HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 8840INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
No.
Date: May 1, 2007
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SUBJECT: WEST 7T" STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
On January 23, 2007 the City Council directed the staff to start negotiating with the Texas
Department of Transportation for the replacement of the West 7th Street Bridge over the Clear
Fork of Trinity River. As a part of our implementation plan, staff is recommending the formation of
three committees to direct and assist with the development of the bridge replacement project: a
steering committee, a technical committee, and a stakeholders committee. A listing of the
proposed committees' membership is attached.
The steering committee will guide the overall project, including setting boundaries for the
enhancements and upgrades to the replacement structure. This committee will be comprised of
council members, or their designee(s), and senior City staff.
The technical committee will be charged with determining the basic structure of the bridge with
respect to functionality. This committee W11 be responsible for determining the number of lanes
on the bridge, sidewalk widths, and the lane accommodations for future light -rail or trolley across
the bridge. Members of this committee will include City staff and technical experts from
organizations with a vested interest in the bridge.
The stakeholders committee will be comprised of representatives from the various groups in the
vicinity of the bridge, such as neighborhood and business associations. This committee will
provide community input on the project and will make design or enhancement selections from
options previously approved by the steering committee, such as preferred designs or aesthetic
upgrades. We also plan on holding open public meetings to seek broad input from any interested
community members.
Throughout the project development, TPW staff will coordinate closely with the City's Historic
Preservation Officer and Historic Fort Worth to ensure the design of the new structure respects
the significance of the existing bridge and to incorporate historical features to the extent that is
practical. Additionally, staff will coordinate with the Fort Worth Public Art Commission to engage
an artist early in project development to utilize the public art funds dedicated to this project in the
Long -Range Public Art Master Plan.
We will report progress to the full Council periodically.
1,
Charles R. Boswell
City Manager
Attachment
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
West 7t' Street Bridge Replacement
Proposed Committee Members
Steering Committee
• Council Member Wendy Davis
• Council Member Carter Burdette
• Council Member Sal Espino
• Marc Ott, Assistant City Manager
• Robert Goode, TPW Director
Technical Committee
• CFW — Transportation & Public Works Department
• CFW — Planning and Development
• CFW — Parks and Community Services
• The T / Trinity Railway Express
• Texas Department of Transportation
• Tarrant Regional Water District
• Carter & Burgess (consultant engineer for light -rail feasibility study)
Stakeholders Committee
• Associated Businesses of the Cultural District
• Cultural District Committee
• Cultural District Development Initiatives, Inc.
• Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.
• Linwood Neighborhood Association
• Westside Alliance
• Upper West Side Neighborhood Association
• Fort Worth Arts Commission
• Historic Fort Worth
• Streams & Valleys