Fort Worth, Texas Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== 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 β 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> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page