{"id":833156,"date":"2026-05-30T21:31:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/833156\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T21:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:31:16","slug":"fort-worths-new-master-transportation-plan-moves-toward-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/833156\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth\u2019s new master transportation plan moves toward approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"&quot;byline&quot;\">by Doug Wilhelm, Fort Worth Report <br \/>May 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Fort Worth\u2019s new master transportation plan cleared a milestone toward adoption <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/files\/assets\/public\/v\/2\/city-secretary\/documents\/calendar\/2026-agendas\/bampc\/cpc\/5-14-2026-plan-commission-agenda.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 14<\/a>, when the City Plan Commission approved a recommendation to Fort Worth City Council for its adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Porter, Fort Worth\u2019s assistant director of regional transportation planning and innovation, said major corridors in the city remain congested \u2014 even with improvements made over the past few years \u2014 as a result of population growth outpacing roadway capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Without action, Porter predicts that by 2036 travel times in the city will have more than doubled and close to 70% of Fort Worth roadways will be delivering a poor level of service.<\/p>\n<p>Porter said the recommended plan is \u201cbased on reality, and based on things we can implement over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, the city has two transportation plans: a master thoroughfare plan that guides the development of roadways and an active transportation plan that is the blueprint for nonmotor vehicle transportation like walking and biking.<\/p>\n<p>The new master transportation plan combines roadways and active transportation with public transit, freight and passenger rail into a unified plan. Potential projects will be prioritized and broken down into segments that can be realistically funded over the next several years through city, state and federal resources.<\/p>\n<p>The recommended plan also provides clearer standards for roadways, depending on how a particular area is zoned:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cStandard areas\u201d include roads with standard-width travel lanes that are primarily used by cars.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFreight priority areas\u201d will feature roads with wider travel lanes and intersections that can accommodate wide turns by large trucks.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCompact development areas\u201d refer to road designs that incorporate mixed-mode car and transit lanes, separate bike lanes and pedestrian walkways, and possible accommodations for \u201cmicromobility\u201d transportation modes like scooters and delivery robots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Porter\u2019s team identified 16 roadway projects to be done over the next four years, with the city\u2019s contributions coming from <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/05\/02\/845m-bond-election-to-be-decided-by-fort-worth-voters-may-2\/\" id=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/05\/02\/845m-bond-election-to-be-decided-by-fort-worth-voters-may-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 bond funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Three projects comprise one effort that would widen all of Bonds Ranch Road to four lanes, and include construction of a bridge over a train track.<\/p>\n<p>Other significant projects covered by the plan include construction of a four-lane roadway between two unconnected segments of East Bailey Boswell Road in the West Fork Ranch section of Fort Worth and reconstruction of East Berry Street between Cobb Park Drive and Business 287 in south Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p>Eight projects in the plan would have to be authorized by voters in 2030, six others in 2034, and more even further down the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Porter emphasized the extensive public outreach that went into the plan. \u201cI think everybody does get something in this one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The commission voted unanimously to recommend the city council adopt the plan, which is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movingamillion.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> on the city\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>City Plan Commission<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Documenter:<\/strong> Doug Wilhelm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: May 14, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about this meeting by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/departments\/citysecretary\/events\/city-plan-commission-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. For the agenda, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/files\/assets\/public\/v\/2\/city-secretary\/documents\/calendar\/2026-agendas\/bampc\/cpc\/5-14-2026-plan-commission-agenda.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Wilhelm is a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/documenters\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=15454779728&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABZRC7tc1k4gB1wL1pUWVsFy-gcI-&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA2PrMBhA4EiwAwpHyCw-1HqU_DHltPRP1VGtLiUxPSr8IYQnJFDQiqzysCVDwdtBbztIZexoCMugQAvD_BwE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Worth Report Documenters<\/a> crew. 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