Tarrant County Transit Study

Scenarios for Tarrant County communities with identified transit needs were developed to reflect different mixes of local and regional service. As the focus of this study was determining service needs outside of existing transit and shared mobility service areas, the needs assessment did not include areas presently served by Trinity Metro and Arlington Via.

Scenario 1 addresses all identified high, medium, and low regional service needs, but only the highest identified local service needs. Scenario 3 addresses all identified high, medium, and low local service needs and only the highest identified regional service needs. Scenario 2 is a blend that addresses high and medium service needs for both local and regional services. Across all scenarios, the transit corridor projects proposed in Mobility 2045, our region's long-range transportation plan, were used as context.

To understand potential trade-offs resulting from each scenario's mix of local and regional service expansion, three performance metrics were considered to measure potential benefits of transit service for Tarrant County residents and workers. All performance measures include additional analyses of impacts to minority and low-income populations.

For a detailed breakdown of performance evaluation across the three scenarios, please review Chapter 4 (Section 4.3) of the Final Report.