Resources

Presentations & Reports
TRTC leaders and members have cultivated a deep understanding of transportation and mobility issues affecting the western half of the North Texas Metroplex, and we are interested in sharing this knowledge with public or private groups.
Please click below to see our existing presentations, or contact us to schedule a presentation to your organization.
BNSF: Mobility & Innovation in the DFW Metroplex | 12/2/20
TRTC December Virtual Meeting Video | 12/2/20
McKinsey & Company: New Horizons in Transportation | 11/11/20
TRTC November Virtual Meeting Video | 11/11/20
NCTCOG: The Path Forward | 10/7/20
TRTC October Virtual Meeting Video | 10/7/20
TxDOT: Fort Worth District Project Highlights | 9/2/20
TRTC September Virtual Meeting Video | 9/2/20
AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone Presentation | 8/5/20
TRTC August Virtual Meeting Video | 8/5/20
RTC Performance Metrics and COVID-19 Infrastructure Response Presentation | 6/3/20
TRTC June Virtual Meeting Video | 6/3/20
Trinity Metro Transit Updates | 3/4/20
Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition: 2020 Next Steps | 1/8/20
Arlington, Texas: Transportation Innovation & State-of-the-Art Entertainment | 12/4/19
Texas High Speed Train Update | 10/2/19
Southeast Connector Update | 5/1/19
Briefing on Trinity Metro Initiatives | 4/3/19
The VMT Fee | 3/6/19
North Richland Hills PD’s small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) | 10/3/18
Transportation in Arlington | 9/5/18
The Future of Transit in Tarrant County | 8/1/18
Trinity Metro: The Future of Transit in Tarrant County| 6/6/18
Mobility Services in Tarrant County| 5/2/18
Walkability| 3/7/18
NCTCOG: Update on Western Tarrant County Initiatives| 1/3/18
UTA and the Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions and Dollars: Does Location Matter?| 12/6/17
Baselice & Associates, Inc.: What’s Going on Out There Now and Beyond?| 11/1/17
NCTCOG: Tarrant Transportation Revolution | 9/6/17
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Presentation | 6/7/17
35W Coalition Annual Meeting Presentation | 5/31/17
TEXRail Update Presentation | 5/3/17
Trinity River Vision Presentation | 4/5/17
TEX-21 Panama Canal Presentation | 2/1/17
International Right of Way Association Presentation | 1/10/17
TxDOT. Then and Now: A Century of Service | 1/5/17
Implementing Our Transit Master Plan | 11/2/2016
Dallas City Center Master Assessment | 10/5/2016
Planning for Goods, Services, and People Movement in North Central Texas | 9/7/2016
Tax Roads vs. Toll Roads, Sen. Robert Nichols | 8/18/2016
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee TEXRail Update | 8/17/2016
I-35W Construction Progress Update | 8/3/2016
NCTCOG: Managed Lanes and Toll Roads | 4/6/2016
Texas Central Rail Presentation | 2/4/2016
Rob Matwick’s Texas Live! Presentation | 1/13/2016
Paul J Ballard Presentation | 12/01/2015
Unfunded Projects | 11/15/2015
Prop 7 Presentation | 10/6/2015
Bob Baulsir Presentation | 9/2/2015
Craig Hulse Presentation | 6/3/2015
Robert Hinkle Presentation | 6/3/2015
Steve Bowden Presentation | 6/2/2015
Michael Melaniphy Presentation | 5/6/2015
Bill Burton Hillwood Presentation | 4/1/2015
Brian Barth Presentation | 3/4/2015
Fort Worth District Projects Under Development/Unfunded | 2/1/2015
Tim Lomax’s Texans and Mobility Presentation | 12/3/2014
Tom Shelton’s TRTC People Movers Presentation PowerPoint Version | 11/5/2014
Scott Haywood’s Move Texas Forward Presentation | 10/1/2014
Erik Steaven’s State of Rail Presentation | 9/3/2014
Brian Barth’s TRTC Presentation | 8/6/2014
Dan Kessler’s Presentation | 4/2/2014
Michael Morris’ Presentation | 4/2/2014
Tower 55 TRTC Presentation | 3/5/2014
Nichols Transportation Finance Presentation | 2/13/2014
Rethinking our path to mobility: Feb 12 presentation to District 98 Town Hall | 2/12/2014
Texas Central High-Speed Railway Project Update | 10/2/2013
NTTA: Toll Collection Process | 8/7/2013
Dana Centola: Sabre Holdings “Travel, Transportation & Corporate Responsibility” | 5/1/2013
Kelly Pinto: Transportation Issues in Postal and Shipping Delivery | 4/3/2013
Rick Carber: UPS Transportation Network | 4/3/2013
TAoT: A Path to Filling the Texas Transportation Funding Gap | 3/25/2013
Michael Morris: North Texas Aviation Education Initiative | 3/6/2013
House Committee on Transportation Interim Report | 2/11/2013
TAoT Just the Facts Card 2012 | 2/11/2013
TAoT: Transportation Funding 101 | 2/11/2013
TRIP Report: New Report Identifies Texas’ Top 100 Transportation Challenges | 1/17/2013
“Texas’ Top 100 Transportation Challenges and the Improvements Needed to Address Them” | 1/17/2013
Texas Good Roads – Lawrence Olsen Letter & Downloadable Materials | 11/26/2012
Texas Good Roads – The Cost of Doing Nothing | 11/26/2012
Regional Transportation Council Legislative Program | 10/30/2012
Regional Transportation Council Legislative Program 83rd Texas Legislature | 10/30/2012
The Cost of Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility | 10/2/2012
TRIP Cost to Motorists Release | 9/30/2012
TxDOT Gas Tax Chart | 9/21/2012
Legislative Budget Board: Where does it go? Motor Vehicle Fees | 9/20/2012)
Texas Transportation Institute: Where does it go? State Gas Tax | 9/20/2012
Texas Infrastructure Now: Would you spend $15 to save $90? | 9/18/2012)
NCTCOG: Draft HOV/Managed Lane Policy | 9/11/2012
NCTCOG: Freight North Texas Recommendations | 9/11/2012
NCTCOG: Modifications to the FY 2012 and FY 2013 Unified Planning Work Program | 9/11/2012
Texas Infrastructure Now: The cost of doing nothing part 2 | 9/11/2012
Texas Infrastructure Now: The cost of doing nothing part 1 | 9/4/2012
U.S. Conference of Mayors – U.S. Metro Economies 2012 | 7/20/2012
Spending on Transportation Projects in Texas: 2011-2014 STIP snapshot | 7/19/2012
The Role of Infrastructure in Corporate Site Selection: Deloitte University | 3/7/2012
Transportation Acronyms and Terms
35W Coalition – A nonprofit membership organization of concerned citizens, business and land owners, developers, city, county and state officials and transportation experts that advocates for transportation improvements along the I-35W North Corridor in Fort Worth, northern Tarrant County and southern Denton County
CDA – Comprehensive Development Agreement, a new tool established in HB 3588 to facilitate public-private partnerships and bring private capital (equity) into funding transportation improvements
CMAQ – Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, a transportation funding category established in ISTEA and continued in TEA-21…category 5 in the UTP…it provides federal funding to MPOs in nonattainment areas via DOTs for projects that improve air quality
DCTA – Denton County Transportation Authority, a coordinated transportation authority in Denton County
DRMC – Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition, an organization of cities, counties and public transportation agencies in a five-county region on the eastern side of the DFW Metroplex that advocates for transportation policy, funding and solutions on a local, state and federal level.
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency, the federal agency that addresses environmental issues
DOT – Department of Transportation, the federal agency that addresses transportation issues
FHWA – Federal Highway Administration, a division of DOT
4A, 4B – Development Corporation Act sections that permit cities to levy with voter consent a sales tax for economic development and other specific uses
HB 3588 – The omnibus transportation bill passed by the 78th Texas Legislature
ISTEA – Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, the 1991 edition of the six-year federal surface transportation program
MPO – Metropolitan Planning Organization, federally mandated to develop transportation plans and programs for urbanized areas
MTP – Metropolitan Transportation Plan, the region’s long range transportation plan (updated every 3 years, 25-year planning horizon)
NCTCOG – North Central Texas Council of Governments, a voluntary association of local governments established in 1966 to plan for common needs, cooperate for mutual benefit and coordinate for sound regional development
NTC – North Texas Commission, a non-profit consortium of businesses, local governments and higher education institutions that develops strategies, forums and partnerships to address critical problems and key opportunities facing the region
NTTA – North Texas Tollway Authority, a political subdivision of the State of Texas under Chapter 366 of the Transportation Code, is empowered to acquire, construct, maintain, repair and operate turnpike projects; to raise capital for construction projects through the issuance of Turnpike Revenue Bonds; and to collect tolls to operate, maintain and pay debt service on those projects
North Tarrant Express (NTE) – a $2.5 billion, 13.5 mile project dedicated to improving mobility along the IH820 and SH121-183/Airport Freeway corridor in Northeast Tarrant County.
RTC – Regional Transportation Council, the MPO for the DFW region, a 39-member policy-making body of local elected and appointed officials who oversee regional transportation planning
SMP – Statewide Mobility Plan, the capacity component of the UTP
SPP – Statewide Preservation Plan, the maintenance component of the UTP
STIP – Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, a three-year financial plan prepared by TxDOT for project development and implementation
STP-MM – Surface Transportation-Metropolitan Mobility, a transportation funding category established in ISTEA and continued in TEA-21, providing federal funding to MPOs
Southwest-to-Northeast Rail Corridor Project – Proposed commuter rail route across Tarrant County that follows existing rail lines from Fort Worth’s Granbury Road/South Hulen area, through downtown Fort Worth, northeast to downtown Grapevine and then into the north entrance of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport
TEA-21 – The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, the 1998 edition of the six-year federal surface transportation program
TERP – Texas Emissions Reduction Plan, an incentive program to reduce diesel emissions adopted by the 77th Texas Legislature and funded by the 78th Texas Legislature
TIP – Transportation Improvement Program, a three-year financial plan prepared by the MPO for project development and implementation
TMF – Texas Mobility Fund – a new state fund from which debt service is paid on bonds issued for transportation improvements
TMP – The Texas Metropolitan Mobility Plan, a new plan that seeks to reduce the levels of urban roadway congestion
Transportation Advocates of Texas, Inc. – A statewide transportation coalition with a mission to eliminate congestion and build needed new infrastructure to increase mobility, create jobs and improve quality of life.
TRE – Trinity Railway Express, the commuter rail service between Fort Worth and Dallas
TTC – Texas Transportation Commission, a five member board appointed by the Governor to oversee TxDOT
TTC-35 – The Trans Texas Corridor project generally paralleling IH 35 between Mexico and Oklahoma
TCAWG – Texas Clean Air Working Group, a collaboration of local leaders from nonattainment, near-nonattainment, and early action compact areas who meet monthly with EPA and TCEQ leaders and legislative committee chairs and staff to discuss policies and programs to improve air quality in Texas and to achieve compliance with the federal clean air act
TCEQ – Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the state agency that addresses environmental issues
TxDOT – Texas Department of Transportation, the governmental transportation agency in Texas Headquartered in Austin and made up of 21 divisions and 6 offices; four regional support centers provide operational and project delivery support for the agency’s 25 geographical districts
The T – Fort Worth Transportation Authority, bus service provider in and around the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Tower 55 – intersection of Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks near downtown Fort Worth
UTP – Unified Transportation Program, a 10-year financial plan that authorizes project planning and development and is submitted annually to the TTC for approval
Helpful Transportation Resources
AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) – www.transportation.org
35W Coalition – www.35WCoalition.com
Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition – www.dallasmobility.org
Denton Country Transportation Authority – www.dcta.net
DFW Connector – www.dfwconnector.com
Environmental Protection Agency – www.epa.gov
Federal Highway Administration – www.fhwa.dot.gov
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Honkin’ Mad Blog – www.startelegram.typepad.com/honkin_mad
Fort Worth Transportation Authority – www.the-t.com
Move Texas Forward – www.movetexasforward.com
North Central Texas Council of Governments – www.nctcog.org
North Tarrant Express – www.northtarrantexpress.com
North Texas Commission – www.ntc-dfw.org
North Texas Tollway Authority – www.ntta.org
Regional Transportation Council – www.nctcog.org/trans/committees/rtc/index.asp
Texas Clean Air Working Group – www.cuc.org
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality – www.tceq.state.tx.us
Texas Department of Transportation – www.txdot.gov
Texas Future – www.texasfuture.com
TEXRail Project – www.texrail.com
Transportation Advocates of Texas, Inc. – www.transportationadvocatesoftexas.org
Trinity Railway Express – www.trinityrailwayexpress.org
TxDOT’s 100th Anniversary – https://youtu.be/Kta3DE7P-Y4
Vision North Texas – www.visionnorthtexas.org
U.S. Department of Transportation – www.dot.gov