Three passenger rail systems operating in Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton counties are working together toward the same goal: boosting regional mobility.
The transportation connections are improving people’s lives through access to jobs, healthcare and education; creating residential-retail transit-oriented projects; and increasing sales tax revenue to fund expansion of the systems, agency leaders said Tuesday during the 2026 Commuter Rail Summit at The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel.
Michael Morris, North Texas transportation director for the Regional Transportation Council, told members of the Commuter Rail Coalition that, while numerous rail services operate in the area, the expansion of those systems is needed to help relieve traffic congestion as the population swells to an expected 12.5 million by 2050…