ULI presents Northside Fort Worth, Co-hosted by Urban Land Institute Dallas-Fort Worth & Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

When

2024-10-01
2024-10-01T07:30:00 - 2024-10-01T09:30:00
America/Chicago

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    Where

    The Fort Worth Club 306 West Seventh Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 United States

    Contact

    [email protected]

    972-880-4550

    City of Fort Worth’s Mayor Mattie Parker and Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Anette Landeros will discuss the ASP panel's conclusions and recommendations regarding a suggested path forward to meet the community's needs.

    Pricing

    Pricing Members Non-Members
    Private $60.00 $80.00
    Public/Academic/Nonprofit $60.00 $80.00
    Retired $60.00 N/A
    Student $45.00 $65.00
    Under Age 35 $45.00 $65.00

    City of Fort Worth’s Mayor Mattie Parker and Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Anette Landeros will discuss the ASP panel's conclusions and recommendations regarding a suggested path forward to meet the community's needs. The panel’s interviews with community stakeholders were vital to developing insights that will shape actionable recommendations for the development of Panther Island and its neighboring communities.


    Panther Island represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Fort Worth to amplify the energy of its urban core and surrounding neighborhoods. The project encompasses approximately 330 acres of underutilized public and private land within the city’s core and offers the chance to create meaningful physical and community connections between some of Fort Worth’s most vibrant areas. Given the city’s rapid population growth—surging by 24% from 2010 to 2020—Panther Island will serve as a critical new development ground.

     

    The planned redevelopment of Panther Island into a high-density, walkable, mixed-use district is an exciting prospect for Fort Worth, but it also raises reasonable concerns about its potential effects on surrounding areas. During the Panther Island Vision 2.0 community engagement process, residents expressed concerns about possible displacement of existing businesses and residents and the risk that future development might provide inequitable benefits.

     

    The ULI Advisory Services Panel was uniquely qualified to provide recommendations and actionable strategies to address these concerns. Leveraging national expertise, acknowledged best practices, and real-world experience in urban development, the panel’s work will help ensure that Panther Island’s growth is inclusive, equitable, and beneficial to all stakeholders.

     

    The ASP panel was supported by a wide range of sponsors and partners, including the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the City of Fort Worth, the ULI Dallas-Fort Worth District Council, the ULI Foundation, the North Texas Community Foundation, the Rainwater Charitable Foundation, and the Amon G. Carter Foundation.

    Speakers

    Panelist

    Mattie Parker

    Mayor, City of Fort Worth

    Reelected in 2023 with 70% of the vote, Mattie Parker has served as the 45th Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas since 2021. As Mayor of one of the fastest-growing cities in America, she keeps her focus on the basics of city government, championing investments in public safety and streets and infrastructure maintenance and expansion. She leads dynamic efforts to improve Fort Worth for generations to come by enhancing community greenspaces and parks (Good Natured), building the workforce of the future (Mayor’s Council on Education & Workforce), and bolstering family-friendly business policies (Blue Ribbon Action Committee on Childcare). During her tenure, Mayor Parker has seen Fort Worth named both the most pro-growth city in America (Pacific Research Institute) and best large city in Texas for starting a business (WalletHub). Mayor Parker is a licensed attorney, with more than twenty years of experience in national, state and local public affairs. She was the founding CEO of Fort Worth Cradle to Career and the Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership. She and her husband David are the proud parents of one daughter and two sons. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and has a law degree from Texas A&M University School of Law.

    Panelist

    Anette Landeros

    President and CEO, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

    As the President and CEO of the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (FWHCC), Anette Landeros provides valuable programming to businesses, championing the importance of workforce development, and creating opportunities for economic mobility for all chamber members. Under Anette’s leadership over the last five years, the Chamber experienced tremendous membership growth despite the pandemic as her team works diligently to provide valuable business resources for their members. Through strategic partnerships and new programming, the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is making tremendous strides to support the economic trajectory of our city while highlighting the diverse talent within our business community. Anette also serves on various local boards including the North Texas Community Foundation, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Visit Fort Worth, Carter Bloodcare, and the Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas. Anette holds a bachelor’s degree in public policy analysis from Indiana University and a master’s degree in public affairs from the LBJ School at the University of Texas at Austin. She was recognized by Telemundo as a “Heroe Hispana” and selected as one of HWNT’s Estrellas de Tejas in 2014. She was featured as one of 2015 Women to Watch and 2016 Forty Under Forty by the Fort Worth Business Press, and as a 2017 Woman of Distinction by the Girls Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains. Most recently, Anette received the 2021 Bold Woman Award by Girls Inc. of Tarrant County and the 2022 regional “Rising Star” by the North Texas Commission.

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