HIGHLIGHTS
City Moves Forward with TAC
Recommendations
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CONNECT ARLINGTON UPDATES
Recommendation
Implementation
Working to
Make High
Speed Travel
to Arlington a
Reality
Demand Response Rideshare
Bus Rapid Transit/High Intensity Bus
High Speed Rail
Rubber-Tired Shuttle/Personal Rapid Transit
Currently covers 41% of City; City-wide
expansion planned for January 2021
In Regional Mobility Plan; no immediate
plans for implementation
Environmental review and design
alternatives process underway
Completed 2 autonomous vehicle pilots; 3 rd
pilot planned to launch March 2021
has been implemented through the City’s Via on-demand rideshare
service, which began in December 2017. The Via service currently
covers 41% of the City, with a planned expansion to cover the entire
City in January 2021. Bus Rapid Transit or High Intensity Bus service
was recommended for certain corridors in Arlington. The North
Central Texas Council of Government’s regional mobility plan includes
testing of high intensity bus on I-30 in Arlington, but there are not
currently plans to implement this service. However, many of the areas
recommended for this service are currently served by the Via service.
TAC also recommended high speed rail service to Arlington’s
Entertainment District, and a regional process is currently underway
to review environmental impacts and potential design alternatives
for the corridor between Dallas, Arlington, and Fort Worth. Finally,
rubber-tired autonomous shuttles or personal rapid transit devices
were recommended in certain areas. The City has completed two
autonomous vehicle pilots, one off-street and one on-street, and is
working on a third pilot that will integrate autonomous vehicles into
the Via rideshare service.
Arlington continues to see the efficiency and effectiveness of these
innovative transportation approaches as they work to serve the needs
of its residents and visitors. The City remains committed to piloting
new technologies, educating its residents, and enhancing regional
mobility for all.
The City of Arlington is working
closely with the North Central
Texas Council of Governments
(NCTCOG) and other partners in
the region on high speed travel
between Dallas, Arlington, and
Fort Worth. In 2017, the City
completed a high speed station
study to develop preferred
options for a station location in
Arlington.
NCTCOG is currently leading
a phase two environmental
clearance study and examining
alignment alternatives for
the high speed connection in
the region. This connection is
critical to linking the high speed
rail project between Houston
and Dallas, which is currently
underway, and the proposed high
speed travel corridor between
Laredo and Fort Worth.
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