Handley (Wedding District) Focus Group No. 1
Stakeholders from the Handley Area met with City staff to express concerns and provide feedback on the locally preferred alternative cross-section for the segment of East Lancaster Avenue between Forest Avenue and Handley Drive .
Key Takeaways
Stakeholders are concerned over the impact widening East Lancaster to six lanes would have on Fort Worth Wedding District Businesses. Stakeholders concerned widening East Lancaster would require removal of historically designated buildings and impact protected natural areas. Stakeholders concerned Widening East Lancaster Avenue would prevent vision developed for the Historic Handley Urban Village from coming to fruition. The segment of East Lancaster east of IH-820 will remain four lanes. Stakeholders would like to keep the on-street parking, wide sidewalks, and landscaping currently in place between Forest Avenue and Handley Drive on the north side of East Lancaster Avenue.
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