(FORT WORTH, TX – Aug. 27, 2021) – Trinity Metro will be rolling out its newly redesigned bus system with more frequency, extended hours and better customer options on Sunday, Sept. 5. Known as A Better Connection (ABC), the redesign will offer customers more direct routes that reach their destination without having to go through downtown.

To help customers visualize some of the changes, Trinity Metro developed an overview video to share ABC highlights. Additionally, the agency created time-lapse videos to give riders a preview of their route, such as this Route 2 video. For a full overview of the ABC implementation, go to this presentation from Trinity Metro’s planning department.

ABC will offer seven routes with service to neighborhoods that did not have service. These routes mean new access for 27,400 people in 8,500 households. They will be within 1/4-mile of a bus route as will 3,600 jobs. Additionally, 17 schools will have access within 1/4-mile.

ABC Highlights

Increased frequency

• Route 4 East Rosedale and Route 6 8th Ave/McCart will increase service to every 15 minutes.
• Within 1/4-mile of high-frequency transit:
  • 44,500 more people in 15,100 more households
  • 25,100 more jobs
  • 7 hospitals, 40 schools and 1 college campus

More Sunday service

• 7 route segments with new Sunday service
• Serving 25,600 more people in 9,300 more households
• Providing access to 9,600 more jobs
• Serving 4 hospitals and 1 college campus

Later service (until between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m.)

• 12 route segments with later service
• Serving 27,400 more people in 23,100 more households
• Providing access to 23,100 more jobs
• Serving 4 hospitals and 2 colleges

Streamlined services

• Better crosstown connectivity with 14 routes combined into 8 longer routes.
• Another 13 routes adjusted for faster and more direct service.
• Overall, 8 fewer routes because of system simplification.

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, 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.

 

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(FORT WORTH, TX – Aug. 12, 2021) – Trinity Metro will be rolling out its newly redesigned bus system with more frequency, extended hours and better customer options on Sunday, Sept. 5. Known as A Better Connection (ABC), the redesign will offer customers more direct routes that reach their destination without having to go through downtown.

“We have been developing this plan for the last year or so by analyzing our routes and gathering public input about the greatest needs,” said Wayne Gensler, vice president and chief operating officer for bus and paratransit. “These changes will provide more service options and easier access for our customers – and all without any increase to our operating budget.”

Throughout the planning process, Trinity Metro invited the public to provide feedback on transit options. The scenario that generated the most interest was a “walk more, wait less” option that would provide more frequent service to more customers.

ABC will offer seven routes with service to neighborhoods that did not have service. These routes mean new access for 27,400 people in 8,500 households. They will be within 1/4-mile of a bus route as will 3,600 jobs. Additionally, 17 schools will have access within 1/4-mile.

ABC Highlights

Increased frequency

• Route 4 East Rosedale and Route 6 8th Ave/McCart will increase service to every 15 minutes.
• Within 1/4-mile of high-frequency transit:
  • 44,500 more people in 15,100 more households
  • 25,100 more jobs
  • 7 hospitals, 40 schools and 1 college campus

More Sunday service

• 7 route segments with new Sunday service
• Serving 25,600 more people in 9,300 more households
• Providing access to 9,600 more jobs
• Serving 4 hospitals and 1 college campus

Later service (until between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m.)

• 12 route segments with later service
• Serving 27,400 more people in 23,100 more households
• Providing access to 23,100 more jobs
• Serving 4 hospitals and 2 colleges

Streamlined services

• Better crosstown connectivity with 14 routes combined into 8 longer routes.
• Another 13 routes adjusted for faster and more direct service.
• Overall, 8 fewer routes because of system simplification.

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, 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.

(FORT WORTH, TX – July 22, 2021) – To align with recent changes to the ‎CDC guidelines and FTA requirements, Trinity Metro is lifting the requirement to wear masks, but only when outdoors at the agency’s transit hubs.

Passengers and employees do not need to wear masks at Fort Worth Central Station or other station or stop while they are out of doors walking around or waiting for a train or bus at an outside platform or stop. And they are free to remove their masks when they go out of doors after exiting a train, bus, or ‎indoor portion of a station.‎

However, the federal mask requirement is still in place for everyone when on board one of the buses or trains or when indoors at a station. Masks remain required for anyone boarding a Trinity Metro bus, a ZIPZONE vehicle, or TEXRail or TRE train, or entering our building at Fort Worth Central Station or Fort Worth T&P Station. Refusing to wear a mask, unless exempted or excluded under the CDC guidelines, is a violation ‎of federal law and failure to comply will result in denial of boarding or removal, and passengers ‎may be subject to federal penalties.‎

Although no longer requiring face coverings in outdoor areas, the CDC continues to recommend ‎people who are not fully vaccinated wear a mask in these areas ‎to protect themselves and ‎others‎. ‎

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, 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.

(FORT WORTH, TX – July 22, 2021) – Now that more people are returning to work downtown, Trinity Metro is resuming service on the Lunch Line on Monday, July 26. The circulator, which operates 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, will offer a cool transit option during the increasing Texas heat. Lunch Line offers 15-minute frequency and convenient stops near Sundance Square and Burnett Plaza.

As a reminder, masks are required on board through Sept. 13.

(FORT WORTH, TX – June 23, 2021) – Chad Edwards, a public transit professional with more than 20 years of experience, has joined Trinity Metro as Vice President of Planning & Development. In his new role, Edwards will oversee planning, scheduling, government relations, facilities, grants and project management.

He previously served as the assistant director and regional mobility and innovation officer for the City of Fort Worth, where he managed the Transit Moves Fort Worth transit plan to create a 25-year projection for future transit investment. His other experience includes working as an assistant vice president for capital planning at DART and as program manager at the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG),

“I’m excited about the opportunity to join Trinity Metro as we all continue working for better transportation options and greater mobility for our region,” Edwards said.

Edwards earned a Bachelor of Arts in geography with a minor in environmental studies from Texas Tech University. He earned a Master of City and Regional Planning and a graduate certificate in geographic information systems from the University of Texas at Arlington. He serves as the co-chair of the Metropolitan & Municipality Planning Subcommittee for the American Public Transportation Association and as a member of the Surface Transportation Technical Committee for NCTCOG.

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, 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.