[Atomic Glee]

Figured I'd start a thread for the striking new Tarrant County College campus in downtown Fort Worth, since construction has now started on the project.

The new downtown TCC campus is one of the first phases of the massive Trinity River Vision/Uptown Fort Worth project, which will see the city and the Trinity River radically altered. The TRV will rework the river with a new bypass channel, urban canals, and a downtown lake, all of which will facilitate the removal of the current levees in downtown and allow true waterfront development. It will double the size of the downtown area and create two new islands. The TRV's master planner is the (very underrated, IMHO) Bing Thom of Vancouver, and thus far he has also designed the new TCC campus and the three new bridges to be built for the project.

Here are some renderings of Bing Thom's striking TCC campus design. The campus sits on both sides of the river. On the tall bluffs of the south bank, the campus buildings cantilever out from the cliff face, and a pedestrian bridge links these buildings to the rest of the campus on the north bank. A water feature will run from the south side in downtown across the pedestrian bridge to the north side.

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tccdowntown1.jpg

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tccdowntown2.jpg

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tccdowntown3.jpg

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tccdowntown4.jpg

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tcc1.jpg

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tcc2.jpg

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tcc3.jpg

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tcc4.jpg

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tcc5.jpg

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tcc6.jpg

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tcc7.jpg

And here's a shot of construction:

http://www.fortworthology.com/blogpics/tccbuild1.jpg

And here is an overview of what the Trinity River Vision and Uptown Fort Worth will look like in the future with the channel, canals, and lake in place, and some development that follows the new Uptown Urban Guidelines:

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/trinityrivervision1.jpg

The TCC campus can be seen spanning the river near the bridge in the upper left of the colorized section.

I'll keep the forum up-to-date on the progress of the TCC build. Bing Thom has really made something cool and unique here, I think, and we in Fort Worth are proud to have him doing so much in our city.

EDIT: Some more images and background info on the TRV, for those unfamiliar with the project. Here are some renderings of Bing Thom's plan for the TRV:

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/trv1.jpg

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/trv2.jpg

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/trv3.jpg

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/trv4.jpg

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/trv5.jpg

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/trv6.jpg

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/trv7.jpg

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/trv8.jpg

And here's a great summary, from Bing Thom's web site:

"BTA was retained by the Tarrant County Water District to work with the team updating the Trinity River flood control system. The design brief was to prepare a framework plan and urban design standards for the Trinity Point lands in Fort Worth, Texas. The site is adjacent and north of the downtown core. This project was initiated by the strong desire of the community to reconnect their city with the Trinity River. This connection has been hampered by the fact that the Trinity River has a wide flood plain and as such the community has largely abandoned the waterfront.

The historic struggle of how to connect with the river while maintaining safety from flood conditions was solved when BTA proposed the idea of building a bypass channel. This channel will divert the occasional flood waters away from the development lands. With this concept a 500 acre development site was created adjacent to the downtown and the river. This concept has transformed the community's relationship to the Trinity River and activities are being created to make the river an active player in the City's life.

The new site plan creates in excess of 20 km of accessible waterfront and trails. This waterfront system is centered by an urban lake that will be surrounded by housing, retail, cultural and entertainment facilities, educational facilities, and civic functions. The lake will become a new public open space encouraging people to come down to the waterfront. The historic Trinity River bluff will be preserved as a natural park for all citizens to enjoy.

The new development site will be home to approximately 25,000 residents. The site will have complete mixed-use neighborhoods with parks, amenities, schools, services, retail, etc. in order to be true homes for families. These neighborhoods will compliment the adjacent downtown commercial and entertainment core. By placing such a large group of people within walking distance of the core there will be a reduced dependence on the automobile. Sustainable strategies such as local storm water retention, low impact landscaping, dense land use development, waste water recycling will also be implemented in the plan."

[KevinFromTexas]

Thanks for posting this, Kevin. This is an incredible project. I look forward to seeing it happen. What is the time table for construction? How long until the entire thing is done? Any details on the new highrises there, or is that still all in the design stages?

[SFUVancouver]

I attended a lecture by Bing Thom here in Vancouver and I was fascinated by this Fort Worth project. I'm thrilled that work is underway.

Bing Thom is quite celebrated locally and I hope this project, as well as a major project designing a city in China will help get him and his firm some international profile.

http://www.bingthomarchitects.com/home.html

[Trae]

Those renderings look a lot like Houston's Buffalo Bayou Plan.

[Busy Bee]

Wow, I almost didn't click on this but I'm glad I did. We could use this guy Thom to plan the mega developments next to the Chicago River in the South Loop. This Fort Worth plan looks fantastic. Very ambitious, and that's great!

[ardecila]

Wow, this thing is the SHIT!

What's occupying all this land on Trinity Point currently?

I must admit, I'm kinda skeptical that the development of these new lands will be as easy as it looks from the rendering, especially in Fort Worth where developers aren't even developing the parking lots that are right downtown.

But I wish all the Ft. Worthers good luck, this looks amazing.

[SFUVancouver]

I've put together a brief compliation of some of Bing Thom's work. His firm was also chosen as the master planners for a waterfront redevelopment plan for Tulsa, the 2010 Shangai Worlds Fair, and the Dalian New Town in Dalian, China.

Local examples of the work of Bing Thom Architects

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2455/bingthomchanctril6.jpg

The Pointe residential tower on West Georgia street in Vancouver
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2699/bingthomgeorgiabldgft9.jpg
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3497/bingthompointeov3.jpg

The Central City tower in Surrey, BC. This is the new home of the Surrey satellite campus of Simon Fraser University.
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/3205/sfusurreyzi5.jpg

False Creek Yacht Club in Vancouver.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/557/bingthomfalsecreekyachtte8.jpg

A mixed-use residential/office/light industrial tower at 855/899 Homer street in Vancouver.
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5461/bingthom855georgiamixedlu9.jpg

An medium-sized office tower in Vancouver.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7154/bingthomhowestofficetownq6.jpg

Acadia Residence, Vancouver.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6099/bingthomacadiaresidencepk5.jpg


International - Master plan, winning design, or under construction

Tulsa downtown waterfront redevelopment master plan.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9562/bingthomtulsamasterplanso2.jpg

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/4338/bingthomtulsamasterplandz9.jpg

2010 Shanghai Expo master plan.
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6396/bingthomshanghaiexpomasqn6.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3011/bingthomshanghaiexpomashd1.jpg

Dalian New Town in China (A whole new master planned city)
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/2473/bingthomdaliannewtownchdq9.jpg

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2277/bingthomdaliannewtownchch7.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2228/bingthomdaliannewtownchzk1.jpg

Arena Stage expansion project in NYC. The $120M expansion should be complete in 2009.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/8908/bingthomareastageexpansss7.jpg

Yuxi Opera House in Yuxi, China.
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/5493/bingthomyuxioperahousemh0.jpg

[Derek]

i love the models and renderings of this...they look so great:tup:

[arbeiter]

pardon my french, but this is some hot shit.
i'm quite impressed. the trinity river is essentially a big ditch that has been dehumanized anyway, so i am all for reworkings like this.

[Atomic Glee]

Thanks for posting this, Kevin. This is an incredible project. I look forward to seeing it happen. What is the time table for construction? How long until the entire thing is done? Any details on the new highrises there, or is that still all in the design stages?


The current plan shows the whole project (by which I mean, the river/channel project, not the private development, some of which is already underway and some of which will have to wait for the flood plain to be made moot) being complete by 2012.

As for development, such as the towers in the renderings, most of that is conceptual. There is already some private development underway, however. The first two projects were the Radio Shack and Pier 1 Imports headquarters projects on the river, and the most current two are the TCC campus and the Trinity Bluff project, which will line the cliff from next to the TCC campus around to the eastern edge of the TRV with a new urban neighborhood. Already, there is a large new urban apartment complex and a large assortment of townhomes built, and the next phases will see retail and likely a few condo towers mixed with more townhomes.

The city has come up with an extensive Uptown Fort Worth Design Guideline book which will govern all development in the TRV. It heavily follows the principles of New Urbanism. One interesting bit is that highrise development will only be allowed at certain points in the TRV (mainly those in the renderings), so as to preserve sightlines.

[Atomic Glee]

Wow, this thing is the SHIT!

What's occupying all this land on Trinity Point currently?

I must admit, I'm kinda skeptical that the development of these new lands will be as easy as it looks from the rendering, especially in Fort Worth where developers aren't even developing the parking lots that are right downtown.

But I wish all the Ft. Worthers good luck, this looks amazing.


Most of the land in the TRV project is vacant now. Flood plain issues and all that. Some of it is an old industrial area that is more or less abandoned.

As for downtown development, we actually are starting to fill up some parking lots. A few projects that come to mind recently are the Carnegie Building, the new Sundance Square office/retail tower that replaces a parking lot, the Omni Hotel & Condos which replaces two parking lots, and Cantey Hangar Plaza, office/retail replacing a parking lot and a nasty old bank drive-through. All are under construction. Two big parking lots in downtown are also, eventually, going to be replaced by a public square. We're getting there. :)

It's going to be a massive undertaking, but I'm really proud of this city for taking a chance and trying something so ambitious. This has the potential to totally transform the city and be a wonderful weapon against sprawl.

[Atomic Glee]

pardon my french, but this is some hot shit.
i'm quite impressed. the trinity river is essentially a big ditch that has been dehumanized anyway, so i am all for reworkings like this.

Correct. Previous flood control projects channelized so much of the river. This will give us an opportunity to truly make something special out of it. As has been said, the Trinity gave life to Fort Worth, and the TRV gives us an opportunity to reconnect with it after decades of neglect.

[Atomic Glee]

Current status on the various bits of this:

The Corps of Engineers and various firms are currently doing their early drill work on the new Trinity Bypass Channel that will reroute the flood waters and allow the removal of the levees and the creation of the lake. There is a lot of behind-the-scenes design work underway prior to actually seeing the channel digging begin.

Bing Thom has designed three new bridges for the TRV to cross the new channel. These first design images show unique, organic designs. The images do not show railing, lighting, or anything like that - just primarily the overall designs:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/601985653_ceb57c0a30.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1245/602256938_2ded16b6c9.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1282/602259682_70f373b671.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1389/601996895_fc98b38717.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1122/601999633_874af1ecd8.jpg

On the west side of downtown, the first of a series of new pedestrian bridges over the river (this one near Lancaster Avenue) is coming soon. This is just upriver from the big urban developments in the renderings, in the middle of Trinity Park. It is designed to be compatible with Bing Thom's main road bridges:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1266/601953769_1cf535230f.jpg

As for the college, crews have created a bypass on Belknap street to reroute traffic, so that they can then excavate under the street to create the pedestrian pathway that will lead from the TCC plaza by the courthouse to the main campus:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1128/584909259_ae89c15ea0.jpg

Work on the plaza is well underway. This will be directly adjacent to the Tarrant County Courthouse and the Tarrant County Family Law Center (brick building on right). It will have a sunken pathway under Belknap that leads to the campus and the pedestrian bridge. The water feature flowing across the pedestrian bridge will also begin here:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1134/585305154_9bc4334965.jpg

Finally, the excavation for the first campus buildings is complete, and structure is now rising from the pit. The pedestrian bridge will run from this site across the river to the other half of the campus on the north bank:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/585305782_d1d9dee26a_o.jpg

[zaphod]

If they are actually able to fill in that island with urban development then Fort Worth is kicking ass!

[Atomic Glee]

Great news today - first the Trinity Bluffs mixed-use neighborhood (on the cliffs looking over the river and the future islands), then the TCC campus, now this.

For those curious to see if the TRV would serve as a catalyst for real urban development on the future islands, the answer seems to be turning out to be "YES." An announcement was made today - Fort Worth Cats owner Carl Bell is fast-tracking a 36-acre mixed-use development around his team's home of LaGrave Field on one of the future TRV islands that will have 1.5 million square feet of office and retail space, 850 residential units, and the possibility of a condo tower and hotel. Construction to begin within months. This is the first big private development announced for the future TRV islands. From the Star-Telegram:

Cats owner decides to put 36-acre project on fast track

By Sandra Baker
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
FORT WORTH -- Fort Worth Cats owner Carl Bell is moving forward with plans to buy about 36 acres for town houses, restaurants and shops between LaGrave Field and downtown, a development that will serve as an anchor for the planned Trinity Uptown area.

Bell already owns 20 acres around LaGrave Field, at North Seventh and Calhoun streets, where the minor-league baseball team plays. He also has options to buy more land from the city on the east side of North Main Street, between the ballpark and the planned Tarrant County College downtown campus.

In 2005, the City Council approved a contract that gave Bell the option to lease or buy any of the land over the course of several years. Bell is now fast-tracking his plans. Last week, the city's zoning commission rezoned the property to accommodate the project. "We're exercising it now because the timing is right," Bell said. "There's very much the cooperative spirit with our development. We view our development, which will have a large residential component, complementing what is in downtown."

Bell plans 1.5 million square feet of space for offices, restaurants, shops and other service-related retailers. There will be about 850 residential units, he said. Closer to the ballpark, there may even be a mid-rise condo tower, and perhaps a hotel, he said.

There will be a road through the heart of the development called the Bragan Promenade, in tribute to Bobby Bragan, the Fort Worth resident and former major-league player and manager who once managed the Cats. The north end of the promenade will have a large circular plaza near the home-plate corner of LaGrave Field. The south end of the promenade will be near Fourth Street, where a navigable canal is planned.

Bell's plans follow several years of residential development on the north end of downtown along the bluff overlooking the Trinity River. And even more is planned. Developers have built town house developments Pecan Place and Palisades, and Lincoln Property Co. has opened a 304-unit apartment building. Another six-story condo building of about 20 units called Villa de Leon is also in the works, and Versailles, on Henderson Street, plans to add another seven units, to name a few.

The TCC campus will straddle the north and south sides of the Trinity River at the bluff. It won't open until 2010, but it's expected to have several thousand students when its doors open. That's when Bell is aiming to bring some of his development online, to bring a much-needed retail component near the school.

Councilman Sal Espino, whose district covers the near north side, said the LaGrave development is exactly what's needed to bring people back to the central city. He said he's glad it will offer so-called work-force housing.

As a part of the deal with the city, Bell agreed to build 15 percent of the planned residential units, or about 125 units, as affordable housing, giving middle- to lower-income families the chance to live there.

"We want a place where all ranges of family and individual income can participate," Bell said. "That's very important to us."

Many of the residential projects being built or opened downtown are geared toward the upper end of the market. There's not much priced below $200,000, and market rental rates are above $1 a square foot, meaning a 1,000-square-foot apartment will cost at least $1,000 monthly.

Because of the growing popularity of riverfront property, land prices near downtown will continue to escalate, making it even more expensive for buyers. Trinity Uptown is a flood-control and economic development project that will create an 800-acre island for residential and commercial development on the near north side.

"It's going to be the other link," Espino said of the LaGrave project. "It's a perfect complement. This development is an exciting addition to the whole Trinity River Uptown area. It's one of the cornerstones of that."

David Hargrove, senior vice president of real estate and development for Bell's real estate group, said he is asking that the City Council complete its review of the development at its July 24 meeting and approve the sales contract. If that's done, the group will have up to 90 days to close the deal, but Hargrove said he anticipates that might only take about 30 days.

Construction on streets and other infrastructure work will begin within months, and people could be living in the project by the summer of 2009, Hargrove said.

"We'll be working on the southern portion of the property first," Hargrove said. "How quickly we go vertical on the northern end of the project, which would include LaGrave and the portion between Fifth and Sixth streets, will be determined by the opportunities presented."

The development has been planned conceptually, but final designs are still being reviewed. The design, though, will combine traditional and forward-looking approaches, Bell said. He said he was influenced in part by LoDo, a redevelopment in Denver.

Bell opened LaGrave Field in 2002 at the site of the original ballfield, which was built in 1926 and torn down in 1967.

"This shows what can be done," Bell said. "Here's property that for the better part of the century was industrial. We have an opportunity to reclaim this land and make a place where people can live and work, or just come as a destination point."

LAGRAVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Fort Worth Cats owner Carl Bell plans a big development (rendering below) near LaGrave Field, where the Cats play:

1.5 million square feet of space for offices, restaurants, shops and other service-related retailers.

850 residential units, and possibly a mid-rise condo tower and a hotel.

15 percent of the planned residential units, or about 125 units, as affordable housing.

[Swede]

This whole plan looks amazing! When it's nearing buil-out I'm guessing it'll be so popular there'll be people pushing for similar plans for other site's right by downtown Fprt Worth (that's the trend in Stockholm, finally expanding the urban core in the last decade).

[Atomic Glee]

Managed to get a photo of the rendering for the new mixed-use development at LaGrave Field mentioned above, the first urban development announced (beyond the TCC campus and Trinity Bluff area) brought about by the TRV. The dark part at the bottom is a shadow - the rendering was two pieces of paper up on a wall.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1290/945718938_bd9c153472_o.jpg

[Austin55]

wow thats huge! Is there a thread with all tarrent county projects?

[texcolo]

This is awesome. This is vision. We're finally out of the fin-de-cicle folks, this is Century 21.

:banana:

Now, if Thom can keep Dallas from putting a tollway down their section of the Trinity.

:sly:

[Atomic Glee]

We at Fort Worthology have been able to obtain a much bigger and clearer rendering now. This looks like a fantastic development:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1323/953110911_e1df48f26a_o.jpg

[mhays]

Wow, that's freaking awesome. Particularly with the water.

[dallasbrink]

I must say, its a better plan then the one Dallas has for the Trinity, i had heard that the construction had stopped because the corp of engineers had to re calculate some stuff.

[Atomic Glee]

I must say, its a better plan then the one Dallas has for the Trinity, i had heard that the construction had stopped because the corp of engineers had to re calculate some stuff.

Better tell that to the backhoe crews I saw working yesterday. :)

The college is a big project, and there's a bunch of different parts going on. The big work at the moment is digging under Belknap Street for the entrance to the campus from the new plaza being built by the courthouse.

[dallasbrink]

ok, so they are going ahead.
whats the progress on the rest of the trinity project in Fort worth, have they started buying up land to dig out the lake?

[Atomic Glee]

ok, so they are going ahead.
whats the progress on the rest of the trinity project in Fort worth, have they started buying up land to dig out the lake?

The Corps has been doing drilling and testing. I'm fairly sure the city has already been talking with land owners, and may have already aquired some parcels. The actual bypass channel/lake/islands part will take several years.

[dallasbrink]

are they going to dam up the trinity further past Fort worth so that they will have enough water to fill all this up?

[Atomic Glee]

are they going to dam up the trinity further past Fort worth so that they will have enough water to fill all this up?

There will be new dams and locks constructed both upstream and downstream of the TRV for water control. It is these, in conjunction with the new channel, that will provide flood control and allow waterfront development and the removal of the levees.

[dallasbrink]

fort Worth is removing the levees all together.
heh

[Atomic Glee]

Update - the downtown side of the campus is steadily rising from the bluff:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/2410049415_6e8139089a_o.jpg

The college has now applied for the permits to build on the other side (Uptown/TRV side) of the river.

In TRV news, I have been told that we should start to see demolition of the buildings in the way of the new bypass channel beginning in two months or less. Meanwhile, the big mixed-use development planned around LaGrave Field has expanded in size from 36 to 70 acres. Construction is set to begin later this year.

[JJG]

:previous: Sweet. :yes:

[TexasBoi]

What's the progress on the project like Atomic Glee?

[OfCourse]

Nice.

I'd like to know how far along this is, too! :)

[Atomic Glee]

It's actually quite far along - as I stated above, we will be seeing buildings demolished for the bypass channel in two months or less, and the actual construction of the channel will be underway shortly thereafter. Dirt will be turning immanently. Here's the timeline I've been given for the infrastructure:

2000: Trinity River Vision Master Plan drafted
2003: TIF District created; Plan adopted by City
2004: Preliminary Trinity Uptown design completed
2004: Federal funding authorized
2005: Initial federal funding appropriated
2006: Receive Record of Decision from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
2006: Final design and engineering of bridges and roadways
2008: Design and start construction of bypass channel
2010: Upper West Fork mitigation
2012: Modify University Drive
2012: Construct and install isolation gates
2013: Construct Samuels Avenue dam
2014: Extend White Settlement Road
2015: Excavate interior water feature

So, the whole infrastructure project will be complete by 2015. Private development will be up to developers, of course, but the first two associated with the project - the Trinity Bluff neighborhood and the LaGrave Field mixed-use project - are both a go. Trinity Bluff is moving very well - they have built a 300+ unit apartment building and several blocks of townhomes, are building a luxury condo midrise, and are about to add about 800 more apartments and townhomes. The LaGrave Field project, as noted, has grown from 36 to 70 acres and will be underway before the end of the year.

Here's some random images I've collected:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2296/2497954422_35bb1467c2.jpg

This graphic shows some of the green features of the project:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2397/2497879906_9dd7bd005d.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2284/2497879462_264452157f.jpg

Some cross-sections for the planning geeks among us:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/2497027651_8511488475.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2155/2497855704_05b1ea4610.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2138/2497027489_232d231f3b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2138/2497855556_c4ccf3764e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2497027369_9af519b97e.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2207/2497854990_3de4236d5c.jpg

This graphic shows the four neighborhoods designated for Trinity Uptown:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2497027043_992b2c9473.jpg

The North Neighborhood will be identified primarily with the mixed-use development on the North Main Street corridor. This neighborhood will have great views of the bluffs and Downtown. It will have unique frontages on the bypass channel, the river, and the canals. In addition, the activities surrounding LaGrave Field will also add to the character of this neighborhood.

The Southwest Neighborhood will predominantly be a residential neighborhood with a variety of different housing types. The main commercial mixed-use corridor here will be White Settlement Road (with neighborhood support retail throughout, as in all neighborhoods). The central park in the heart of this neighborhood will be urban in character, be accompanied by a new elementary or high school, and be surrounded by canals and six-story buildings. The "point" created where the bypass channel diverts from the old river course will have distinctive views of Downtown and the Cultural District.

The Southeast Neighborhood will be closely associated with the new Tarrant County College Downtown Campus and its activities. The college buildings will be closely integrated into the geography of the bluff and will provide a physical link between Downtown and the river. A large central park space will be accompanied by a new elementary or high school. On this neighborhood's east side, the old river channel will widen to support a variety of waterfront uses like houseboats.

The Urban Lake Neighborhood will be a focal point for the entire Trinity Uptown site and as a result it will be a regional attraction. The Lake will be surrounded by a mix of uses including institutional and cultural facilities. This neighborhood will have easy access and great views of Downtown. The historic TXU Power Plant buildings will be preserved to become distinctive landmarks next to a large lakefront plaza and boardwalk. Also, given the ease of water access, this area will support a wide range of water-based activities.

[SkyWatcher]

Wow...that is an awesome plan. Sure hope they build it...fascinating!

[Atomic Glee]

Updates:

Demolition of the structures in the way of the TRV's new bypass channel begins by the end of this month. We are finally about to see dirt turning!

The new TCC Campus is moving along steadily on the downtown side. Here's a great photo from The Tower by Fort Worth Forum member monee9696:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2592951428_6333097344.jpg

And here's one from the Fort Worth Business Press:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3174/2592118875_d032b1d87e_o.jpg

[Austin55]

So the College is pretty much donefor,but wht about this?

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/trv1.jpg

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/trv2.jpg

I sure hope this goes along,cause the trinity is really ugly,and Ive always been jealos of SA's riverwalk,and this has some similarities.:)

[Dallascaper]

So the College is pretty much donefor,but wht about this?

Apparently, the TCC project has been cancelled; the TCC is purchasing the Radio Shack headquarters and will convert the corporate campus into a college. For the moment, the rest of the Trinity project is still a 'go'.

Not everyone is sad to see the bridge cancelled; some felt that the new structure would have diminished the historic Main Street Bridge.

[Austin55]

Oh my-this is going horribly wrong

http://fortworthology.com/2008/10/14/the-fort-worthology-show-episode-2-the-tarrant-county-college-buildings/#comment-15633

[photolitherland]

So is this actually going through? This is one of the most unexpected and amazing projects Ive ever seen for any American city. I hope it will happen, wow!