About

Who We Are

The Fort Worth Avenue Development Group is a group of committed volunteers from the neighboring community that are interested in developing existing businesses and bringing new businesses and residents to the West Commerce/Fort Worth Avenue corridor.

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Fort Worth Avenue Development Group is to improve the West Commerce/Fort Worth Avenue corridor and maintain a high quality of life for the area’s residential neighbors, property owners and businesses. The group’s objectives are to:

  • Inspire involvement
  • Communicate issues
  • Promote public safety and environmental advocacy
  • Develop and preserve natural green spaces
  • Foster relationships that promote the objectives of the group

Our Vision

Make it Vibrant

  • Create a vibrant retail/restaurant/residential/commercial corridor that reflects the economic and cultural diversity of all nearby residents and draws on its unique location between downtown and Pinnacle Park.
  • Create a walkable family and community-oriented series of destinations that refer to and strengthen our unique community history and character.

Make it Safe

  • Make this new series of destination villages code compliant and safe from crime for both businesses and area residents alike.
  • Strengthen and build the network of current business owners in order to provide better onsite community leadership.

Make it Green

  • Create a grand, tree-lined and landscaped boulevard that both cars and pedestrians can enjoy.
  • Create a parks, trails and greenway system that connects existing parks (Kessler Parkway, Stevens Park, Westmount Park, Kidd Springs, etc.) and park plans (Coombs Creek, Trinity River, KATY trail, etc.) with tree-lined pedestrian- and bicyclefriendly streets.

Make it Beautiful

  • Create a master plan that guides new and existing development to enhance the street experience as well as protect the brilliant views and unique topography/natural beauty of this area.
  • Raise the standard of attention to existing public infrastructure — including bridges, street lights, utility structures, sidewalks and intersections — to a level that contributes, not detracts, from the overall street experience.

Make it Accessible

  • Provide area residents transportation choices besides the car that include bicycle trails, improved bus route coverage, downtown trolley/shuttle, commuter rail and light rail.
  • Ensure availability of various new technologies that provide connection beyond our immediate neighborhoods.