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Greg Reininger Urban Planner
210.667.7535 Bachelor or Arts – Geography reininger.greg@gmail.com Master of City & Regional Planning
Contents __________________________ PorGolio includes a reflecKon of work completed at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The work ranges from the years 2012 – 2014. __________________________ Greg Reininger
P. 3 (2012) __________________ Sundance Square __________________ Texas ChrisKan __________________ Comparison of Fort Worth’s Sundance Square and former Hell’s Half Acre.
P. 10 (2014) __________________ Kennedale Town Center __________________ UT Arlington __________________ Market analysis for Kennedale Town Center
P. 4 (2012) __________________ CentrePort Aerotropolis __________________ UT Arlington __________________ Strategic plan for Centreport StaKon located at DFW InternaKonal Airport.
P. 6 (2013) __________________ Arlington Entertainment Zone __________________ UT Arlington __________________ Comprehensive plan for the Collins & Road to Six Flags intersecKon in Arlington’s Entertainment District.
P. 12 (2014) __________________ Professional Report __________________ UT Arlington __________________ Thermally comfortable walkability strategies in urban Texas.
P. 13 (2014) __________________ West Ave __________________ Personal __________________ RevitalizaKon of the 6000 block of West Ave in San Antonio, TX.
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Sundance Square
Fort%Worth's%Sundance%Square:%Simulacrum%of%Hell's%Half%Acre%
Majes&c(Theater(
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Present%Day%300%Block%of%Main%St.%
Today,%these%three%buildings%remain%and%have%been%a%large%influence%on%the%popularity%of%Sundance%Square.%%
This%photography%was%taken%in%the%early%1980’s%when%this%block%was%completely%restored.%%%
300(Block(of(Main(St.(This(is(the(most(famous(block(within(Sundance(Square(as(there(
buildings(were(some(of(the(first(to(be(restored(in(1981.((((!Sid%Richardson%Museum,%leO,%was%built%in%1885%and%s*ll%retains%the%original%cast%iron%structures%in%the%front.%%%!The%Domino%Building,%middle,%was%once%home%to%“Buck’s%%%Domino%Parlor.”%%It%was%built%in%1885.%%%!Knights%of%Pythias%Castle%Hall,%right,%was%originally%built%by%former%Fort%Worth%Mayor%William%Bryce%in%1901.%%%
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!Opened%in%1910%at%10th%%&%Commerce%Streets.%!Interna*onally%famous%entertainers%in%front%of%1,500%spectators.%!First%indirect%stage%ligh*ng%system%in%US.%!Country’s%largest%concrete%arch.%!Razed%in%1970%for%conven*on%center.%
SimulacrumC(Not%a%copy%of%the%real,%but%a%copy%that%eventually%becomes%its%own%truth%because%of%inten*onal%distor*on.%
Hell’s(Half(AcreC(The%red!light%district%of%Fort%Worth%thanks%%to%the%T&P%Railroad%in%1876%and%the%economic%boom.%%Here%you%would%find%cowboys,%railroad%workers,%and%other%men%wan*ng%to%enjoy%themselves.%%Saloons,%dance%halls,%gambling%houses,%and%bordellos%opened%in%the%district.%%Illegal%ac*vity%here%was%tolerated%by%the%city%because%of%its%importance%to%Fort%Worth’s%economy.%%Famous%western%men%such%as%the%Earp%Brothers%and%Butch%Cassidy%and%the%Sundance%Kid%spent%*me%here.%%(
Sundance(SquareC(Today,%Sundance%%Square%is%the%entertainment%district%of%downtown%Fort%Worth.%%Although%you%can%s*ll%find%historic%building%facades%along%some%streets,%much%of%the%area%was%either%restored%or%rebuilt%in%the%1980’s.%%No%longer%are%there%cowboy%gunfights%in%the%streets.%%In%fact,%private%security%police%the%area%heavily.%%It%is%a%challenge%to%find%a%criminal%in%a%district%named%aOer%one.%%It%gives%you%the%somewhat%general%feeling%of%the%“Wild%West”%without%the%harms%that%came%along%with%it.%(
EarthExplorer.%Web.%12%Feb.%2012.%<hbp://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/>.%%;%"Free%Data%|%Online%and%Downloadable%Data."%Esri-.-The-GIS-So3ware-Leader-|-Mapping-So3ware-and-Data.%Web.%22%Jan.%2011.%<hbp://www.esri.com/data/free!data/index.html>.%%;%"Aerial%Photos%and%Satellite%Images%—%University%of%North%Texas%Libraries."%Welcome-to-the-UNT-Library-—-University-of-North-Texas-Libraries.%Web.%25%Jan.%2011.%<hbp://www.library.unt.edu/govinfo/browse!topics/maps/aerial!photos!and!satellite!images>.%%;%"Pbase%Ar*st%Craig."%PBase.com.%2%Feb.%2012.%Web.%12%Feb.%2012.%<hbp://www.pbase.com/craig!c/image/22332848>.%%;%Texas-Historical-Commission.%Web.%12%Feb.%2012.%<hbp://www.thc.state.tx.us/>.%%;%%Google%Maps.%%;%%Bing%Maps.%%;%%%hbp://sundancesquaremanagement.com/choosesundance/history.asp/.%%;%"HELL'S%HALF%ACRE,%FORT%WORTH%|%The%Handbook%of%Texas%Online|%Texas%State%Historical%Associa*on%(TSHA)."%Texas-State-Historical-AssociaLon-(TSHA)-|-A-Digital-Gateway-to-Texas-History.%Web.%22%Oct.%2012.%<hbp://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/ar*cles/hph01>.%%;%%Jeff%Reininger%–%“Present%Day%300%Block%of%Main.”%%;%%Dr.%Jeff%Roet%–%Simulacrum%quote.%%%
Bass%Hall,%located%in%Sundance%Square,%can%be%seen%as%the%replacement%for%the%Majes*c%Theater.%%
Majes*c%Theater%seen%here%soon%aOer%comple*on.%
The%Tarrant%County%Conven*on%center%now%covers%up%a%large%por*on%of%Hell’s%Half%Acre,%including%the%former%site%of%the%Majes*c%Theater%(Blue%star).%%
Greg(Reininger(Texas(Chris&an(University(
The%goal%of%this%project%was%to%research%Fort%Worth’s%Sundance%Square%and%compare%it%to%the%now%ex*nct%Hell’s%Half%Acre.%%The%two%are%only%separated%by%a%few%blocks%and%have%some%similari*es%but%even%more%differences.%%The%Acre%was%founded%when%the%railroad%and%cable%drives%came%through%town.%%When%this%district’s%crime%became%an%eyesore%and%was%no%longer%economically%necessary%for%the%city,%it%was%torn%down%and%replaced%by%the%much%needed%Tarrant%County%Conven*on%Center%and%other%downtown%revitaliza*on.%%%The%district’s%history%was%gone%and%“moved”%a%few%blocks%north%to%what%is%now%Sundance%Square.%%The%city%recreated%history%for%tourists%and%locals.%%Sundance%Square%was%meant%to%be%a%copy%of%Hell’s%Half%Acre%although%it%became%a%simulacrum%of%it.%%%%
With%the%use%of%this%historical%aerial%photo%three%important%features%of%Hell’s%Half%Acre%and%the%surrounding%area%can%be%found.%%Although%the%buildings%in%the%Acre%are%gone%now,%the%T&P%Railroad%buildings%are%s*ll%standing%today.%%%
I%spoke%with%a%university%professor%to%gain%my%ini*al%knowledge%for%this%study.%%%Informa*on%came%from%a%variety%of%online,%text,%and%photography%sources.%%This%included%por*ons%from%Selcer’s%“Hell’s%Half%Acre”%(1991),%as%well%as%United%States%Geological%Survey%historic%aerials.%%AOer%studying%informa*on%about%the%two%districts,%I%began%to%find%major%items%that%Sundance%Square%copied%from%Hell’s%Half%Acre.%%The%use%of%present%and%historic%maps,%photos,%and%aerials%played%a%large%role%in%the%study.%Site%visits%were%necessary%to%confirm%readings%and%maps%as%well%as%provide%present%day%photos.%%%%
Sundance%Square%now%site%just%blocks%from%where%Hell’s%Half%Acre%once%stood%for%decades.%
Just%as%saloons%and%gambling%halls%were%high%in%demand%for%workers%in%Hell’s%Half%Acre,%today%Sundance%Square%provides%restaurants,%giO%shops,%and%even%museums%as%seen%here%of%the%300%block%of%Main%St.%% Sundance%Square%is%one%of%the%most%popular%venues%of%Fort%Worth%on%weekend%nights.%
Texas Chris5an University / Spring 2012 / Fort Worth, TX
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CentrePort Aerotropolis
University of Texas at Arlington / Fall 2012 / DFW, TX
A Plan for Our Region’s Future. The Centreport Aerotropolis Strategic Plan is a criKcal document that epitomizes the Dallas – Fort Worth Region’s goals, and lays out a broad approach for how the Centreport can be central in achieving them over Kme. The Strategic Plan both recognizes the realiKes of today and outlines our approach for taking Centreport to greater heights tomorrow. Centreport Aerotropolis will serve as a central transportaKon node with a world class internaKonal airport as its anchor. The Dallas – Fort Worth Region will maximize its largest economic engine and gain a compeKKve edge by linking universal mobility focused at Centreport StaKon. Intelligent growth along with the incorporaKon of mixed uses and a newly created sense of place will give birth to the first aerotropolis in Texas.
Sectors of the Aerotropolis
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Arlington Entertainment Zone
University of Texas at Arlington / Spring 2013/ Arlington, TX
This urban design plan and report focuses on the Collins and Road to Six Flags intersecKon and surrounding area. The area forms the most significant commercial component of the City of Arlington Entertainment District as arKculated in several City of Arlington documents. The City of Arlington Entertainment District is home to the largest cluster of entertainment related resources in the State of Texas, including Cowboys and Rangers Stadium and the Six Flags Amusement Complex. Together, these ameniKes consKtute an entertainment desKnaKon with the potenKal to serve the region and act as a naKonal magnet. In its current form, the Entertainment District has yet to capitalize on its potenKal as a regional and naKonal magnet. To reach this potenKal, Arlington must work to establish a strong and defined cluster of ancillary services which together form an urban gathering place which contributes to the overall amenity package of the Entertainment District. This urban design plan seeks to establish such a desKnaKon near the intersecKon of Collins and the Road to Six Flags.
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1. Land Use Maps. Kennedale comparison areas of Mansfield, TX and Roanoke, TX.
2. Traffic flow map for the current Kennedale Town Center
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Professional Report
University of Texas at Arlington / Spring 2013 / Arlington, TX
The purpose of this professional report is to idenKfy design elements that can be used to help increase pedestrian thermal comfort in Texas. Although the contemporary planning paradigm emphasizes walkability of the urban environment, and many ciKes have addressed the need for more pedestrian-‐friendly communiKes, the impact of climate on walkability is ofenKmes ignored. This is very important in Texas, as very ligle to no literature regarding the relaKonship between climate and walkability exists. Consequently, this study aims to determine which elements impact pedestrian thermal comfort and the ways in which these elements may be incorporated into Texas communiKes. This is necessary due to the demand of walkable neighborhoods and the rapid growth being experienced in Texas’ hot climate. _________________________________________________________________________
THERMALLY COMFORTBALE WALKABILITY STRATEGIES IN URBAN TEXAS
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West Ave
Personal / Summer 2014 / San Antonio, TX
Personal project with goals of street beauKficaKon, pedestrian safety, and efficient traffic flow.
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