The City of Arlington is requesting responses from professional consulting firms qualified to develop a Form-Based Code (FBC) in a pilot area. The City seeks to develop this FBC with significant and meaningful input from the surrounding community and neighborhoods. A FBC will be developed that fosters walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods and embodies the City Council's priorities: Champion Great Neighborhoods, Enhance Regional Mobility, Invest in Our Economy, Leverage Technology, and Support Our Youth and Families.

The City is interested in studying the existing conditions, understanding opportunities and needs, creating a robust vision for the area, and developing implementation strategies to ensure the future success of the code and the subject area. Specific aspects to be considered during the planning process include demographics, transportation and traffic impacts, economic development, public safety, public infrastructure, neighborhood dynamics, land use, and housing. The Form Based Code will also include a robust community outreach process with charrettes, public visioning, partnership building. It is preferred that the selected consultant team themselves reflect the demographic makeup of the project area and demonstrate extensive success in engaging typically hard-to-engage populations and in neighborhood organization and empowerment. The firm selected for this project will provide leadership on all aspects of the project throughout the entire process, working closely with City staff, elected officials, and members of the public.

The City of Arlington is centrally located in the DFW region, between the cities of Fort Worth and Dallas, and is a growing community with a population of approximately 400,000 residents. Arlington is currently home to the University of Texas at Arlington, Six Flags Over Texas , the Texas Rangers baseball team (MLB), the Dallas Cowboys football team (NFL), the Arlington Renegades football team (UFL), the Dallas Wings basketball team (WNBA), the Dallas Jackals rugby team (MLR), as well as major corporations and other entertainment attractions. The City is well connected to the region via state and interstate highways.

SUMMARY PROJECT SCOPE

The current Unified Development Code was adopted in 2014 and has been amended several times. The City's Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2015. The City seeks professional planning & zoning assistance to create a Form-Based Code incorporating the goals and objectives identified in City's Comprehensive Plan and community preferences to meet the needs of existing and future residents. This study will address the following issues in an effort to engage significant community involvement to guide future development, strengthen neighborhoods, build community capacity, improve pedestrianism, transportation and safety, enhance economic development, and position FBC pilot area as a destination in its own right and as the recognizable gateway to Arlington.

The City of Arlington strongly encourages bidders to submit their response to this RFP electronically. If submitting a paper proposal, it must be submitted in a sealed envelope or package and labeled with the company name, solicitation number and title. Late proposals will not be accepted. The deadline for submission is 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 6, 2024.

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Further information, including the complete project scope and invitation packet, can be found here: The City of Arlington (ionwave.net)