tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post8259865985193328012..comments2024-03-28T13:22:29.572-05:00Comments on Durango Texas: Fort Worth's Desperate Search For A Visionary To Take The Town To Top-Tier StatusDurangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-57983535880493227912010-12-20T23:52:30.135-06:002010-12-20T23:52:30.135-06:00Before the word "visionary" comes to min...Before the word "visionary" comes to mind for this long-time FW citizen, other words like these did:illusionary", copy-cat, willy-nilly, and medium-tier-bound.<br /><br />It's kinka hard to have a clear community-driven vision when corruption and rule by a select group of elitists shut down the input and creativity of the other citizens.<br /><br />Throwing money, especially other people's hard-earned money, at so called visionary projects will not guarentee success nor class and taste. Cases in point are everything that have been mentioned in this discussion. Throwing away over 1/2 a million dollars for the handful of what my little kids call "the big old entennas" with cheap lights along Lancaster pretty much sums it all up. poor taste and lots of waste.<br /><br />If the market condition is halting much touted development on the Lancaster Parking Corridor (that's what it's mostly used for now), why are the TRV (and this funky streetcar sideshow) going full speed ahead? I believe it is more due to the fact that "market" condition reflects people's WILLINGNESS TO USE/INVEST THEIR OWN MONEY TO FUND THINGS they believe in (and thus take great care every step of the way since failure means loss of their fortune and even reputation) vs. these "visionary" pursuits' using the taxpayers' hard-earned money (i.e. other people's money)without even getting their input or approval. <br /><br />Stop playing games and gambling with other people's money (and their children's future). It is NOT a reflection of great courage or civic vision to spend our kids' future and tacking on fancy labels like visionary, world class, top-tier, yada-yada. <br /><br />Would smart and tasteful people invest their energy and fortunes building something classy in a corrupt and inept city with increasingly dirty air and rising chances of catastrophes from all the gas pipelines and wells all over the city? <br /><br />Let's not DELUDE ourselves because it's becoming an industrial town ruled by opportunists and predators. How's that for a clear VISION, Fort Worth?FW Stinksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-17033020884734122432010-12-20T11:19:35.210-06:002010-12-20T11:19:35.210-06:00I believe the letter writer was referring to eithe...I believe the letter writer was referring to either the 9th Street corridor Hyde Park development, or possibly the renovations to Burnett Park. As for Trinity River Vision, its initiatives and ideas far predate the Dallas effort and is in no way copying them. The FW project is superior in scope and vision, IMO.<br /><br />And as for streetcars? I believe the streetcar program, and its planned routes, do not go near far enough. We don't need the streetcars, we need true light-rail. So I am not upset that we have rejected thw limited streetcar program, but we DO need to quickly move toward a more comprehensive city-wide light-rail program.<br /><br />Lastly, Lancaster corridor development will happen when the market improves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com