This story originally appeared on fortworthreport.org
With Texas A&M Fort Worth’s new campus on the horizon, city planners and developers no longer want visitors to see the southeast quadrant of downtown as the outskirts of the business district. They see it as another entry, a gateway, to downtown.
“We want this to be a welcoming environment and a place that Fort Worth residents are going to be attending and enjoying being a part of,” said Kelly Porter, the city’s assistant director of transportation and public works. “We’re trying to get everything right, do the planning now and work together on a joint vision, so there’s no competing visions.”
In that area is the Fort Worth Convention Center, which is undergoing a major renovation, the Fort Worth Water Gardens, the University of Texas at Arlington’s Fort Worth center, Fort Worth Central Station, Sheraton and Omni hotels, and the planned Texas A&M Fort Worth campus. Porter has been meeting regularly with developers to ensure that they plan for the parking needs for the area.
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