Summary: UTA West is planning to open their new 51 acre campus in Walsh Ranch "as early as fall 2028. At its completion the campus will serve more than 10,000 students." And current demographics indicate there will be a large and increasing source of new students.
Latest Update: updated 23 August 2024, added article posted 08 August, 2024
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University of Texas Arlington to build UTA West in Walsh Ranch. Local Fort Worth Report wants your input.
UTA West is planning to open their new 51 acre campus in Walsh Ranch "as early as fall 2028. At its completion the campus will serve more than 10,000 students." [1,2]
And current demographics indicate there will be a large and increasing source of new students.
• Developers expect that 80,000 people will one day reside between Walsh and the nearby Veale Ranch.
• In projections generated by the North Central Texas Council of governments, southwest Fort Worth is expected to grow by 90,000 in the developments around the Chisholm Trail Parkway by 2045.
• Moreover, Parker County's population has boomed to close to 150,000, up from 82,000 in 2000. Weatherford alone has grown to 40,000, up from 19,000 in 2000. [2]
"Fort Worth Report" Reporter Shomial Ahmad posted on Aledo Moms "I'm looking for people who live in the Weatherford/ Aledo/Parker County area about their reaction to the building of UTA West campus." [Details and contact information in source [3].]
Sources and Resources
• Added article 23 August 2024: Fort Worth proposes $4M incentive for development of UTA West near Aledo, Fort Worth Report, 20 August 2024
• Added article: Local leaders express enthusiasm for planned UTA campus at Walsh, The Community News, 06 August 2024
[1] UTA to build major new campus in west Fort Worth, with sights on 2028 opening, Fort Worth Report, 05 August 2024. Excerpts and header graphic
At the western edge of Fort Worth, near where Tarrant County meets Parker County, the University of Texas at Arlington is staking out its next frontier.
University officials got the green light Aug. 5 to build a new campus, known as UTA West, in Fort Worth.
“We have identified two parcels of land that total approximately 51 acres, which will be the location of the UTA West campus,” UTA President Jennifer Cowley said in an exclusive interview ahead of the university’s Monday announcement. “It’s beautiful rolling hills of prairie land. In the spring, it’s filled with bluebonnets and Indian paintbrushes. It’s really a beautiful, scenic part of our region.”
Those wildflowers bloom near where Interstates 20 and 30 merge within the Walsh Ranch development, a high-end neighborhood in far west Fort Worth. The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the purchase of the land with an allocation of university bonds at a special meeting Aug. 5. Until the university closes on the property, Cowley said, officials won’t be able to disclose the price of the land, which is about 30 miles west of the main Arlington campus.
[2] UT Arlington Plots Campus in West Fort Worth at Walsh Ranch, Fort Worth, 05 August 2024. Excerpts
UT Arlington is planning to build a 51-acre campus in west Fort Worth.
The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a plan to purchase the property in Walsh Ranch through the Permanent University Fund.
The first phase of UTA West is expected to open as early as fall 2028, according to university officials. At its completion the campus will serve more than 10,000 students.
The expansion aligns with transformative growth taking place in the west.
“The western part of the metroplex has an ever-growing population, a plethora of student talent, and a wide breadth of opportunity for explosive economic advancement,” said UTA President Jennifer Cowley in a statement. “UTA has long been a top supplier of talent to companies across Fort Worth, and this expansion will allow UTA to broaden its impact across our region.”
Walsh, a 7,200-acre development in west Fort Worth where Interstate 20 and Interstate 30 meet, is one of the largest developments underway in the country within minutes of a major city center.
Developers expect that 80,000 people will one day reside between Walsh and the nearby Veale Ranch. In projections generated by the North Central Texas Council of governments, southwest Fort Worth is expected to grow by 90,000 in the developments around the Chisholm Trail Parkway by 2045. Moreover, Parker County's population has boomed to close to 150,000, up from 82,000 in 2000. Weatherford alone has grown to 40,000, up from 19,000 in 2000.
[3] Facebook posted by Fort Worth Report Reporter Shomial Ahmad
[UTA West] I'm a reporter from the Fort Worth Report, and I'm looking for people who live in the Weatherford/ Aledo/Parker County area about their reaction to the building of UTA West campus near Aledo.
Here's a couple of takes that could be interesting
(1) someone who commutes for work from Parker County to Fort Worth or vice versa and what's the traffic like
(2) Someone with middle school student who may be interested in the possibilities
(3) Someone with concerns about what the development will do. Feel free to email me (shomial.ahmad®fortworthreport.org) or comment in this thread. Thank you!
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