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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 1 2 NorthGate Proposed Landscaping Plan 2 1 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 2 1 4 3 1 2 NorthGate Proposed Landscaping Plan 4 3 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) 4 3 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?