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News Release

December 8, 2004

Trinity Uptown Exhibit Now Open

For Immediate Release

Fort Worth, Texas -- The Trinity Uptown Exhibit, an exhibition that depicts how planners envision the area between Downtown Fort Worth and Northside Drive will look after redevelopment, opened Wednesday and will remain open to the public for the next six months.

The Trinity Uptown Exhibit includes photographs, renderings, a video and a large model that illustrate the redevelopment concepts that are intended to transform a now mostly vacant and under-utilized area that will double the size of downtown.

Tarrant Regional Water District Chair George Shannon, Tarrant County Judge Tom Vandergriff, Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief and Fort Worth Congresswoman Kay Granger along with planners James Toal and Bing Thom opened the exhibit.

"Trinity Uptown not only has a very necessary objective - to upgrade flood control capacity it also has the added benefits of restoring the environmental quality of the river, providing more waterfront access and facilitating redevelopment," Shannon said. "The key to our success is the partnership that has been formed between the Water District, the City, the County, state and federal governments and other entities. We are working as a team, something Fort Worth does well."

The exhibit is designed to give citizens an opportunity to understand the proposed Trinity Uptown project and to give them an avenue to offer their comments. A public meeting will be held at 6:30 pm, Thursday, December 9, 2004 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy Street.

The exhibit will be open through July 2005. Citizens can offer comments any time during the exhibit.

The specific goals of the Trinity Uptown Project are:

  • Preserve and restore environmental quality, waterfront access, open space, recreation amenities and cultural quality for enjoyment of all citizens
  • Use a series of waterfront areas and adjoining mixed urban development areas to link Downtown, the Cultural District and the Near Northside / Stockyards District
  • Protect and enhance existing levels of flood protection
  • Seek opportunities to restore components of the natural riverine system that were sacrificed in the construction of the existing flood control system
  • Create a place where people live, work, play and learn
  • Attract more than 10,000 new households to the central city which reflect the diversity of the county
  • Conserve, respect and interpret the rich history of this area
  • Support, reinforce and complement the successful adjoining districts and neighborhoods rather than compete or distract from their current success, unique roles and niche markets
  • Insure public access to all waterfront and greenbelt areas so that all citizens of Fort Worth and Tarrant County benefit from Trinity Uptown developments
  • Attain a sound financing plan that uses a combination of local, state, and federal funds
The Trinity Uptown Plan evolved from the Central City Segment of the Trinity River Vision. The Trinity River Vision in its entirety covers over 88 miles of river, and was adopted in 2003 by the Tarrant Regional Water District, the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, and Streams and Valleys, Inc. The master plan was developed after many workshops and public meetings at which citizens expressed ideas for redeveloping the river.
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