The West 7th Urban Village Strategic Plan

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The West 7th Urban Village Strategic Plan
Fort Worth, TX November 15, 2005
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Strategic Plan
University
Transition Area
The Study Area is broken down into Sub-Districts.
Each District defines building height, density,
and overall intensity of development.
Buffer Area
7th
Commercial Corridor
Village Center
Camp Bowie
Lancaster
Park/Open Space
River/Park Edge
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Commercial Corridors
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Commercial Corridors

• Commercial Focused Mixed Use
• 10 Story Maximum Building Height
• No Ground Floor Residential Facing Major Streets
• 80 100 Residential Units / Acre

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Village Center
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Village Center

• Residential Focused Mixed Use
• 10 Story Maximum Building Height
• Ground Floor Residential Allowable
• 80 100 Residential Units / Acre

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Transition Area
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Transition Area

• Residential Focused Mixed Use Utilizing
  Small Scale Commercial Uses
• 4 Story Maximum Building Height
• Ground Floor Residential Allowable
• 40 - 60 Residential Units / Acre

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Buffer Area
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Buffer Area

• Residential Focused Mixed Use Utilizing
  Live/Work Neighborhood Commercial
• 3 Story Maximum Building Height
• Ground Floor Residential Allowable
• 15 - 30 Residential Units / Acre

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River / Park Edge

• Commercial Focused Mixed Use Utilizing
  Entertainment Retail / Restaurant Uses
• 10 Story Maximum Building Height
• No Ground Floor Residential Facing Park Areas
• 80 - 100 Residential Units / Acre

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River / Park Edge

• Commercial Focused Mixed Use Utilizing
  Entertainment Retail / Restaurant Uses
• 10 Story Maximum Building Height
• No Ground Floor Residential Facing Park Areas
• 80 - 100 Residential Units / Acre

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Parks Open Space

• Focus on Neighborhood Parks and Urban Plazas
• No Additional Recreational Park Spaces Because
  Study Area is Close to Trinity Park System

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Parks Open Space

• Focus on Neighborhood Parks and Urban Plazas
• No Additional Recreational Park Spaces Because
  Study Area is Close to Trinity Park System

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Gateways
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Gateways

• Building Form, Public Art, Signage, and Enhanced
  Lighting Create Gateways Into the District

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Major Streets
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Major Streets

• Street Trees, On-street Parking, Landscaped
  Median Create Pedestrian Zone and Breaks Down
  Scale of Streets

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Minor Streets
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Minor Streets

• Narrow Traffic Lanes in Order to Create
  Additional Space for Widened Sidewalks, Enhanced
  Landscape, and On-street Parking

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Transportation

• Ultra-Light Rail System That Shares the Outside
  Traffic Lane Increases Connectivity Within Study
  Area and Improve Connections to Downtown

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Transportation

• Ultra-Light Rail System That Shares the Outside
  Traffic Lane Increases Connectivity Within Study
  Area and Improve Connections to Downtown

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Parking Plan

• Parking Garages That are Screened from Public
  View
• Maximize On-street Parking

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Parking Plan

• Parking Garages That are Screened from Public
  View
• Maximize On-street Parking