HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9722 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9722
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 14, 2015
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*a SUBJECT: NEGOTIATIONS WITH FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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EXTENSION
Since the 1990's, the City has engaged in discussions about traffic-flow challenges around the
West 7t" Street, University Drive and West Lancaster Avenue. The challenges have intensified
with new development and a corresponding update to the Master Thoroughfare Plan is underway.
There is an opportunity to bring this issue to a successful resolution by combining public assets
from Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD), the City and Tarrant County to improve
mobility. This would be accomplished by building a street connecting West Lancaster Avenue to
what is now known as Trail Drive (exhibit attached). It is anticipated that this would alleviate traffic
flow at the intersections of West Lancaster and University and West 7t" Street and University.
This new road would transverse the Farrington Field parking lot (running north and south),
requiring FWISD to grant an easement for a dedicated roadway to the City of Fort Worth.
The City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County and Fort Worth ISD would be the entities negotiating the
terms and conditions involved with the granting of the easement, the building and maintenance of
the road, other terms and conditions regarding its usage, and other developmental requirements
of properties adjacent to Farrington Field. Community input will be sought on the proposed route.
Final approval of the negotiated settlement would be required from both the Fort Worth ISD Board
and the City Council.
Construction of the proposed road would require relocation of the City's Parks and Community
Services maintenance facilities that are currently operating at the north end of Trinity Park. This
change would open up additional usable park land and improve access/visibility of the historic
Van Zandt Cottage. As negotiations progress, staff will be prepared to describe the cost and
operational impact of this plan as well as make a recommendation about its incorporation into the
City's capital plan.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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