Fort Worth, Texas

== Transportation ==
[[File:Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center June 2016 7.jpg|thumb|The Trinity Railway Express]]

Like most cities that grew quickly after World War II, Fort Worth's main mode of transportation is the automobile, but bus transportation via [[Trinity Metro]] is available, as well as an interurban train service to Dallas via the [[Trinity Railway Express]]. As of January 10, 2019, train service from Downtown Fort Worth to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]]'s Terminal B is available via Trinity Metro's [[TEXRail]] service.

=== History ===

==== Electric streetcars ====
[[File:Map Showing Lines of the Northern Texas Electric Company (Fort Worth) c 1907.png|thumb|"Map showing lines of the Northern Texas Electric Company (Fort Worth)", {{Circa|1907}}]]
[[File:Interurban Line between Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas.jpg|thumb|Interurban line between Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas (postcard, ''circa'' 1902–1924)]]

The first streetcar company in Fort Worth was the Fort Worth Street Railway Company. Its first line began operating in December 1876, and traveled from the courthouse down Main Street to the T&P Depot.<ref>{{cite book |last=Knight |first=Oliver |title=Fort Worth: Outpost on the Trinity |publisher=Texas Christian University Press |location=Fort Worth |isbn=0-87565-077-5 |page=85 |year=1990}}</ref> By 1890, more than 20 private companies were operating streetcar lines in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Street Railway Company bought out many of its competitors, and was eventually itself bought out by the Bishop & Sherwin Syndicate in 1901.<ref>{{cite book |last=Knight |first=Oliver |title=Fort Worth: Outpost on the Trinity |publisher=Texas Christian University Press |location=Fort Worth |isbn=0-87565-077-5 |page=133 |year=1990}}</ref> The new ownership changed the company's name to the [[Northern Texas Traction Company]], which operated 84 miles of streetcar railways in 1925, and their lines connected downtown Fort Worth to TCU, the [[Near Southside, Fort Worth|Near Southside]], Arlington Heights, Lake Como, and the [[Fort Worth Stockyards|Stockyards]].

==== Electric interurban railways ====
At its peak, the electric interurban industry in Texas consisted of almost 500 miles of track, making Texas the second in interurban mileage in all states west of the Mississippi River. Electric interurban railways were prominent in the early 1900s, peaking in the 1910s and fading until all electric interurban railways were abandoned by 1948. Close to three-fourths of the mileage was in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, running between Fort Worth and Dallas and to other area cities including Cleburne, Denison, Corsicana, and Waco. The line depicted in the associated image was the second to be constructed in Texas and ran 35 miles between Fort Worth and Dallas. [[Northern Texas Traction Company]] built the railway, which was operational from 1902 to 1934.<ref>Robert A. Rieder, "Electric Interurban Railways," Handbook of Texas Online [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqe12] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719084222/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqe12|date=July 19, 2018}}, accessed March 23, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.</ref>

=== Current transport ===
In 2009, 80.6% of Fort Worth (city) commuters drive to work alone. The 2009 [[modal share|mode share]] for Fort Worth (city) commuters are 11.7% for carpooling, 1.5% for transit, 1.2% for walking, and .1% for cycling.<ref>{{cite web |author=Yonah Freemark |url=https://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2010/10/13/transit-mode-share-trends-looking-steady-rail-appears-to-encourage-non-automobile-commutes/ |access-date=October 31, 2017 |date=October 13, 2010 |title=Transit Mode Share Trends Looking Steady; Rail Appears to Encourage Non-Automobile Commutes |website=Transport Politic |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116171634/https://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2010/10/13/transit-mode-share-trends-looking-steady-rail-appears-to-encourage-non-automobile-commutes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, the American Community Survey estimated modal shares for Fort Worth (city) commuters of 82% for driving alone, 12% for carpooling, .8% for riding transit, 1.8% for walking, and .3% for cycling.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_15_1YR_S0801&prodType=table |series=American Fact Finder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=October 31, 2017 |title=2015 American Community Survey, 1-year estimates: Commuting Characteristics by Sex |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214060623/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_15_1YR_S0801&prodType=table |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The city of Fort Worth has a lower than average percentage of households without a car. In 2015, 6.1 percent of Fort Worth households lacked a car, and decreased to 4.8 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Fort Worth averaged 1.83 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map |journal=Governing |date=December 9, 2014 |url=http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html |access-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-date=May 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511162014/http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Roads ====
{{See also|List of Dallas–Fort Worth-area freeways}}
Fort Worth is served by four [[interstates]] and three [[U.S. highways]]. It also contains a number of arterial streets in a grid formation.

Interstate highways [[Interstate 30 in Texas|30]], [[Interstate 20 in Texas|20]], [[Interstate 35W (Texas)|35W]], and [[Interstate 820|820]] all pass through the city limits.

Interstate 820 is a [[Loop route|loop]] of Interstate 20 and serves as a [[beltway]] for the city. Interstate 30 and Interstate 20 connect Fort Worth to Arlington, [[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]], and Dallas. Interstate 35W connects Fort Worth with [[Hillsboro, Texas|Hillsboro]] to the south and the cities of [[Denton, Texas|Denton]] and [[Gainesville, Texas|Gainesville]] to the north.

[[File:FTWORTHTX3224.JPG|thumb|right|[[Interstate 20|I-20]] in southern Fort Worth]]

[[U.S. Route 287]] runs southeast through the city connecting [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]] to the north and [[Mansfield, Texas|Mansfield]] to the south. [[U.S. Route 377]] runs south through the northern suburbs of [[Haltom City, Texas|Haltom City]] and [[Keller, Texas|Keller]] through the [[central business district]]. [[U.S. Route 81]] shares a concurrency with highway 287 on the portion northwest of I-35W.

Notable state highways:
*[[Texas State Highway 114]] (east-west)
*[[Texas State Highway 183]] (east-west)
*[[Texas State Highway 121]] (north-south)

==== Public transportation ====
[[File:Fort Worth June 2016 07 (Fort Worth Transportation Authority).jpg|thumb|"The T" bus in Ft. Worth, 2016]]
[[File:Fort Worth Metro Area Rail Transit Services Map.png|thumbnail|Map of public rail transit in the Fort Worth metro area|220x220px|alt=]]

[[Trinity Metro]], formerly known as the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, serves Fort Worth with dozens of different bus routes throughout the city, including a downtown bus circulator known as Molly the Trolley. In addition to Fort Worth, Trinity Metro operates buses in the suburbs of [[Blue Mound, Texas|Blue Mound]], [[Forest Hill, Texas|Forest Hill]], [[River Oaks, Texas|River Oaks]] and [[Sansom Park, Texas|Sansom Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-t.com/ |title=Home – FWTA |website=FWTA |access-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701040907/http://www.the-t.com/ |archive-date=July 1, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2010, Fort Worth won a $25 million Federal Urban Circulator grant to build a streetcar system.<ref>{{cite web |last=Freemark |first=Yonah |title=Fort Worth Wins Grant for Streetcar, But Whether It's Ready Is Another Question |date=July 13, 2010 |url=http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2010/07/13/fort-worth-wins-grant-for-streetcar-but-whether-its-ready-is-another-question/ |access-date=April 30, 2012 |archive-date=June 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605002844/http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2010/07/13/fort-worth-wins-grant-for-streetcar-but-whether-its-ready-is-another-question/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2010, though, the city council forfeited the grant by voting to end the streetcar study.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wolinsky |first=Robert |title=Fort Worth Council Votes Against Streetcar Project, Gives Up $25 Million in Federal Grant |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/12/fort_worth_council_votes_again.php |access-date=April 30, 2012 |date=December 8, 2010 |archive-date=May 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511143355/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/12/fort_worth_council_votes_again.php |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In July 2019, Trinity Metro partnered with [[Via Transportation]] to launch an on-demand [[microtransit]] service called ZIPZONE. ZIPZONE offers shared rides across the Alliance, Mercantile, Southside, and South Tarrant neighborhoods and was designed as a first-and-last mile connection for TEXRail and bus commuters.<ref>{{Cite web |author=FWBP Staff |date=2020-07-13 |title=Near Southside ZIPZONE starts July 19 |url=https://fortworthbusiness.com/transportation/near-southside-zipzone-starts-july-19__trashed/ |access-date=2022-01-19 |website=Fort Worth Business Press |language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ZIPZONE |url=https://ridetrinitymetro.org/rider-services/zipzone/ |access-date=2022-01-19 |website=Trinity Metro |language=en-US |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119192213/https://ridetrinitymetro.org/rider-services/zipzone/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-22 |title=Via and Trinity Metro launch ZIPZONE, connecting Fort Worth residents to public transit |url=https://ridewithvia.com/news/via-and-trinity-metro-launch-zipzone-connecting-fort-worth-residents-to-public-transit/ |access-date=2022-01-19 |website=Via Transportation |language=en-US |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119193718/https://ridewithvia.com/news/via-and-trinity-metro-launch-zipzone-connecting-fort-worth-residents-to-public-transit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Trips are booked from a smartphone app and charge a flat $3 for service as of April 2021. ZIPZONE rides are also included with multi-ride Trinity Metro local tickets.<ref>{{Cite web |author=FWBP Staff |date=2021-03-15 |title=ZIPZONE expands to serve TCU, Zoo, West 7th corridor |url=https://fortworthbusiness.com/featured/trinity-metro-is-expanding-the-southside-zipzone-to-reach-the-tcu-campus-the-fort-worth-zoo__trashed/ |access-date=2022-01-19 |website=Fort Worth Business Press |language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==== Rail transportation ====
*[[TEXRail]] is a [[commuter rail]] line opened in January 2019 that connects downtown Fort Worth with [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]], with stops in the cities of [[Grapevine, Texas|Grapevine]] and [[North Richland Hills, Texas|North Richland Hills]].
*[[Trinity Railway Express]] is a commuter rail line that operates between [[T&P Station]] in downtown Fort Worth and terminates at [[Dallas Union Station]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trinityrailwayexpress.org/stations.html |title=Stations |work=trinityrailwayexpress.org |access-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235000/http://www.trinityrailwayexpress.org/stations.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Two [[Amtrak]] routes stop at Fort Worth Central: ''[[Heartland Flyer]]'' and ''[[Texas Eagle]]''.

==== Airports ====
[[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport]] is a major commercial airport located between the major cities of Fort Worth and Dallas. DFW Airport is the world's third-busiest airport based on operations and tenth-busiest airport based on passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dfwairport.com/visitor/P1_009559.php |title=dfwairport.com - DFW Fast Facts |work=dfwairport.com |access-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712183001/https://www.dfwairport.com/visitor/P1_009559.php |archive-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref>

Prior to the construction of the DFW Airport, the city was served by [[Greater Southwest International Airport]], which was located just to the south of the new airport. Originally named Amon Carter Field after the publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Greater Southwest opened in 1953 and operated as the primary airport for Fort Worth until 1974. It was then abandoned until the terminal was torn down in 1980. The site of the former airport is now a mixed-use development straddled by [[Texas State Highway 183]] and [[Texas State Highway 360|360]]. One small section of runway remains north of Highway 183, and serves as the only reminder that a major commercial airport once occupied the site.

Fort Worth is home to these four airports within city limits:
* [[Fort Worth Alliance Airport]]
* [[Fort Worth Meacham International Airport]]
* [[Fort Worth Spinks Airport]]
* [[Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth]]

==== Walkability ====
A 2011 study by [[Walk Score]] ranked Fort Worth 47th-most walkable of 50 largest U.S. cities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/cities/ |title=2011 City and Neighborhood Rankings |publisher=Walk Score |year=2011 |access-date=August 28, 2011 |archive-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804175531/http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/cities/ |url-status=live }}</ref>