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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 6731 ORDINANCE NO. fil3j_ AN ORD31TANCE ESTABLISHING THE NAME "AIRPORT FREEWAY" FOR THE FRONTAGE ROADS ALONGSIDE STATE HIGHWAY 121 BETWEEN I-35N AND THE CITY LIMITS) MAKING THIS ORDI— NANCE CUMULATIVE OF SIMILAR ORDINANCES AFFECTING STREET NAMES= REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITI AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXASs SECTION 1. That the frontage roads alongside State Highway 121 between the North Freeway (1-35W) and the city limits near the crossing of Maxine Street be and the same are hereby named Airport Freeway. SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances affecting the names of streets in the City of Fort Worth except insofar as it may be in conflict with the provisions of those ordinances, in which instance they are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. APPROOVVEDASZ24"44".07 AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: —^V , City Attorney City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication QRAHAM K REFERENCE SUBJECT: Proposed Naming of Frontage PAGE NUMBER Roads of Freeway 121 1 BUCKMAN 2/72 G-2075 1 of ROBINSON V1 !_1 At the Pre-Council Conference of July 3, 1972, �Informal Report No. 2079, votKeb '"""Naming of Freeways', was discussed. As noted in the Informal Report, I the Haltom-Richland Area Chamber of Commerce has proposed that Freeway 121 be named the Airport Freeway by all the cities in which it is located. The City staff and the Postmaster have no objections to the naming of Freeway 121 as Airport Freeway. A letter has been sent to all known addresses of either residences or busi- nesses located on frontage roads of Freeway 121 within the city limits stating that the City Council will consider on October 2, 1972, the proposed street name of Airport Freeway. There is one existing street name being used in a two block area immediately east of Sylvania Avenue and there are existing residences facing that por- tion of the Freeway frontage road. These residences use the addresses of 2600 through 2750 of Nies Street, and it is not proposed to change this street name to Airport Freeway. The proposed naming of the frontage roads of Freeway 121 to Airport Freeway involves only the frontage roads that have not been previously named. From usage, most of the locations have been using the name Riverside Freeway. Presently there are less than 20 individual locations on the frontage roads using an address of the Freeway from the North Freeway east to the city limits line which occurs near the crossing of Maxine Street. Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance that has been prepared officially naming the frontage roads of Freeway 121 as Airport Freeway. RNL:ms SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY AP/PROVELI ❑ OTHER (DESCRIBE) 41751 CITY SECRETARY DATE CITY MANAGER /v , ' INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 2079 N,.P T E NF �OEfORT0 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 28, 1972 rExP�. Subject: NAMING OF FREEWAYS 107 Several months ago the City Council received conflicting requests from the Tarrant County Historical Society that the Freeways be named for distinguished citizens of Fort Worth. As a result of these requestg the staff has reviewed the procedure for establishing memorials on existing freeways in the Fort Worth area. It is felt that a satisfactory method of designating memorials would be for future major thoroughfares and freeways and the proper time for the designation would be prior to construction and usage. For example, the proposed Southwest-Northside Freeway could logically be referred to as a memorial highway. The Texas Highway Department is limited to the use of numbers when identify=- highways or freeways. The signs for a memorial highway have been limited by the Texas Legislature to one small plaque placed at a point designated by the Highway Department on the parkway some distance from the through traffic lanes. The purpose would be to establish the memorial and not to sign the Freeway. Signs describing the freeway to the public as a memorial have to be in the form of standard street name signs at intersections of the frontage road and City streets. The City has received a letter from the Haltom Richland Area Chamber of Commerce requesting that the City of Fort Worth designate (Freeway) State Highway 121 as the AIRPORT FREEWAY. The City staff has considered this request and have no objections. The Haltom Richland Area Chamber of Commerce further asks the City to encourage the Texas Highway Department to sign the Freeway as Airport Freeway to overcome the confusion now existing with at least four different highway numbers from the central business district of Fort Worth to the Regional Airport. A copy of their letter is attached. By public usage the Freeways have been named (but not officially) except in the case of the North Freeway and the South Freeway. On September 4, 1970 (Informal Report No. 1792) , the generally recognized names of the freeways and the naming of Texas Highway 121 as the Northeast Freeway were discussed. Since that time it had appeared that the more acceptable name for Texas Highway 121 would be the Riverside Freeway but with the request from the Haltom Richland Area Chamber of Commerce, the Freeway could be named AIRPORT FREEWAY. On September 28, 1970 (M&C G-1632) , the frontage roads on Interstate 35-W were named the North Freeway and the South Freeway. In February, 1971 (M&C G-1700) , it was proposed that existing street names of frontage roads of Interstate 20 be called West Freeway. There was considerable citizen objection to the changing of the street names of West Rosedale from Spring Street to Horne Street and Calmont Street from Horne Street to Ridglea Avenue; therefore, no action was taken on the proposal. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS s INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 2079 - Page 2 +,,Pri it, VOR1yA To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 28, 1972 �TEXPy. Subject: NAMING OF FREEWAYS 18 73 Attached is a list of freeways by highway number and a proposed name for the identification of the frontage roads. If there is no objection to the pro- posed naming of the Freeway Frontage Roads, a Mayor and Council Communication designating the remaining unnamed frontage roads will be presented to the Council for action. Where existing frontage roads are named for old exist- ing streets, the impact of changing the name on existing usage and addresses will be reviewed before any future submission for approval. If the method of designating future freeways as memorials meets with Council approval, it will be used in referring to future freeways. If additional information is needed, the staff will be happy to supply it upon request. Respectfully submitted, c R. ff ine City Manager RNL:ms Attachment ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS THE NAMING OF FREEWAY FRONTAGE ROADS PROPOSED NAME OF THE HIGHWAY NUMBER UNNAMED FRONTAGE ROADS Interstate Highway 20: From Main Street east to IH-35-W East Freeway From Main Street west to Parker County Line (City Limits) West Freeway (Rosedale and Calmont Street - no change proposed) State Highway 121: From IH-35-W to City Limits Line at Wheeler Street Airport Freeway U. S. Highway 287: From IH-35-W to Texas & Pacific Railroad Poly Freeway North From Texas & Pacific Railroad southeast to Loop IH-820 Poly Freeway Interstate Highway 820: From North Main Street east to Freeway 121 in Richland Hills Northeast Loop 820 From Freeway 121 south to Randol Mill Road East Loop 820 North From Randol Mill Road south to Lancaster East Loop 820 From Lancaster south to Mansfield Highway East Loop 820 South From Mansfield Highway west to South Freeway Southeast Loop 820 From South Freeway west to Highway 377 in Benbrook Southwest Loop 820 From Highway 377 north to White Settlement Road West Loop 820 South From White Settlement Road north to the southwest shore of Lake Worth Nest Loop 820 North From the southwest shore of Lake Worth to North Main Street Northwest Loop 820