4.4.3. Prioritizing Core Capacity Prioritizing integrated mobility and land use strategies is essential to addressing Fort Worth’s core capacity challenges, supporting sustainable growth while improving safety and efficiency across the Central Area and the City as a whole. Strategic investments that expand roadway capacity, integrate high-capacity transit, and enhance multimodal connectivity will unlock access to key neighborhoods and assets, including Panther Island, the Stockyards, Butler Place, and Downtown, while supporting the Central Area’s catalytic projects and the future transformative infrastructure investment, such as high-speed rail . By right-sizing the core network and aligning development patterns with holistic connectivity, multimodal safety, and regional growth objectives, Fort Worth can manage congestion, strengthen economic vitality, and create a resilient, accessible urban core as the region approaches a population of 12 million by 2050.
Issues Impacting Critical Neighborhoods and Assets The assessment highlights how transportation constraints and infrastructure gaps affect key districts within the Central Area. In Panther Island and the Stockyards, limited bridge capacity and lack of grade- separated crossings restrict access from I‑35 W, creating congestion and slowing redevelopment. The West 7th Cultural District faces similar challenges, with constrained river crossings and freight rail barriers limiting multimodal connectivity and future growth potential. In Downtown, high-traffic corridors such as Henderson, Weatherford, and Belknap present safety and operational risks, while the absence of a dedicated transit hub undermines regional mobility. Near Southside struggles with inadequate I‑30 crossings for high-capacity transit, and Butler Place and United Riverside remain isolated due to poor multimodal infrastructure and constrained rail underpasses. Addressing these issues through expanded roadway capacity, enhanced multimodal connections, improved safety, and activation of Downtown as a transit hub is critical to unlocking development and creating access across the Central Area. A detailed overview of the Central Area’s roadway and mobility conditions and recommendations is detailed in Chapter 6.
139
Existing Conditions | Fort Worth Master Transportation Plan
Made with FlippingBook Annual report maker