GOAL 1 | VISION ZERO - PARADIGM SHIFT
COST
SUPPORT AGENCY
FOCUS AREA CMV/Freight
Evaluate and consider amending Fort Worth Code of Ordinances Chapter 22, Article IV: Truck Traffic to better align with the city’s evolving goals of protecting health, safety, and welfare and strengthen freight transportation safety and efficiency. Truck route designations could be updated to reflect current freight needs and consider future freight volume growth. Additional regulations of truck parking (e.g., prohibiting commercial vehicles from parking in residential areas during certain hours), loading zones (designated curb space for loading and unloading with appropriate signs and enforcement), and driver rest periods (mandatory rest break for truck drivers, referencing practices in peer cities) could be incorporated into the ordinance. Incorporate specific freight transportation performance measures into safety and mobility reporting and dashboards. Key metrics may include vehicle classification counts, facility inventory updates, reduction in annual number of crashes, travel speeds for truck and non-truck traffic, improved Truck Travel Time Reliability, and number of truck parking locations. This effort should include identifying the sources and ownership of relevant data and prioritizing facilities for inventory, given the current lack of a citywide vehicle count. Additionally, coordination with NCTCOG will be essential to align on travel time reliability performance measures. Analyze the geographic distribution of freight facilities, origins, and destinations for long-haul, through, and local truck trips, and commercial vehicles volumes and speeds to directly inform planning decisions, including reserving right-of-way for future freight corridors. Identify and designate truck routes that align with Fort Worth’s land-use plans, strategically cluster freight siting and investments, and ensure surrounding land uses and transportation corridors are compatible. Prioritize Complete Streets-informed designs that incorporate freight needs and include context-sensitive design approaches tailored specifically to freight. Focus on facilitating freight transportation on key corridors and zones to divert truck traffic from residential areas, school zones, and pedestrian districts.
1.1 TRUCK TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
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TxDOT, City Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE)
NEEDS Data Tools, Staff Capacity
LEAD
TIMEFRAME Short
TPW
1.2 FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE MEASURES
SUPPORT SUPPORT AGENCY
COST
FOCUS AREA CMV/Freight
$$
NCTCOG, Texas A & M Transportation Institute (TTI)
NEEDS Data Tools, Staff Capacity
LEAD AGENCY
TIMEFRAME Short to Mid
TPW
1.3 INTEGRATE FREIGHT, TRANSPORTATION, AND LAND USE PLANNING
COST
SUPPORT AGENCY NCTCOG, TxDOT
FOCUS AREA CMV/Freight
$
NEEDS Plan/Study
TIME Short to Mid
LEAD
TPW, Planning, Economic Development
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