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Fort Worth’s “Free First Fri-Yay” is Feb. 11

(FORT WORTH, TX – Feb. 7, 2022) – Fort Worth Bike Sharing and Blue Zones Project have teamed up once again to offer the Free First Fri-Yay bike share program throughout the year. That means once a month, bike rentals are free for area cyclists or anyone looking for a fun way to explore the city on two wheels.

The Free Fri-Yay falls on the first Friday of the month. Because the first Friday of February was less than hospitable, the free day has been moved to Friday, Feb. 11.

How does it work?

Access the full-day bike sharing pass at no cost by using promo code 92020 at any one of 55 Fort Worth Bike sharing kiosks located around Fort Worth. You can also use promo code 92020APP on the BCycle app.

 

Free First Fri-Yay dates for 2022

  • Feb. 11
  • March 4
  • April 1
  • May 6
  • June 3
  • July 1
  • Aug. 5
  • Sept. 2
  • Oct. 7
  • Nov. 4
  • Dec. 2

About the program

Since Free First Fri-Yay kicked off in 2020, 584 free full-day passes have been claimed.

“The entire sharing system saw a record number of rides and users in 2021, and Free First Fri-Yay has proven to be really popular,” said Jennifer Grissom, executive director of Fort Worth Bike Sharing. “We added 12 new stations last year and plan to introduce 14 more in 2022.”

 About Trinity Metro

Trinity Metro is a regional transportation system that provides public transportation to meet the mobility needs in Tarrant County. The agency offers connections throughout the North Central Texas region, providing passenger trips on buses, TEXRail, ACCESS paratransit, ZIPZONEs, Fort Worth Bike Sharing, vanpools and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE), a 34-mile commuter rail line jointly owned and operated with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). Trinity Metro is the sole owner and operator of TEXRail, a 27-mile commuter rail line that runs between downtown Fort Worth and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s Terminal B.

 About Blue Zones Project Fort Worth

 Blue Zones Project is led by Texas Health Resources and partners with businesses, schools, community leaders, and residents to support longer and better lives. More than 94,500 people and 364 groups and organizations have worked together to improve well-being. Fort Worth is the nation’s largest Blue Zones Community.

 

Regular bus service resumes Sunday, Feb. 6

Because of improved road conditions and rising temperatures, Trinity Metro will resume all bus service on Sunday, Feb 6.

ACCESS paratransit and Southside ZIPZONE will resume service on Sunday.

TEXRail will continue to operate on its regular schedule throughout the weekend. Trinity Railway Express does not operate on Sunday, but will be back on its regular schedule Monday.  

Customer care representatives are available at 817-215-8600 to assist customers.

Bus service suspended Saturday, Feb. 5

Because of the winter weather and icy road conditions, Trinity Metro has suspended all bus service on Saturday, Feb 5. 

With the exception of life-sustaining trips such as dialysis, ACCESS paratransit services has been suspended for Saturday. ZIPZONE will not operate Saturday.

TEXRail will continue to operate on its regular schedule throughout the weekend. Trinity Railway Express is operating  its regular schedule on Saturday.

Customer care representatives are available at 817-215-8600 to assist customers.

Bus service suspended for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4-5

Because of the winter weather and icy road conditions, Trinity Metro is suspending all bus service for the remainder of Friday, Feb. 4, and all day Saturday, Feb 5. Trinity Metro will continue to evaluate conditions for operations on Sunday, Feb. 6.

With the exception of life-sustaining trips such as dialysis, ACCESS paratransit services will also be suspended for the remainder of Friday and all day Saturday, Feb. 5. ZIPZONE will not operate on Friday or Saturday.

TEXRail will continue to operate on its regular schedule throughout the weekend. Trinity Railway Express (TRE) is operating on a Saturday schedule on Friday. TRE will resume its regular schedule on Saturday.

Customer care representatives are available at 817-215-8600 to assist customers.

Modified service through Friday, Feb. 4

ALL FIXED ROUTE BUS SERVICE IS STILL SUSPENDED PENDING A DELAYED START ON FRIDAY, FEB. 4 DUE TO THE ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. ROUTES WILL RESUME A MODIFIED SCHEDULE WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.

ZIPZONE service is suspended.

ACCESS customers may experience delays.

Trinity Metro TEXRail will operate as planned with a regular schedule.

Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will operate on a Saturday schedule on Friday, Feb. 4.

Customers with specific route or service questions can call Customer Care at 817-215-8600.

Plan for severe weather operations

In the event of inclement weather, all Trinity Metro bus routes will run on a Saturday schedule. Full service details follow.

All normal Saturday services will operate as scheduled with the following exceptions:

  • There will be no service on Molly the Trolley.
  • There will be no service on The Dash.
  • Routes 23 and 67 may operate later in the day if Tarrant County College classes begin later in the morning depending if sufficient melting occurs and resources are available.

Note that the following routes do not have normal Saturday service, 23, 30, 111, Burnett Plaza Lunch Line, Express Routes 61, 63, 65, 66 & 67.  These routes will not operate during Severe Winter Weather.

Routing/Detours

To the extent possible, Operations will try to follow regular routes.  It is not unusual for some portion of the service area to experience icy conditions while another portion is clear.  Operations supervisors will survey the situation and determine if it is safe to use regular routing.  However, there are many segments of routes that may be considered too hazardous to traverse in icy conditions and staff have proactively worked out detours to avoid them.  Most hazards involve steep slopes and bridges, however, other hazards may include areas that remain shaded thus slowing the ice melt, narrow residential streets with on-street parking, or even shallow slopes with stops where there is insufficient traction to overcome both gravity and inertia.  Detours are described below.

Weather detours (Routes not listed below will run regular route.)

Route 2

  • Outbound – From Calmont Ave. – L- Cherry St.,  L – Hwy 80,  (Layover on Hwy 80 in front of Fiesta)
  • Inbound – From Fiesta, Cont. East to Regular Route (If Lancaster Bridge Closed by Police)
  • Outbound – From 7th Street, Left – Henderson, Right – Lancaster, Right-University, Left- Camp Bowie Regular Route
  • Inbound – From Camp Bowie, Right – University, Left-Lancaster, and Left- Jones, then to Central Station

Route 4 (Regular Route (Use caution on Stalcup))

  • Eastbound – R-Andrew, L-Elgin, R-Stalcup Reg. Route
  • Westbound L-Elgin, R-Andrew, L- Rosedale Reg. Route

Route 12

  • Outbound – from Deen Rd., Right on Long Ave, Left on Sylvania, Right on Meacham Blvd, Then continue regular route.
  • Inbound – from Meacham Blvd, Left on Sylvania, Right on Long Ave, Left on Deen Rd, then regular route.

Route 15

  • Inbound – From N Main St., Cont’ -N Main St (skip RR Bridge on 28th St), R-Long Ave, R-Decatur, to TEXRail Station
  • Outbound – From TEXRail Station, Left -Decatur (skip RR Bridge on 28th), Left-Long Ave, Left-N Main St, and then regular route to the Stockyards Transfer Center
  • (ONLY If Main Street NEW Bridge Closed by Police, otherwise regular route)
  • Inbound – From N Main, Right – Northside Dr. to University, (If 7th Street Open) Left – 7th, Right – Houston then regular route. (If 7th street closed by police) Left- Lancaster, Left- Jones, and then regular route to Central Station.
  • Outbound – From, Throckmorton, Left on 7th, (7th street open) Right- University to North Side Dr., Left- N Main then regular route. (If 7th street closed by police) Left – Henderson, Right – Lancaster, Right-University to North Side Dr., Left- N Main then Regular Route.

Route 24

  • Eastbound – From E Berry Street, Veer Right at E Berry Street South, L-Mitchell, R-Renaissance Dr.
  • Westbound – From E Berry Street, Left – Mitchell, R-E Berry Street South, L-E Berry Street

Route 45 (No service to TCC Northwest Campus)

  • To Angle – from N Main, Left on NW 26th, Right on Clinton, Left on Cliff to Angle Ave, make U-Turn in the roundabout at Angle Avenue and Old Decatur Road, heading back southbound on Angle Ave
  • From Angle – South on Angle Ave to Cliff, Right on Clinton, Left on   NW 26th, Right on N Main Regular route to NW 25th

Route 46

  • Outbound – From Jacksboro Hwy (skip Old Mill Creek/Shady Oaks Manor/Quebec), Left – Northwest Centre Dr, Left-SH-199/Loop 820 Access Rd (in front of Lowes), Left-Boat Club Rd, Right-Jacksboro Hwy to the Shell station
  • Inbound – From the Shell station on Jacksboro Hwy headed toward downtown follow regular route.

Route 51 (No Stop at Ridgemar Mall)

  • Northbound – From Stop behind Albertons, R- Ridgemar Blvd, Left –Calmont,
  • R – Bryant Irvin, Regular route to Horn, Continue to Vickery Blvd (No JPS Stop)
  • R-Vickery, L– Bryant Irvin, Left-Southwest Blvd Service Rd (skip southern portion of Bryant Irvin), Right- Chisholm Trail Service Rd past I-20, enter Chisholm Trail, exit Oakmont, Left-Hulen, then regular route
  • Southbound – From Oakmont, Right on Chisholm Trail Pkwy, stay on Service Road past I-20, Left – Southwest Blvd Service Rd, Right-Bryant Irvin (skip Littlepage/Manhattan), Right on Vickery, Left on Horn, Left on Flethcher, Right on Bryant Irvin, Left on Camp Bowie, Right on Ridglea Ave., Left on Plaza Pkwy., Left – Lands End Blvd, Right – I30 service Rd., Right – Green Oaks Rd., Right on Plaza Pkwy. (Layover behind Albertsons)

Route 54 (Will not serve TCC South unless a 10am delay)

  • Southbound – From Campus Dr., Right on Raymond Barber Dr. (Resource Connection)
  • Northbound – Resource Connection, Left on Campus Dr. Regular Route North

Route 55

  • Southbound – from Bridgewood Dr., Left – Randol Mill Rd., Right – Lp 820 Service Rd, Left – Brentwood Stir Rd., Right – Handley, Right – McClelland Ct. (layover here), Right – Brentwood Stair Rd., Right – Handley Dr., Cont’ regular route
  • Northbound – from Handley, Left – Brentwood Stair Rd., Right E Loop 820 N service Rd., Left – Randol Mill Rd., Right – Bridgewood Dr.

Route 72

  • Outbound – From Hemphill, Right – Felix to Fuller (skip Hemphill Bridge), Left- James Ave, Veer Right onto Crowley Rd, Left – Edgecliff Rd, Right – Hemphill, then regular route
  • Inbound – From Altamesa, Left – Hemphill, Left – Edgecliff Rd (skip bridge on Hemphill), Right- Crowley Rd, Continue straight on James Ave, Right- Fuller to Felix, Left- Hemphill, then regular route

Route 91 (Serving part of Normandale Loop – does not go into Ridgmar Mall)

  • Southbound on Alta Mere Dr. Cont’ South on Alta Mere, Right on Calmont, Left on Alta Mere, Right on Camp Bowie, Right on W. Normandale, Right on N. Normandale, Left on La Palma
  • Northbound  – From La Palma, Right on Las Vegas Trail, Left on Camp Bowie, Left on Alta Mere, Continue North on Alta Mere to Regular Route to River Oaks.

 

Warming the rails for safety

Did you know?

When the weather turns cold, keeping the rails from freezing is an important safety measure. Individual containers, known as smudge pots, are lit to produce heat beneath the rail. In weather conditions that involve moisture and near-freezing temperatures, it’s important to generate heat to keep rain or sleet from freezing on the switch points that enable a train to shift to a different track as needed. This safety measure is not needed when the weather is cold and dry.

Use of smudge pots is a common practice in warmer climates. Both Trinity Metro TEXRail and Trinity Railway Express utilize these as needed.

Meet Donna Walker, TEXRail artist

(FORT WORTH, TX – Jan. 31, 2022) – Donna Walker is a professional artist who has been painting full-time for more than a decade. She exhibits her paintings through galleries in Fort Worth, Dallas, Boston and Atlanta. Her work is in many private collections across the country.

Walker’s artwork depicts the large, bright vistas of the rugged Texas landscape. Simple homesteads, native plants, rough hills and open skies showcase the natural beauty of our state. Her bright colors and impactful compositions contrast with the urban scenes of downtown Fort Worth around the train station and the bustle of people and schedules. Fort Worth is a busy city, but it is also on the edge of the countryside. Within a few miles, you are in the open range, with ranches, farms, and large, expansive vistas. It is a wonderful combination that makes this city a unique place. Her work invites the traveler to let their mind wander to what lies beyond the city.

As you move through the six images of the artwork, with their rich, saturated colors, the perspective changes, and there is a rhythm to the abstracted landscape, imagined homesteads and changing horizons. There is a different pace to life represented in Walker’s scenes, with a hint of nostalgia.

Donna’s art has a strong composition and a simple, straight forward design that creates an impact on a viewer, and perhaps an emotional connection. The images can be read quickly by a commuter or, if they have time, can be looked at more closely, with the panels’ small details, texture and connected themes. It is a gift, especially in today’s busy world, to take time to look, to slow down, to reflect and be transported to a new colorful space.

You can learn more about her work at www.donna-walker.com.

 

Meet Ariel Davis, TEXRail artist

(FORT WORTH, TX – Jan. 25, 2022) – Ariel Davis is an artist, gallerist, art consultant, and arts advocate based in Fort Worth. Her work reflects on humanity, shared experiences, and time. In her work, you can find at the core the idea of relationships that play with symbolism to tell a story. In preparation of creating a painting, she employs the process of photography, collage, and digital manipulation to create a unique source image. Many times she will engage individuals in the community to collaborate with her as subjects in her work. Capturing and portraying the energy, experience and mood of a scene, group or individual is more important than the details, which is defined by her loose style and use of bold color.

“Friends in Fort Worth T-Shirts” is all about the community coming together to show pride in our city. The intent of imagery in this artwork was to welcome those using public transit to our downtown area, showing the diverse faces who are physically wearing their pride and welcoming all with open arms. 

The project began as an open-invitation group event, where friends and strangers were invited to participate in a photoshoot wearing their favorite t-shirt that promoted or memorialized Fort Worth in some visual capacity. People of all backgrounds came to be photographed.

These portraits were then digitally collaged together to create a panoramic image of people walking in all directions as if they too were moving on and off the TEXRail trains. It is her hope that this artwork will commemorate the welcoming hospitality that the people of Fort Worth are known for and encourage an open and warm embrace of both our friends and strangers. 

You can learn more and see Ariel’s work at www.ariel-Davis.com. Follow her on Instagram at @arieldavisart

Tarrant County Public Health, Trinity Metro launch Vaxmobile

(FORT WORTH, TX – Jan. 23, 2022) – Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) and Trinity Metro are bringing COVID-19 vaccines to underserved communities throughout Tarrant County. The Vaxmobile, a 60-foot bus converted to a fully equipped mobile vaccine clinic, will make weekly stops in the areas with the lowest vaccination rates.

The Vaxmobile is a partnership between TCPH and Trinity Metro and will make its inaugural run on Monday, Jan. 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.  The first stop will be the Fort Worth Public Library’s Meadowbrook Branch, located at 2800 Stark Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76112 with a second stop at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 5109 E. Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76112 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

“This partnership with Trinity Metro to outfit a bus to carry vaccines to underserved communities is an innovative collaboration and represents the kind of ‘out-of-the box’ thinking that we need to get more shots in arms in Tarrant County,” said Tarrant County Precinct 1 Commissioner Roy Charles Brooks. “Congratulations to both Tarrant County Public Health and Trinity Metro on an outstanding effort.”

About the Vaxmobile

  • Vaccines will be available on a walk-in basis for ages 5 and up
  • Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J vaccines will be readily available
  • No insurance needed to receive a vaccine
  • Health educators will be on board (including bilingual educators for some sites)
  • Post-vaccination recovery area available
  • ADA accessible

“We are happy to partner with Tarrant County Public Health in this effort to bring vaccinations to the community,” said Wayne Gensler, Trinity Metro’s vice president and chief operating officer for bus and paratransit. “This is an important collaboration to help reach residents who haven’t yet had the opportunity to get vaccinated.”

The partnership developed based on the need to remove some of the barriers keeping residents from getting their COVID-19 vaccine. These barriers include not having transportation to a vaccination site, scheduling conflicts and/or technology literacy. To ensure every person in the county who wants to be protected against COVID-19 can do so, by bringing services to where they are.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Tarrant County and Trinity Metro will be available for media interviews at the testing site at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24.

Media Contacts:

Magaly Ayala
Sr. Public Information Officer
Tarrant County Public Health
817-401-5967
mayalaperea@tarrantcounty.com

Laura Hanna
Director of Communications
Trinity Metro
817-721-0734
Laura.Hanna@RideTM.org

Federal mask mandate extended through March 18

The federal mask requirement has been extended through March 18, 2022. That means everyone will continue wearing masks when on board any of Trinity Metro’s vehicles and when inside Fort Worth Central Station and Fort Worth T&P Station. Masks are not required on the platforms or while waiting at a bus stop.

The mask mandate originally went into effect on Feb. 1, 2021, and was extended three times in 2021. The implementation is intended to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Other safety measures include social distancing, handwashing and vaccinations.