There sure is are lot of revitalization efforts going on in Texas! That's a very good sign.
I wanted to note that San Antonio has done a great job over the past decade bringing new life to it's downtown area. I was there a few weekends ago and noted how enjoyable it is to visit. I realized that I didn't enjoy living in San Antonio as much as I enjoy visiting now. Oppositely, I'm not sure what I'd do as a visitor to Austin (that I haven't done already), but I really like living here.
Anyway, there are efforts in Fort Worth to revitalize their downtown, but it's not in the traditional way. Fort Worth will try to have more street events, fairs, and other attractors to keep people coming to the central part of the city. They hope that this will spur interest in downtown, which then leads to development. We'll see if their lower-cost revitalization efforts work. Typically, the city will invest a portion of taxpayer funds into projects or offer incentives to builders.
Austin, for instance, has done a great job of creating more interest in our downtown districts by encouraging mixed-use retail developments so people can live near the places they work. Although fort Worth doesn't have the same goal at the moment, they may take that route later.
Read about it: Bringing People To Downtown To Spur Development | Planetizen.
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