Survey Seeks Reaction To Proposed Bus/Trolley System In Fort Worth
March 24,2014
Reposted from the Star-Telegram
Photo: Star-Telegram David Kent
BY CATY HIRST
chirst@star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH — An expanded bus or trolley system to connect downtown with several bustling city centers is being considered, but local officials say the plans are still taking shape.
The bus or trolley service would be a public/private partnership with Tarrant County, Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, or the T, said Bill Begley, city spokesman.
The proposed “circulator system” would connect several areas, including the Seventh Street Corridor/Montgomery Plaza area, downtown Fort Worth and Sundance Square, the Hospital District, museums and the Cultural District, and the Magnolia Avenue area.
Begley said organizers are “leaning toward rubber-tire trolleys” like Molly the Trolley, a rubber-tired streetcar system, which was launched by the T in 2009 and operates solely downtown.
“They are still in the planning and discussion phases about the idea and ways to expand and improve mobility options in and around the central city,” Begley said.
To gauge how the public feels about the idea of a expanded trolley system, residents and visitors are being encouraged to complete an online survey about how much they use public transit, how often they visit these central city-areas and their thoughts on the proposed transit system.
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