CSS success: a walkable street and redevelopment tool

As part of an improvement to Interstate Highway 30 (I-30) through downtown Fort Worth, Texas, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) realigned the freeway, removing it from the median of Lancaster Avenue. The remaining surplus right of way (ROW) along the Lancaster Avenue corridor opened the way for the City of Fort Worth to use the Lancaster corridor and surrounding area as a catalyst to encourage development in the surplus ROW, accommodate historic preservation, and promote economic development. The context sensitive solutions (CSS) approach used for the redevelopment of the Lancaster Avenue corridor was an unusual chance to accomplish a number of diverse objectives for the City of Fort Worth and stakeholders. A Steering Committee was convened early in the process to establish corridor and project objectives, discuss and agree on a project concept, and ensure coordination with agency and private stakeholders. The redevelopment of Lancaster Avenue using the CSS process achieved a successful project that has and is achieving its objectives, with the area showing the benefits of a well-conceived design that used stakeholder collaboration to reach a consensus that was beneficial for TxDOT, the City of Fort Worth, property owners, and the surrounding community.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ite.org/Membersonly/annualmeeting/2011/AB11H3102.pdf
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• Authors:
  • Bochner, B S
  • Storey, B J
• Conference:
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual Meeting and Exhibit, 2011, St Louis, Missouri, USA
• Publication Date: 2011-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 13p
• Monograph Title: ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibit, St Louis, August 13-16, 2011

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeways; Highway design; Infrastructure; Land use planning; Pedestrian areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road design and asset management
• Geographic Terms: Fort Worth (Texas)
• ATRI Terms: Freeway; Infrastructure; Land use; Pedestrian facilities; Road design
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01381435
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 12:10PM