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Horne Street Is Changing: What Lake Como Residents Should Know Before the April 2 Public Meeting

Updated: Apr 1



The City of Fort Worth is hosting a public meeting on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM at Como Community Center to discuss design updates related to the Horne Street Reconstruction Project. According to the City’s notice, the project team wants public input on the project’s pedestrian elements. The project covers Horne Street from W. Vickery Blvd to Lovell Ave. and includes full roadway reconstruction, bicycle lanes, pedestrian and sidewalk improvements, landscaping, streetlights, and traffic signal improvements.


Residents deserve more than a flyer.


This is a major corridor project, and the public should understand what is happening, what is still being weighed, and what questions should be asked before decisions move further down the line.


What This Meeting Is Really About

This is not just a routine update.


A City handout from a 2/24/2026 NAC Focus Group Session shows that some of the project’s most important design tensions were already being discussed in a narrower, gatekept setting before this broader public meeting. That matters, because it means the public is being invited in only after key issues, assumptions, and tradeoffs have already been shaped elsewhere. The same handout shows the project evolved from a mill-and-overlay streetscape project into full roadway reconstruction, and that the budget increased from $10,771,829 in federal funding to $20,174,274 with increased federal and City participation.


That raises a serious public-process concern: who gets brought into the conversation early enough to shape the frame, and who is expected to react after key discussions have already happened?


The City also shows several major milestones as on hold, including:

  • right-of-way acquisition

  • 90% plan submittal

  • 100% plan submittal

  • bid opening

  • start of construction


In plain language: this project is still in a live decision window.


“If the City is asking for public input, then residents deserve public education first.”


What’s Still in Play

The City’s own materials identify a set of unresolved design pressures in the part of the corridor between Goodman Avenue and Lovell Avenue, which sits within the Transition Zone of the Camp Bowie Boulevard Revitalization Code. The City says it is trying to honor the form-based code while still being able to construct the project and minimize impacts to existing properties.


Sidewalk placement

The code calls for a 6-foot sidewalk on the property line, but the City says the current design narrows in places because of driveways, power poles, retaining walls, parking lots, grading issues, and other structural conflicts. The handout says compliance may require additional right-of-way.


Pedestrian lighting

The City says pedestrian lights are planned on the west side of the street, but also notes constructability concerns tied to low overhead utilities on the west side and underground duct banks on the east side. The handout also says lighting placement can constrain future development layout, including entrances, signs, canopies, and awnings.


Landscaping and tree placement

The code envisions regular tree spacing and a grass strip between the curb and sidewalk, but the City says utilities, limited space, and future development constraints interfere with standard planting. The handout also notes that installation may increase maintenance responsibilities for property owners and may require private irrigation.


“Residents should not be asked to react to technical design language they have not been given a fair chance to understand.”


Why KLCB Prepared a Resident Briefing

Keep Lake Como Beautiful prepared a resident-facing briefing because public-process language is often too technical, too fragmented, or too late.

We believe residents and property owners should be able to understand:

  • what has already been discussed

  • what is still unresolved

  • what may affect sidewalks, access, frontage, lighting, and long-term neighborhood form

  • what questions should be asked before the next stage of decisions moves forward



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What Residents Should Ask on April 2

Residents do not need to walk into this meeting cold.


Here are a few of the key questions that matter:


Process

  • What was discussed before this public meeting?

  • What came out of the 2/24 focus group?

  • What is still open to public influence right now?


Sidewalks

  • Where exactly will sidewalks sit block by block?

  • Where will they narrow?

  • How will those choices affect daily use, including wheelchairs, strollers, elders, and families?


Pedestrian lights

  • Where are the lights proposed to go?

  • Why those locations?

  • What tradeoffs are driving that decision?


Landscaping

  • Where can trees actually be planted under current constraints?

  • Who will maintain landscaping once it is installed?

  • Where is the City asking residents to accept a different outcome than what the code envisions?


Accountability

  • What is the City’s preferred design today?

  • What alternatives were considered and rejected?

  • How will public input from April 2 be documented and responded to?


“Informed residents make stronger public record.”


Why This Matters for Lake Como

Lake Como is changing fast.


Once-in-a-generation decisions are being made about streets, sidewalks, development form, pedestrian access, frontage, public infrastructure, and the future shape of the neighborhood. Those decisions should not move forward without clear explanation, real access to information, and competent community-rooted leadership at the table.


KLCB’s mission is to empower residents with tools and knowledge to actively participate in the revitalization of Lake Como—one block at a time.



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🚨 IMPORTANT UPDATE: THE MEETING START TIME HAS CHANGED🚨


After KLCB published this resident briefing using the City’s original flyer, the City of Fort Worth updated the start time for the Horne Street Reconstruction Project public meeting.


Correct meeting time: 

Thursday, April 2, 2026

6:15 PM

Como Community Center


Earlier City materials listed the meeting at 5:00 PM. KLCB is updating our public-facing materials now so residents and property owners have the correct information.


This is exactly why resident-facing communication matters. Even a basic change like meeting time can affect turnout, trust, and who is actually able to participate.

Please share this update with anyone planning to attend.


  1. Read this post.

  2. Watch the resident briefing.

  3. Share it with a neighbor or property owner.

  4. Sign the Seat at the Table petition.


Reach out if you want to help with resident education and public-process work.



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