DALLAS-FORT WORTH BICYCLE-PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS AWARDED NEARLY $60 MILLION

Arlington, Texas – The Regional Transportation Council (RTC) approved $59.6 million in federal funding for 12 active transportation projects located in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties, at its meeting June 12. A combined $14.4 million in local match brings the total investment in the region’s bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure to $74 million as part of the 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Call for Projects for the North Texas region. Nine active transportation and three Safe Routes to School applications were funded.

“These funded improvements will connect people who choose walking and bicycling as modes of transportation to schools, transit services and major hubs of employment in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,” said Kevin Kokes, program manager for the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ land-use and mobility options team. “In addition to connecting people to destinations, the projects funded by the RTC will improve safety and comfort, reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.”

Among the 12 approved projects are important connections to transit stops, including on-street bicycle facilities connecting the future Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Silver Line commuter rail station in Addison with nearby housing and employment areas. Funding for the T.C. Rice Trail in Carrollton ($10 million) will extend the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) A-train Rail Trail from Hebron Station in Lewisville closer to North Carrollton/Frankford Station in Carrollton.

The Sycamore Trail extension in Denton will improve access for adjacent neighborhoods to DCTA’s Downtown Denton Transit Center for multimodal trips. Two trail segments are funded for construction in Frisco, a portion of the Cottonwood Creek Trail and a trail connecting Frisco Square, Downtown Frisco, and Grand Park.

Funded improvements surrounding schools will enhance the safety and comfort for students walking and bicycling to school campuses. In Fort Worth, shared-use paths and on-street bicycle facilities will improve connections to North Crowley High School and Summer Creek Middle School. Sidewalk improvements in Richland Hills will enable more students to walk to Cheney Hills Elementary School.
Additionally, the City of Richardson was awarded funding to develop Safe Routes to School plans to identify future infrastructure improvements for multiple schools across the city. For a summary of the projects funded, see the links below.

Additional Funding Details

About the Regional Transportation Council:
The Regional Transportation Council (RTC) of the North Central Texas Council of Governments has served as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for regional transportation planning in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1974. The MPO works in cooperation with the region’s transportation providers to address the complex transportation needs of the rapidly growing metropolitan area. The Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area includes Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant and Wise counties. The RTC’s 44 members include local elected or appointed officials from the metropolitan area and representatives from each of the area’s transportation providers. More information can be found at www.nctcog.org. 

 

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