Proposed Service Changes and ImprovementsFor August 2018

Transit Master PlanDeveloping the Transit Master Plan to meet the region’s mobility needs was a yearlong process, and active community involvement played a big role:

• Project bus visited 33 events/locations• Nearly 600 surveys administered on the project bus • 10,000+ unique visitors to the website• 500+ interactions on On-line Town Hall website• 400+ online surveys completed• 30 participants in focus group• 1000+ transit surveys• 2 Twitter Town Halls

The Master Plan vision:

• Match service provided in other cities in

Texas and throughout the U.S., scaled to

Fort Worth.

• Expand service throughout most of the

county.

• Develop premium services in high demand

areas.

http://www.fwta.org/transit-master-plan/

Transit Vision

• Improve Existing Service

• Expand Service to New Areas

• Develop a Frequent Transit Network

• Develop Premium Services

• Develop Outlying Transit Centers

• Improve and Expand Express and Regional Services

• Provide Better Passenger Facilities

• Improve Access to Transit

• Improve First Mile/Last Mile Connections

• Develop More Conveniently Located Park & Ride Lots

• Provide Better Information

• Improve Branding

Five-Year Recommendations

Master Plan ImprovementsAs we expanded bus service in the north quadrant in April 2017, we made provisions for routes to connect to future TEXRail stations.

Expanding and enhancing service in the north was imperative because of the level of growth vs. our level of service. Since April, our ridership has grown by 5 percent in that quadrant.

Master Plan ImprovementsIn March 2018, we made significant improvements to Routes 2 & 26 in the west quadrant to enhance evening and weekend service.

Proposed Service Changes for August include:• Route 1 – Hemphill

• Route 20 – Handley/Ramey

• Route 28 – Mansfield Highway

• The Spur (East Lancaster)

• NEW Route 23 – Service to Tarrant County College Northeast Campus

• NEW Route 67 – Service to Tarrant County College Southeast Campus

Route 1 - HemphillExisting Proposed

Weekdays

5:15am to 7:15pm 15 minutes 15 minutes

7:15pm to 8:15pm Hourly 15 minutes

8:15pm to 10:15pm Hourly 30 minutes

10:15pm to 12:15pm No service 30 – 60 minutes

Saturdays

6:15am to 7:15pm 30 minutes 15 minutes

7:15pm to 8:15pm Hourly 15 minutes

8:15pm to 10:15pm Hourly 30 minutes

10:15pm to 12:15pm No service 30 – 60 minutes

Route 1 - HemphillExisting Proposed

Sundays

6:15am to 7:15pm Hourly 15 minutes

7:15pm to 8:15pm Hourly 15 minutes

8:15pm to 10:15pm No service 30 minutes

10:15pm to 12:15pm No service 30 – 60 minutes

• Sunday schedule equivalent to Saturday• Weekends and Major Holidays

Route 20 – Handley/Ramey

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

Ave

rage

Wee

kday

Route 20 Ridership

Route 20 – Handley/RameyExisting Proposed

Weekdays

5:00am to 9:00am 30 minutes 30 minutes

9:00am to 3:00pm 30 minutes Hourly

3:00pm to 6:00pm 30 minutes 30 minutes

6:00pm to 11:00pm 30 minutes Hourly

Saturdays

5:00am to 11:00pm 30 minutes Hourly

Sundays

5:00am to 6:00am No Service Hourly

6:00am to 9:00pm Hourly Hourly

9:00pm to 11:00pm No Service Hourly

• Sunday schedule equivalent to Saturday

Route 28 – Mansfield Highway

The Spur (East Lancaster)Existing Proposed

Sundays

6:15am to 8:15pm Hourly 30 minutes

8:15pm to 11:15pm No service 30 minutes

• Sunday schedule equivalent to Saturday

Tarrant County College Student Pass• TCC Students use Student ID card to ride

• Any Trinity Metro fixed route bus or train

• Any time, not just to & from school

• TCC covering the cost of student travel• Auxiliary funds like the student book store

• Transportation no longer a barrier to college education

• Encourages healthy habits like walking

• Promotes environmentally friendly travel modes

• Passes effective beginning Tuesday, May 15th

• New connecting bus service beginning Monday, August 13th

Tarrant County College CampusesCampus Routes

Trinity River Campus (Downtown)

Existing Routes 10 & 46

Northwest Campus Existing Routes 44 & 45

South Campus Existing Routes 3, 5a & 5b

Opportunity Center Existing Route 9

Corporate Training Center at Alliance

Existing Routes 63 & 64

Northeast Campus New Route (beginning Aug 2018)

Southeast Campus New Route (beginning Aug 2018)

New Route 23 to Tarrant County College Northeast Campus• Connecting to Trinity Railway

Express (TRE) at Richland Hills Station

• Connecting to Routes 20 and 21 at Boca Raton and Loop 820

• Connects East Fort Worth with TRE

• Weekdays, 6:00am to 10:00pm

• Every Hour

New Route to Tarrant County College Northeast Campus• TCC will construct a bus stop and

pavement reinforcement over the summer

New Route 67 Express to Tarrant County College Southeast Campus• Connecting to Routes 3 – Riverside, 5a – Evans Ave, 5b – Wichita/Glen

Garden at Tarrant County College South Campus

• Weekdays, 6:30am to 9:30pm

• Every 90 minutes

(meets class times)

New Route to Tarrant County College Southeast Campus• TCC will construct a

bus stop over the summer

Federal Title VI of the Civil Rights Act• Ensures that agencies that receive federal funding do not discriminate on

the basis of race, color or national origin.

• Federal Transit Administration prescribes a method for analyzing proposed changes to bus routes.

• The sum of proposed changes represents a net benefit to minority populations.

• Increase of 13,850 annual bus trips with stops in largely minority areas of South and East Fort Worth

Public Process• Public Comment Period

through Friday, May 4th

• Send email to fwtaweb@fwta.org

• Write to Trinity Metro, 801 Cherry Street, Suite 850, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 to the attention of Planning & Development Dept.

• Call Trinity Metro’s Comment Line, 817-215-8793

• Board Approval May 21st

• Implementation August 12th

Public Meetings

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 6-7 pmDunbar High School Auditorium5700 Ramey AvenueFort Worth, Texas 76112

Monday, April 30, 2018 6-7 pmTarrant County College Southeast CampusNorth Ballroom2100 Southeast PkwyArlington, Texas 76018

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 6-7 pmTarrant County College South CampusSSTU, Room 22015301 Campus DriveFort Worth, Texas 76119

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 6-7 pmTarrant County College Northeast CampusNBSS, Room 1103-C828 West Harwood RoadHurst, Texas 76054

Public Hearing

Thursday, May 3, 2018 6-7 pmTrinity MetroIntermodal Transportation Center2nd Floor Community Room1001 Jones StreetFort Worth, Texas 76102

Board of Directors Meeting

Monday, May 21, 2018 3:30 pmTrinity MetroIntermodal Transportation Center2nd Floor Community Room1001 Jones StreetFort Worth, Texas 76102