Month: January 2016

The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) is implementing some bus schedule changes on Sunday, Jan. 31, to make service more efficient for its customers.

Route 15 Stockyards Trolley – Extend service to downtown until 10:30 p.m. Discontinue 9 a.m. trip from Stockyards and 9:33 a.m. trip from downtown. (This is a Saturday-only route.)

Route 24 Berry Street – Adjustments in schedule to make weekday evening times consistent.

Route 25 Crosstown – Adjustments in schedule to make weekday evening times consistent.

Route 26 – Ridgmar/Normandale – Adjust weekday and Saturday times at Highway 580/Alta Mere to leave five minutes earlier to allow time for transferring at Ridgmar.

Route 63 Express/North Park & Ride – In response to demand, add new 7:45 a.m. trip to downtown (to replace 5:40 a.m. trip). On trips from downtown, leave 1-4 minutes earlier for the first two weekday afternoon trips.

Route 111 Express/Bell Helicopter – Single bus will serve both Park & Ride lots.

For information on all routes, go to Bus Routes & Schedules.

Laura Hanna has joined the Fort Worth Transportation Authority as Communications Manager. In this role, she will be responsible for strategic communications efforts, media relations, social media and public relations.

She has an extensive background in both internal and external communications, and has lived in Fort Worth for 25 years. Laura’s most recent position was with Texas Health Resources, where she was responsible for internal communications for three hospitals as well as system-wide initiatives. Prior to Texas Health, Laura worked in higher education communications at Texas Wesleyan University and the University of Texas at Arlington.

The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) has routes that offer frequent and convenient daily options for patrons of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

To travel between the Stockyards and the Stock Show, take FWTA’s Route 1 and Route 2 service. Catch the southbound Route 1 at the Ellis and Exchange bus stop (far west end of the Stockyards), transfer to Route 2 at the ITC and disembark at the bus stop at Camp Bowie and Van Cliburn Way.  For the return trip, catch the Route 2 at Camp Bowie and Will Rogers Road, transfer to Route 1 northbound at the ITC, and disembark at the bus stop at Ellis and Exchange.

Route 1 runs every 15 minutes from Ellis and Exchange until 7 p.m. (every 30 minutes after 7 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.) Monday through Saturday. Sunday service runs every 30 minutes until 8:20 p.m. Route 2 runs every 15 minutes from the ITC Monday through Friday until 7:15 p.m. (hourly thereafter until 10:15 p.m.), every 30 minutes on Saturday until 7:15 p.m. (hourly thereafter until 10:15 p.m.), and every 60 minutes on Sunday until 7:15 p.m.

 

Fort Worth Transportation Authority customers can enjoy uninterrupted service on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Jan. 18. Buses, MITS, the Trinity Railway Express and Molly the Trolley will operate on regular weekday schedules. In addition, customer service phone lines (817-215-8600) will be open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. and the counter at Intermodal Transportation Center will be open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Customers who are traveling downtown on Monday will experience temporary route changes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. because of the holiday parade.

Administrative offices will be closed in observance of the holiday.