FOREWORD
Fort Worth is experiencing sustained growth that places real and measurable demands on its transportation system. As one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities, the City must maintain and modernize existing infrastructure while also making targeted investments to support future travel demand. The Master Transportation Plan provides a practical, implementable, performance-based framework to guide these decisions. For many years, transportation investments were made incrementally and in response to immediate needs as they arose. While this approach delivered important improvements, it has also resulted in congestion, connectivity gaps, and increasing pressure on aging infrastructure. Many of the most straightforward projects have already been completed. The remaining needs are often more complex, more constrained, and more costly—requiring a higher level of coordination, prioritization, and fiscal discipline. Fort Worth’s population has grown steadily and is projected to continue growing rapidly, as shown in the chart to the right, increasing demand on the transportation system and the infrastructure that supports it. The Master Transportation Plan is intended to function as a data-driven foundation for project development and delivery. Rather than serving as a purely aspirational vision, the Plan focuses on identifying network gaps, addressing aging infrastructure, and establishing clear priorities that can advance into preliminary engineering, funding programs, and ultimately construction. The emphasis is on readiness—helping to prioritize projects that are feasible, defensible, and aligned with available funding, staff, and capital delivery resources. Planned increases in roadway lane miles reflect targeted investments across functional classifications to accommodate future demand while maintaining system performance.
Fort Worth is expected to welcome over 300,000 new residents over the next twenty-five years—equivalent to adding a major US city to our community. This rapid growth underscores the pressing need to expand infrastructure and services to meet increasing demands.
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1,351,120 PEOPLE
~38% INCREASE
978,468 PEOPLE
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Fort Worth Population Increase 1980-2050
The Plan takes a system-wide approach, evaluating roadway, transit, freight, and active transportation needs together rather than in isolation. This approach supports more reliable connections between neighborhoods, employment centers, and regional destinations, while also addressing congestion and operational challenges that affect daily travel. By viewing the transportation system as an interconnected network, the Plan supports investments that improve performance and reliability over time.
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Fort Worth Master Transportation Plan
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