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LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION AND BREAKING DOWN THE SILOS: MOMENTUM FOR SOUTHEAST FORT WORTH 2010 East/Southeast Fort Worth Economic Development Summit – Congressman.

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1 LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION AND BREAKING DOWN THE SILOS: MOMENTUM FOR SOUTHEAST FORT WORTH 2010 East/Southeast Fort Worth Economic Development Summit – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. Fort Worth, Texas September 17, 2010 Michael Morris, P.E. Director of Transportation

2 Overview Rosedale Improvements Tower 55 Sustainable Development Program Silo Busting 2

3 Tower 55 At-Grade Project 3  BNSF, UPRR, City of Fort Worth Joint Project  Mutual Public and Private Benefits  Installing Third North-South Track for Additional Capacity  Several Auto and Pedestrian Street Crossing Improvements  Implementation: 1-3 years  Estimated Cost: $94 million

4 Sustainable Development Program Southeast Fort Worth Projects 4

5 U.S. 287-Berry Vaughn Renaissance Square Project 5 Improvements: Street Construction Landscaping Intersection Improvements Pedestrian Amenities Traffic Signalization Total Project Cost: $1,535,561 ($1,250,848 – RTC Local; $312,713 Local Match) Project Start: 2011

6 Fort Worth Transportation Authority Sierra Vista Transit Plaza 6 Improvements: Pedestrian Amenities Landscaping Right-of-way Acquisitions Total Project Cost: $500,000 ($400,000 RTC Local; $100,000 Local Match) Project Start: 2010

7 Polytechnic/Texas Wesleyan University Streetscape Enhancements Project 7 Improvements: Pedestrian Amenities Traffic Signalization Total Project Cost: $1,875,000 ($1,500,000 RTC Local; $375,000 Local Match) Project Start: 2011 Partnership with the City of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan University, and Townsite Co.

8 Modern Streetcar 8

9 Affordable Housing What is Silo Busting? 9 Community Accomplishment Transportation Options Environmental Needs Energy Efficiency LeisureEquityJobs Education

10 RTC Silo Busting Program National Demonstration/Pilot Project (7 metropolitan regions)  Up to $105,000 in $15,000 increments Department of Housing and Urban Development Sustainable Communities  Approximately $3,400,000 total ($1.5M federal) Planning for Livable Military Communities: NAS Fort Worth, JRB  $1 million FTA Urban Circulator/Bus & Bus Livability Projects  Fort Worth Streetcar Loop (Urban Circulator) - $24.9M awarded 10

11 RTC Programs for the HUD Sustainable Communities Grant 1. Reverse the Trend: School-Inner City Housing Integration 2. Regional Silo Busting and Coordination For Investment Strategies and Effective Infrastructure Investments 3. Efficient Housing and Transportation Investments: TOD/Mixed- use Job/Housing Balance 4. Landbanking Program Design for Mixed-use 5. Regional Capacity Building: Land Use-Demographic- Transportation Modeling Scenarios 6. Coordination of Affordable Housing and Transit Options for Special Needs Populations 11

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