Item 10ADFW Connector Landscaping Plan
City Council
October 19, 2010
Presentation
Background
Bridge Design
Retaining Wall Design
NorthGate Constructors Proposed Plan
Staff Proposed Plan
Background --DFW Connector Urban Design Update
Planning Phases:
Phase I -Base Structure Design (concrete color, substructures, retaining walls)
Phase II - Base Aesthetics Package ($8 million – accents, form liners, landscaping, lighting, wall graphics)
Phase III - Community Enhancement (bridge towers, entry features, signage, logo, bridge barriers)
DFW Connector Aesthetics
DFW Connector Aesthetics
DFW Connector Aesthetics
Natchez crape myrtle
Eastern red cedar
Abelia
Indigo bush
Autumn sage
Agarita
Sumac
Austrian Pine
Eastern red cedar
Redbud
Cotoneaster
NorthGate Proposed Landscaping Plan
Replace back row of crape myrtles with Foster Hollies to provide screening
Replace sumac, sage, cotoneaster and indigo bush with a combination of roses (drift, Belinda’s dream, knock-out) and abelia
Replace red cedar with a holly
Replace red cedars with hollies
Replace red cedars, austrian pines, and redbuds with hollies (yaupon and foster), Natchez crape myrtles, and red crape myrtles.
Place red crape myrtles closest to the street.
Proposed Revisions
Recommended Plantings
Foster Holly
Drift Roses
Belinda’s Dream Roses
Knock Out Roses
NorthGate Proposed Landscaping Plan
Replace some crape myrtles with Little Gem magnolias and Autumn Blaze maples
Keep rows of abelias
Replace cotoneaster and sage with roses (drift, Belinda’s dream, knock-out) and loropetulum
Proposed Revisions
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NorthGate Proposed Landscaping Plan
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Proposed Revisions
Keep some crape myrtles, but add Little Gem magnolias and hollies (Foster, Yaupon)
Keep abelias
Replace all other plants with a mix of abelias and roses (Belinda’s dream, knock-out, drift)
Mix of crape myrtles, magnolias, hollies
Mix of crape myrtles, magnolias, hollies
Mix of abelias and roses
Mix of abelias and roses
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NorthGate Proposed Landscaping Plan
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Proposed Revisions
Keep some crape myrtles, but add Little Gem magnolias and hollies (Foster, Yaupon)
Keep abelias
Replace all other plants with a mix of abelias and roses (Belinda’s dream, knock-out, drift)
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Keep abelias
Mix of crape myrtles, magnolias, hollies
Mix of abelias and roses
Mix of crape myrtles, magnolias, hollies
Keep abelias
Mix of abelias and roses
Questions?