With just eight months until the FIFA World Cup arrives in North Texas, Arlington is preparing to host more matches than any other city in North America — despite having no regional mass transit system.
Mayor Jim Ross says the city is working ahead of schedule to create a temporary transportation plan to move hundreds of thousands of fans to and from AT&T Stadium.
“Well, it’s critically important. How do you get people in and out?” Ross said. “You have people coming from all over the world to the area, and they’re not familiar with here.”
Transit options still in development
The plan, still being finalized with FIFA, will likely include buses connecting to the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) line just north of Arlington. Fans will be able to board trains from stations in both Fort Worth and Dallas…