Safari Shuttle resumes service to the Zoo every Saturday this summer
Enjoy stress-free travel to the Fort Worth Zoo starting Saturday, May 23
FORT WORTH (May 11, 2009) – The T and the Fort Worth Zoo will resume the  Safari Shuttle Zoo Trolley’s summer Saturday service from the downtown Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) to the Fort Worth Zoo starting May 23 through October 31......more

City, county leaders, police bike patrol to pedal to ITC on Bike to Work Day
T President, city manager, county tax assessor, bike associations host cyclists for rally

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The T’s President Dick Ruddell will cycle to work on national Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 15 and offer free coffee and snacks to all bike commuters from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) during a pre-work bike rally. Joining Ruddell for bike trips downtown will be Fort Worth city manager Dale Fisseler, Tarrant County tax assessor-collector Betsy Price, the Fort Worth Police Department Bike Patrol, employees from the Parks Department, Bicycle’s Inc. bike club, and other city, county and business employees and bicycle-related organizations......more

Take the creative route to MAIN ST. arts festival on The T’s free shuttle
*The new park and ride service from Billy Bob’s will operate April 17 and 18 to ease downtown traffic and parking
FORT WORTH (April 10, 2009) – With half a million visitors expected, the annual MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival and The T have added a free park and ride bus shuttle for transportation to and from downtown for the first time this year......more

Speed ahead of traffic on The T’s shuttles to NASCAR races April 4 & 5
FORT WORTH (March 25, 2009) – Racing fans will speed ahead of traffic to and from Texas Motor Speedway and avoid parking bottlenecks by using The T’s “Victory Lane Express” shuttles to and from the O’Reilly 300 and Samsung 500 NASCAR races on April 4 and 5.....more

Safari Shuttle eases spring break parking at the Zoo 
Shuttle runs from the downtown Intermodal Transportation Center to the Zoo
FORT WORTH, Texas — The T and the Fort Worth Zoo are offering Zoo visitors an inexpensive alternative to typical spring break traffic and parking stress. Monday, March 16 to Saturday March 21, 2009, take a ride on the Safari Shuttle Zoo Trolley.....more

The T’s Silver Anniversary contest to award 25-year T premium transit pass
*Text-to-Win contest through May 31 is part of The T’s extended celebration of its 25 years in public transportation
FORT WORTH (January 26, 2009) – The T will present a 25-year T premium transit pass in June to a randomly selected customer as the grand prize in its Silver Anniversary Text-to-Win contest......more

Hitch a ride with The T’s weekend shuttles to Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
FORT WORTH (January 8, 2009) – Hitch a ride on The T’s Stock Show Shuttle from two convenient park and ride locations for a dollar each way every weekend of the 2009 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo......more

The T’s 25th Anniversary was celebrated with a special appearance by T. Boone Pickens, financier and billionaire whose Pickens Plan touts natural gas as the best vehicular fuel alternative. Of course, The T’s vehicles run on natural gas!

Watch video from Fort Worth Chamber.....more

The T launches year-long celebration of silver anniversary starting Nov. 8
Rider appreciation activities will culminate during 2009 with grand prize drawing for 25-year transit pass

FORT WORTH (October 31, 2008) – Ridership on The T has nearly doubled – from 5.2 to nearly 9 million annual passenger trips -- since the creation of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority by city voters on November 8, 1983.....more

Commuter rail environmental document available, hearings scheduled
* Analysis document available at 42 Tarrant County locations and online
FORT WORTH, (October 27, 2008) – The T announced today that the draft environmental analysis document for its proposed 37-mile commuter rail line is now available for public review, and public hearings have been scheduled to accept comments....more

Ride The T’s Victory Lane Express for priority access to Speedway races Nov 1 & 2
FORT WORTH (Oct. 23, 2008) – Leave traffic and parking hassles behind by riding The T’s express bus service with priority access to the Texas Motor Speedway for NASCAR series races, Nov. 1 and 2....more

The T sets new vanpool fares to meet rising costs and increased demand
Increase per rider per workday to range from 66 cents up to $1.66 depending on daily miles
FORT WORTH (September 19, 2008) – The board of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) voted last night to implement new vanpool fares, effective October 1, due to the increased costs of fuel and operation of its vanpool program....more

Rosa Navejar tapped for national transit post
FORT WORTH  (September 5, 2008) -- Rosa Navejar, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and a member of The T’s board of directors, was selected by the Transit Board Members Committee of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)...more

Through a partnership with the City of Arlington and a $75,000 grant from the Sue Pope Fund, the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, also known as The T, will offer non-stop commuter bus service from two Park and Ride Lots in Arlington....more

Transit riders donate enough for 3,000 meals on The T’s annual Ride for a Can Day * Cans and packaged food delivered to Tarrant Area Food Bank today
FORT WORTH (July 25, 2008) – Passengers carried thousands of cans onto buses during The T’s annual Ride for a Can Day on July 24, to benefit Tarrant Area Food Bank....more

Ride The T for a Can on 7-24 and help Food Bank restock low supplies
*Economy, rising fuel prices have increased demand for Tarrant Area Food Bank
FORT WORTH (July 16, 2008) – Riding the bus in Fort Worth and Richland Hills will cost only a can or box of food on Thursday, July 24, when The T will host its annual “Ride for a Can Day”...more

Independence Day Holiday Schedule for T Buses and Commuter Rail
FORT WORTH  (June 24, 2007) - The T will operate on a Sunday schedule for bus service and MITS (mobility impaired transit service) on Friday, July 4....more

Ride T buses free on June 19 to save on gas and help the environment
* T joins annual National Dump the Pump Day to encourage bus alternative to driving
FORT WORTH (June 11, 2008) – In response to high gas prices, The T will offer free bus rides as it joins many public transportation systems nationwide for the third annual Dump the Pump Day on Thursday, June 19.....more

T’s minor changes to eight bus routes improve connections, efficiency 
FORT WORTH (May 16, 2008) – The T makes minor changes to eight of its routes effective Sunday, May 18, which include some route extensions and schedule time changes to improve operational efficiency....more

The T’s “Safari Shuttle” runs to the zoo every Saturday this summer.
Save on gas and avoid traffic congestion with Safari Shuttle starting Saturday, May 24
FORT WORTH (May 16, 2008) – The T will run the “Safari Shuttle” Zoo Trolley from the Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) to the Fort Worth Zoo every Saturday beginning May 24 through October 25...more

Avoid traffic with T bus shuttle to Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
* Departs from Trinity Railway Express T&P station -- shuttle free with TRE day ticket
FORT WORTH (May 16, 2008) – To ease traffic congestion to the Crowne Plaza Invitational golf tournament at Colonial, The T will provide round-trip, express bus service from the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) downtown Fort Worth T&P station to the Colonial Country Club on Thursday through Saturday, May 22, 23 and 24....more

Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) Clarifies Status of Onboard Systems Project; Relationship with Technology Partner
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, (March 21, 2008) – Today the Fort Worth Transportation Authority located in Fort Worth Texas, and known as “The T” to local residents, clarified the status of a current onboard systems project for its fixed route and paratransit service and its relationship with technology partner, Trapeze Group...more

The T wins national ridership growth award for 2nd consecutive year
FORT WORTH (March 10, 2008) -- If you thought you were seeing more people riding public transportation in the Fort Worth area, it’s not your imagination....more

Safari Shuttle eases spring break parking at the Zoo 
Shuttle runs from the downtown Intermodal Transportation Center to the Zoo
FORT WORTH, Texas— The T and the Fort Worth Zoo are offering Zoo visitors an inexpensive alternative to typical spring break traffic and parking stress.....more

The T to present initial environment results for rail project at public meetings
* Noise and vibration impacts, proposed rail station concepts among topics
FORT WORTH, (March 3, 2008) – The T will host three public meetings to present results of the initial environmental analyses for its proposed commuter rail project on March 18 and 19 in Fort Worth and March 19 in Grapevine......more

T adds peak-time express bus on busiest route to and from downtown 
FORT WORTH (January 17, 2008) – The T will begin a new express weekday bus service that will operate non-stop between the Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) downtown and the East Transfer Center on East Lancaster during morning and evening peaks starting Monday, January 28.....more

The T to provide bus, TRE service on Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
FORT WORTH  (Jan. 14, 2008) -- The T’s buses, MITS (mobility impaired) services and the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail will operate on a normal weekday schedule on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day federal holiday, Monday, Jan. 21.....more