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Parking Mandates Encourage Wasted Space
2024-10-01 | Forcing businesses to add parking just to meet an obsolete code costs the city money and slows efforts to fill vacant commercial spaces.
To Encourage Urban Renewal in Older Neighborhoods, Cities Should Evaluate Barriers & Lower the Bar to Entry
2024-09-17 | Rising commercial vacancies and a declining population indicate that Haltom City is lagging in this area.
Texas Cities are Reducing Parking Mandates & Haltom City Should Follow Suit
2024-08-20 | Investors are unable to get approval to develop older properties when off-street parking doesn't meet current codes.
The Robert Graham Clothing Collectors Facebook Group Offers Myriad Membership Benefits
2024-08-08 | United by their love for Robert Graham fashions, members enjoy exchanging information sharing pictures of their shirts, and buying/selling RG items.
Inner-City Parking Should Focus on Safety First
2024-07-30 | Driver convenience should not be prioritized over everything else, especially when it comes to inner-city schools.
Haltom City Continues to Lose Important Businesses
2024-07-09 | Larger businesses will continue to leave the city's older main corridors as vacancy rates increase.
Up to $100,000 Available for Haltom City Study
2024-07-05 | Local entrepreneur offers to fund independent study by the nonprofit group Strong Towns.
Minnesota Legislators Seek Statewide Elimination of Outdated and Burdensome Minimum Parking Requirements
2024-05-28 | In Haltom City, similar legislative action would help reoccupy older vacant buildings.
With Members Across the United States and Around the World, the Robert Graham Clothing Collectors Facebook Group Features an International Flavor
2024-05-09 | Devotees discuss Robert Graham's distinctive "Wearable Art" while eagerly awaiting announcement of the fashion designer's latest additions to its Limited Edition collection.
Will Texas Repeal Parking Minimums to Spur Development of Vacant Properties?
2024-04-19 | Will city leadership take action to ease parking mandates and help bring small businesses back to south and central Haltom City?
Kennedale Continues to Make it Hard for Small Businesses to Open & Operate in the City
2024-04-08 | A recent tenant waited one year to get his certificate of occupancy in Kennedale.
Will Florida Eliminate All Parking Mandates Statewide?
2024-03-26 | Will TX follow FL and the other cities that have spurred redevelopment of older properties by axing parking mandates?
Haltom City Continues to Close Small Businesses Without Regard to Its Ordinances
2024-03-22 | City leaders are using codes as weapons against small business owners like a local wrecker service.
Azle Building Regulations Continue to Hamper Redevelopment of Older Buildings
2024-03-15 | City denies parking variance blocking the way to remodel a building vacant for a decade.
Haltom City's Slow Population Growth Has Turned Negative
2024-03-14 | At a time when Fort Worth is one of America's fastest growing cities, what has gone wrong to hold Haltom City back?
Haltom City Billboard Proclaims "Time for a Change"
2024-03-05 | A local businessman hopes to make things better for residents and small business owners in the struggling south and central areas of Haltom City.
New Video Highlights the Disconnect between Haltom City Leaders and the City's Small Business Owners
2024-02-27 | To the city's detriment, current leaders refuse to acknowledge the importance of a thriving business community to the effort to help Haltom's south and central areas.
The Parking Predicament in Haltom City
2024-02-23 | Can there be too much parking in a city? According to advocates in Haltom City, the answer is an emphatic YES.
In Haltom City, Losing Businesses Means Losing Tax Revenues
2024-02-20 | Practical strategies are needed to bring the businesses back, one small business at a time.
Austin City Council Votes to Eliminate Parking Minimums
2024-02-16 | Local business alliance urges Haltom City to follow suit.