjoying our river with as little effort as possible.”
Davis said the footbridge has no official tie to the Trinity River Vision project, a comprehensive plan that includes a riverwalk and a town lake as well as extensive residential and commercial real estate development along the banks of the river.
Council members also voted last week to include an evaluation of other sites along the Trinity Trails – dirt trails that run on either side of the river — that could benefit from pedestrian bridges.
“This will be a great thing for the cultural district and for people who frequent the Trinity Trails,” Davis said. “We hope to do more in the coming years to bring the Trinity River back to life, and connecting pedestrian bridges such as these are a great start to that.”
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#2
Posted 05 May 2005 - 01:05 AM
"keep Fort Worth Folksy!"
#3
Posted 05 May 2005 - 03:31 PM
Thanks for posting this, Thurman. I was looking at the article around the timeyou posted and was thinking "gee, I wonder why this isn't on the Forum yet..." I do find it funny, though, that the FWBP reported So7 and Montgomery Wards as part of the same project.
#4
Posted 06 May 2005 - 07:44 PM
This is a tremendous opportunity. I think there are many different types of designs that could work - from eye-catching, splashy to understaded and classic.
I have no problem with modern architecture here - however, I would strongly urge the use of materials that age well. No glass, no metal panels, and nothing colored white. Too often architects design projects using these materials that look great when new and clean but age poorly as they inevitably get dirty and develop patinas with age.
I think bicycle connectivity between So7 and Downtown so that people can conveniently commute by bicycle. This could be accomplished via this ped bridge or by widening or re-arranging the 7th Street bridge (stripe a bike lane, expand the sidewalk on one side)
#5
Posted 23 November 2005 - 03:57 PM
From City Council Agenda
West 7th Street Bridge over the Clear Fork Trinity River:
The existing West 7th Street Bridge was built in two sections: the first section was built in 1913 over the Clear Fork Trinity River prior to its channelization, this portion now spans Forest Park Boulevard; the second section of the bridge was built in 1955 with the channelization of the river. TxDOT’s structural evaluation of the entire bridge determined that the 1913 portion of the bridge must be replaced. The 1955 portion of the bridge will be rehabilitated to accommodate wider sidewalks to match the reconstructed portion of the bridge (Bridge ID# 022200ZZ7600001).
The total estimated cost for eligible work for this project is $5,704,000. The city is responsible for 10% of the cost of eligible work on this project ($570,400), plus 100% of costs that are deemed ineligible by TxDOT, including right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, environmental mitigation and any other non-standard construction at an estimated cost of $804,000.
#6
Posted 23 November 2005 - 05:43 PM
W 7th Street Bridge Reconstruction:
From City Council Agenda
... TxDOT’s structural evaluation of the entire bridge determined that the 1913 portion of the bridge must be replaced. The 1955 portion of the bridge will be rehabilitated to accommodate wider sidewalks to match the reconstructed portion of the bridge (Bridge ID# 022200ZZ7600001)...
I wonder if this project includes redesigning lanes that could be used for light rail or trolley?
#7 ghughes
Posted 23 November 2005 - 07:43 PM
Wouldn't say that writer did any "on the ground" research. Even the least improved trails are a fine gravel. No dirt trails anywhere.
#8
Posted 24 May 2007 - 06:43 PM
Construction is expected to be complete by late 2010.
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 08:19 PM
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Posted 02 September 2008 - 09:10 PM
#11
Posted 03 September 2008 - 02:35 PM
My only question is how are all of those yachts and sailboats pictured in the trinity uptown presentation going to clear this bridge?
#12
Posted 04 September 2008 - 09:49 AM
But by that time.. the river width is probably too narrow for sailboats.
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#13
Posted 04 September 2008 - 11:13 AM
My only question is how are all of those yachts and sailboats pictured in the trinity uptown presentation going to clear this bridge?
Luckily, I was able to locate the actual sailing cutter used in the brochure, and actually ran it down the Trinity with no problems at all. Problem solved!
#14
Posted 04 September 2008 - 02:21 PM
Sorry about cluttering up your Trinity River image. I will take it off if you like.
c&c 121 is 40 foot long and has only a 5 foot draft meaning it only needs 5 or 6 foot or water to stay afloat.
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Posted 04 September 2008 - 08:40 PM
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Posted 05 December 2010 - 10:35 AM
#18
Posted 15 March 2011 - 02:33 PM
A little further upstream, crews on the east side of the river were working on more of the rubble erosion control:
No word on where the toll booth will be located on the bridge to pay for the $2 million price tag as all non-car development in Fort Worth requires immediate self-sustainability.
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Posted 20 March 2011 - 02:19 PM
#20
Posted 28 March 2011 - 07:01 PM
http://www.star-tele...iancycling.html
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Posted 29 December 2011 - 01:07 PM
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#25
Posted 30 December 2011 - 04:43 PM
As for the section of asphalt they are replacing, I think the reason for this is because the asphalt was not in the best of shape in that section. Several river projects in that stretch had torn it up pretty bad. Since we are drifting off of the topic of the bridge, I may start a new one just for the Trinity Trails. I may place it within the "Public and Institutional" so it may have more visibility.
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Posted 23 April 2012 - 12:32 PM
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#31
Posted 24 April 2012 - 08:59 PM
Shot from the 7th Street Bridge.
Under the Lancaster Ave. Bridge
#32
Posted 24 April 2012 - 10:21 PM
The new arch is installed.
Some months ago, I sent off an email to Trinity River Vision (TRV) about the ever ongoing problem of "tagging" (graffiti) on bridges, etc. citing to TRV what has already been perpetrated on the bridge ramps leading to the new Dallas Trinity River bridges. I followed up with a question to TRV asking what their engineers might do to combat "tagging" on the new bridges planned to span the Trinity River in Fort Worth. I was given assurance that TRV would have in place a plan to address tagging.
If what I can tell of the Phyllis Tilley Bridge, TRV has no plans which will prevent this bridge from becoming the latest conquest of taggers; and will instead resort to the standard practice of painting over the "tags" with some generic gray color.
What a shame.
Keep Fort Worth folksy
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 08:31 AM
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 09:40 AM
#35
Posted 27 April 2012 - 02:33 PM
Dave still at
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 05:08 PM
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Posted 27 April 2012 - 07:05 PM
#39
Posted 28 April 2012 - 02:46 PM
The new arch is installed.
Some months ago, I sent off an email to Trinity River Vision (TRV) about the ever ongoing problem of "tagging" (graffiti) on bridges, etc. citing to TRV what has already been perpetrated on the bridge ramps leading to the new Dallas Trinity River bridges. I followed up with a question to TRV asking what their engineers might do to combat "tagging" on the new bridges planned to span the Trinity River in Fort Worth. I was given assurance that TRV would have in place a plan to address tagging.
If what I can tell of the Phyllis Tilley Bridge, TRV has no plans which will prevent this bridge from becoming the latest conquest of taggers; and will instead resort to the standard practice of painting over the "tags" with some generic gray color.
What a shame.
Keep Fort Worth folksy
What would you possibly suggest?
#40
Posted 28 April 2012 - 09:44 PM
Some months ago, I sent off an email to Trinity River Vision (TRV) about the ever ongoing problem of "tagging" (graffiti) on bridges, etc. .....
What would you possibly suggest?
Posted in a Sarasota/Bradenton/Venice, Florida blog:
Well, they could install a digital camera and when they notice the tags, they can just go back and look at the video. Where I lived they did that. Then the pic got plastered on the TV with a reward. Then the person was turned in, fined 5K, had to paint the entire wall, etc. AND they had to wear a sign saying " I vandalize property" and stand on the major intersection for a month on the weekends. It cost the city nothing but the initial cameras which the fines paid for and guess where the tagging stopped? Yep! End of problem In almost 3 yrs since the program started there was only 1 "graffiti" and it was on an over pass and it said " I Love Amy" with a pink heart. So I am not thinking it was a gang. It was removed in a couple days.
Maybe TRV can do what was done in Florida - I am thinking this could work here too.
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Posted 29 April 2012 - 10:33 AM
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#45
Posted 05 August 2012 - 02:11 PM
Open to the public, preferred seating a $400 donation.
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Posted 08 August 2012 - 08:49 PM
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Posted 25 August 2012 - 04:08 AM
http://fortworthtexa....aspx?id=101034
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Posted 25 August 2012 - 06:27 AM
#50
Posted 25 August 2012 - 12:34 PM
The first people to cross. (Each of these people a somebody.)
Most of these people should look familiar. Also the Tarrant Regional Water people, Streams and Valley's people and Council People and Mayor Price.
The Architect of the Bridge, from Boston, Miguel Rosales.
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