Fort Worth is gearing up for more than just a facelift on its bike and pedestrian infrastructure, thanks to a nice cash injection coming from federal funds. The Regional Transportation Council (RTC) doled out a hefty sum of $59.6 million earmarked for a dozen active transportation projects across Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties; this is aligned with the 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Call for Projects for the North Texas region.
Focused on enhancing access and safety, the RTC’s funding spells good news for the City of Fort Worth, which snagged a total of $4,072,000 in federal dollars—the rest of the project’s $7.6 million budget being padded out by local contributions to tune of $3,568,000, as per a recent announcement. With a clear green light for the McPherson-Summer Creek Safe Streets project, kids and adults alike can look forward to new shared-use paths, a bridge, some much-needed traffic signal upgrades, and crossing improvements; these infrastructure upgrades will eventually lead to smoother, safer rides to places like North Crowley High School and Summer Creek Middle School, according to the City of Fort Worth…