r/FortWorth:

u/daypounder

Covid was actually considered a baby blip, lol
u/daypounder

Nailed it
u/daypounder

Its hard to fix the main issue, is part of whats happening here.
u/daypounder

Im from up there. Dont have a ton of friends back that way, but the ones I do seem to say the same.
u/daypounder

I guess it’s $840M right now. That’s higher than they thought it would be. I have only been following it here and there, but it seems like Blaylock and Charlie (one of the ultimate chest-puffer guys) came to a meeting and said, “There’s not enough in here for the north. We’re not gonna vote.” So the city recrunched numbers, and took projects for the north (which admittedly is growing) out of Beck’s district (downtown and surrounding). Beck got pissed. Now there are still squabbles. The biggest thing that surprised me is that Parker constantly talks about Gateway Park as a hub for Ft. Worth. It’s bigger than Central Park in NYC, etc. But most people here who aren’t into mountain biking or who don’t have daughters who play soccer view it as a homeless hub, ya know? We could do a lot there. But right now, I think that part is only at $21M. It was believed at one point to be $55M. I personally like Gateway, but I understand the local criticisms. If you really spruced Gateway into a family-friendly destination, I think that’d be cool for the city and any visitors.
u/daypounder

What do you do?
u/daypounder

Youd hope. But money talks. Preferably lowest bidder, Id reckon.
u/daypounder

Not a grudge. This poster could maybe have been made about me in some years. Little less egregious Id hope. Did see this guy at Tub once. He was pulling this shtick.
u/daypounder

How did he commence? Training program, or just shadowed?
u/daypounder

I dunno. That side of downtown is meh. But perhaps youre right.