Fort Worth Transportation Authority is the operator of the bus system of the city of Fort Worth, Texas, popularily known as The T. The T also partners with DART of Dallas through the Trinity Railway Express (TRE), which offers commuter rail service from downtown Fort Worth to DFW Airport and downtown Dallas. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area    - City 774. ... A DART Bus operating in downtown Dallas The Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority (or DART) is the transit agency in Dallas, Texas that operates buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, and HOV lanes in Dallas and 12 of its suburbs. ... · · Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City 997. ... The Trinity Railway Express (or TRE) is a commuter rail line in the system of mass transit in Dallas and Fort Worth operated by an interlocal agreement between the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system and The T in Fort Worth. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, is the busiest airport in Texas and third busiest airport in the world in terms of operations. ... Pedestrians along Stone Street. ...

The T is also nickname of Boston's Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Pittsburgh's Port Authority of Allegheny County.

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History

Through the early 1970s, bus transit services in Fort Worth were provided by City Transit Company, a private enterprise. Starting in 1974, the city's Traffic Engineering Department began coordinating bus operations. In 1978, the city established the Fort Worth Department of Transportation, which took over public transit operations. These operations included the City Transit Service (CITRAN) and the Surface Transportation Service (SURTRAN), with transportation services for the handicapped (MIPS) being added in 1979.^[1] 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

On November 8, 1983, voters approved formation of The T. To finance the system, voters levied a half-cent sales tax. The CITRAN, SURTRAN, and MIPS services were folded into the new agency, along with carpool and vanpool coordination. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The agency's first addition came on November 5, 1991 when the small suburb of Lake Worth voted 344-206 in favor of joining the T. That prompted three more elections on May 2, 1992 when Blue Mound, Forest Hill and Richland Hills had the issue of joining the agency on the ballot. Blue Mound and Richland Hills voted in favor while Forest Hill declined the measure nearly 2-1. Lake Worth is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas. ... Blue Mound is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas. ... Forest Hill is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas. ... Richland Hills is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas. ...

The T saw its first departure when voters in Lake Worth approved a pullout in September of 2003. Service withdrawal became effective on March 21, 2004. Lake Worth had previously tried to pull out in 1996, but that measure failed. March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2001, the T saw it's cooperation efforts with DART pay off as the Trinity Railway Express reached downtown Fort Worth. The other end of the line terminates in downtown Dallas. The Trinity Railway Express (or TRE) is a commuter rail line in the system of mass transit in Dallas and Fort Worth operated by an interlocal agreement between the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system and The T in Fort Worth. ...

Current Service Offered

The bulk of the T's operations involve 36 bus routes within the service area. Most route through Downtown Fort Worth, where the TRE has two train stations, Intermodal Center and the T and P Station. The ITC is the major transit station for the T, as the TRE trains and 20 bus routes meet.

The T also operates a vanpool/carpool service. A vanpool/carpool is a group of at least seven people who share the costs of getting to and from work. These individuals usually live and work near each other. Monthly fares will vary, depending on the origination point of the van and the daily miles involved. Riders pay only for the portion of the trip they use. For instance, if the service picks up riders in different counties, it’s possible that some riders may pay a few dollars more or less than others.

The last service The T offers is the Mobility Impaired Transportation Service. It offers door-to-door transportation within the service areas of Fort Worth, Richland Hills and Blue Mound. Trained drivers are available to assist passengers in boarding and alighting vehicles specially designed to accommodate the mobility impaired

Expansion

This article or section contains information about a planned or expected public transportation infrastructure. It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the construction and/or completion of the infrastructure approaches, and more information becomes available.

Grapevine citizens voted 8,058-2,898 on November 7, 2006 to levy a full cent sales tax, of which three-eights of a cent would make Grapevine part of The T and another 1/8 cent for other transit improvements, like a downtown parking garage.^[2] This includes an expansion of the commuter rail system to link southwest Fort Worth to the north end of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The new line is expected to cost 330 million US Dollars, of which 10 percent would be Grapevine's share. ^[3] Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Image File history File links Icon_train. ... Flag of Grapevine Grapevine is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas. ... Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (IATA: DFW, ICAO: KDFW) is located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, and is the busiest airport in Texas. ...

The T's Board of Directors finalized their plans in October of 2006 for the southwest-to-northeast expansion. Two commuter routes, a light rail route and a Bus Rapid Transit route were under consideration. The Board's recomendation was a commuter rail line that runs in the southwest part of the city near Altamesa and Dirks road, run by TCU and the Medical District on its way to the existing T&P and ITC train stations of the TRE line. At that point it turns northwest toward the Stockyards before tunring back northeast toward DFW aiport. Preliminary plans call for 9 new stations with 11 total, though that has not been finalized,^[4] and could be contigent on other cities along the corridor joining the agency. Silver Line in Boston Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a broad term given to a variety of different transportation systems that, through infrastructural and scheduling improvements, attempt to use buses to provide a service that is of a higher quality than an ordinary bus line. ...

East of Grapevine, the commuter rail corridor is also included in DART's preliminary 2030 plans ^[5]. Together, the corridor would connect downtown Fort Worth, Grapevine, and DFW Airport with Carrollton (at a junction with both the proposed Denton County Transportation Authority commuter rail line and DART's Green Line light rail line), Addison, Richardson, and Plano. A DART Bus operating in downtown Dallas The Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority (or DART) is the transit agency in Dallas, Texas that operates buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, and HOV lanes in Dallas and 12 of its suburbs. ... The year 2030 (MMXXX) in the Gregorian calendar corresponds to 5790-5791 in the Hebrew calendar. ... City nickname: none Location in the state of Texas Counties Collin County Dallas County Denton County Mayor Becky Miller Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 36. ... The Denton County Transportation Authority, or DCTA, is the transit authority that operates in Denton County, which is northwest of Dallas County. ... The Trinity Railway Express (or TRE) is a commuter rail line in the system of mass transit in Dallas and Fort Worth operated by an interlocal agreement between the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system and The T in Fort Worth. ... Image:Addison Flag. ... Richardson Interurban Depot, 1908 Nickname none Location Location within the state of Texas Government County Dallas County Collin County City Manager Bill Keffler Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 74. ... Nickname: An All-American City Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: County Collin County & Denton County Mayor Pat Evans Area    - City 185. ...

Officials with the T are hoping the new rail line will entice non-T member cities along the line to join the transit agency in its quest to become a regional transit entity. Cities along the route include Colleyville, Haltom City and North Richland Hills. The route also goes through small parts of Hurst and Southlake. Unlike Grapevine, those cities do not have room under the state-mandated 8.25% sales tax cap for the 1/2 cent need to join. Unlike the Hurst/Bell station on the TRE, the T will not build a station along the line in those cities unless they are a member city first.^[6]

Union Strike(s)

On the evening of November 5, 2006; union workers of The T went on strike. Service continued the next morning by other employed drivers, however running a little slow. TRE service is not affected. The T in response won't charge fares while the stike is underway.^[7] November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• The T Web Site

References