Fort Worth’s residents to the east and south could have a direct transit connection to the Cultural District come January.
Trinity Metro officials are proposing an extension of Route 4 that would mean hundreds of residents, including those in the Stop Six area, could ride a bus directly to Fort Worth museums, Dickies Arena, UNT Health Fort Worth, and nearby restaurants and shops along West 7th Street.
The change, if approved by the transit agency’s board of directors at a Nov. 17 meeting, would start in January.
Route 4 — which had about 450 daily riders in September — would move from a 15-minute schedule to run every 30 minutes under the proposal.
Here is the current Route 4 map from Stop Six area to the Medical District. (Courtesy image | Trinity Metro)
Trinity Metro officials said the change would add more transit options for residents.
“With Route 4’s extension down Rosedale (Street) and up Montgomery Street, riders can travel more easily between Fort Worth’s major hospitals and the Cultural District,” Tara Crawford, vice president of planning, said in a statement. She added, “This change strengthens east-west connectivity and creates a more seamless link between key community hubs.”
Currently, the route starts in the Stop Six area at Stalcup Road and Fitzhugh Avenue near Bunche Park and Dunbar High School before it runs north to East Rosedale. It then runs west to Evans and Allen avenues.
The bus cuts through the Medical District and the West Magnolia Avenue entertainment zone before heading north on 8th Avenue to West Rosedale. From West Rosedale, the bus goes west to 12th Street before turning around near Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth.
Although many residents in that area are also served by Trinity Metro’s On-Demand Southside rideshare program, that service does not offer direct access to museums. That zone currently ends at University Drive and West 7th, requiring riders to walk a few blocks to reach the Kimbell Art Museum and other nearby venues.
Under the proposed change, Route 4 would keep going west on West Rosedale and cross under the Chisholm Trail Parkway and Interstate 30 to Montgomery Street. The bus would then head north, passing the Montgomery Street Antique Mall, Dickies Arena, National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, the Amon G. Carter Museum of American Art and UNT Health Fort Worth before reaching Camp Bowie Boulevard.
From there, the bus would travel east on Camp Bowie past the Kimbell and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; then go south on University; and then turn west on West Lancaster Avenue past the Will Rogers Memorial Center on the way back to Montgomery.
Route 4 ridership — which peaked at 650 daily riders before the pandemic hit in 2020 — fluctuated over the years since. Ridership increased this year after a dip in December, Trinity Metro data shows.
Eric E. Garcia is a senior business reporter at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at eric.garcia@fortworthreport.org.
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