transportation authority 557 idling at the fort worth intermodal transportation center itc . headquarters 1600 east lancaster fort worth tx 76102 6720 locale tarrant county texas service area tarrant county texas service type bus commuter rail routes 37 hubs 5 fleet 147 fixed route 76 demand response 1 operator mcdonald transit chief executive paul j. ballard website www.the t.com the fort worth transportation authority popularly known as the t is a transit agency located in fort worth texas . the t primarily operates fort worth s bus system which also serves several fort worth suburbs . the t also partners with dallas area rapid transit to operate the trinity railway express tre which offers commuter rail service from downtown fort worth to dfw airport and downtown dallas . contents 1 history 2 services offered 2.1 route list 3 expansion 4 labor relations 5 fare increase fuel surcharge 6 roster 7 references 8 external links history edit through the early 1970s bus transit services in fort worth were provided by city transit company a private enterprise . starting in 1974 the city s traffic engineering department began coordinating bus operations . in 1978 the city established the fort worth department of transportation which took over public transit operations . these operations included the city transit service citran and the surface transportation service surtran with transportation services for the handicapped mips being added in 1979 . 2 on november 8 1983 voters approved formation of the t. to finance the system voters levied a half cent sales tax . the citran surtran and mips services were folded into the new agency along with carpool and vanpool coordination . the agency s first addition came on november 5 1991 when the small suburb of lake worth voted 344 206 in favor of joining the t. that prompted three more elections on may 2 1992 when blue mound forest hill and richland hills had the issue of joining the agency on the ballot . blue mound and richland hills voted in favor while forest hill declined the measure nearly 2 1 . the t saw its first departure when voters in lake worth approved a pullout in september 2003 . service withdrawal became effective on march 21 2004 . lake worth had previously tried to pull out in 1996 but that measure failed . in 2001 the t saw its cooperation efforts with dart pay off as the trinity railway express reached downtown fort worth . the other end of the line terminates in downtown dallas . the tre commuter line has a daily ridership of 9 100 3 and is the thirteenth most ridden commuter rail system in the country . services offered edit the bulk of the t s operations involve 36 bus routes within the service area . most route through downtown fort worth where the tre has two train stations intermodal transportation center itc and the t & p station . the itc is the major transit station for the t as the tre trains and twenty bus routes meet . the t also operates a vanpool carpool service . a vanpool carpool is a group of at least seven people who share the costs of getting to and from work . these individuals usually live and work near each other . monthly fares will vary depending on the origination point of the van and the daily miles involved . riders pay only for the portion of the trip they use . for instance if the service picks up riders in different counties it s possible for some riders to pay more than others . the last service the t offers is the mobility impaired transportation service mits . it offers door to door transportation within the service areas of fort worth richland hills and blue mound . trained drivers are available to assist passengers in boarding and alighting vehicles specially designed to accommodate the mobility impaired . route list edit 1n north main 1s hemphill 2 camp bowie 3 south riverside tarrant county college 4 east rosedale 5a evans ave 5b glen garden 6 8th ave mccart hulen 7 university dr museum district 9 ramey vickery 10 bailey sondra 11 sylvania ave mercantile 12 greenway 14 north riverside dr northside transfer center 15 stockyards 17 central ave 20 handley 21 boca raton 22 meadowbrook 24 berry st 25 crosstown 26 ridgmar mall normandale 27 como ridgmar mall 29 tcu frog shuttle 30 centrepoint 32 bryant irvin 41 richland hills rider request 46 jacksboro hwy 57 como montgomery plaza 61 normandale express 62 summerfields express 63 north fort worth park & ride express 65 south fort worth park & ride express 66 candleridge express 72 hemphill sycamore school rd express spur e. lancaster molly the trolley free expansion edit fwta is planning the southwest to northeast rail corridor now known as tex rail commuter service to connect southwest fort worth to dfw airport through tarrant county . the service is planned to begin in 2018 . labor relations edit from november 6 2006 through november 11 2006 around 100 of the t s union workers went on strike citing the agency s policy regarding termination of employees who had used up their short term disability benefits . this represented about a third of the workers represented by teamsters local 997 . service continued with delays the next morning by non striking drivers and the t began advertising for replacement drivers . during the dispute bus rides on the t were free and the agency announced that monthly pass holders will receive a 25 % discount on their december passes . by friday replacement workers and other drivers willing to cross the picket lines had restored service to normal levels . 4 the t offered a new contract proposal late in the week which was rejected on saturday by a vote of 37 to 21 . but because less than half of the 155 union members voted a 2 3 majority of the vote was required to reject the contract . that would have required 39 of the 58 votes so the contract was declared accepted . 5 service on the trinity railway express was not affected as the rail line s employees work under a different contract . nine years earlier a four day strike in 1997 shut down 75 % of the t s service . fare increase fuel surcharge edit the t s board of directors are allowing public comments on a proposed a fare increase . 6 the fares last increased on october 1 2007 to pay for extremely high fuel costs that were the result of the oil price increases since 2003 . the 25 cent increase in this case is effectively a fuel surcharge and also covers the cost of compressed natural gas which is pegged to diesel fuel costs . below is a list of the new fares as of 2 december 2012 . no fare to kids below 6 with fare paying rider limit 3 . service type previous fare new current fare pct inc local single ride 1.50 1.75 16.7 % local day pass 3 3.50 16.7 % local monthly pass 50 60 20 % regional single ride 2.50 5 100 % regional day pass 5 10 100 % regional monthly pass 80 160 100 % mits paratransit 1 way 2.75 3.25 18.2 % 7 this is their 2nd fare increase since october 2003 . the premium day pass is valid on all dart t and tre services for one day . roster edit fleet number s thumbnail year manufacturer model engine transmission notes 50 52 2004 jr east e231 500 series from japan . 101 165 1973 flxible 45096 6 1 detroit diesel 6v71n allison 201 215 1st 1973 flxible 45096 6 1 detroit diesel 6v71n allison 201 2nd 1999 obi orion ii cng 02.501 cummins b5 .9 g ex 900 . possibly renumbered when converted to cng 202 220 2nd 2000 obi orion ii cng 02.501 cummins b5 .9 g ex 901 912 914 920 . possibly renumbered when converted to cng 301 320 1st 1975 flxible 53102 8 1 detroit diesel 8v71n allison 301 320 2nd 321 331 2001 nfi c35lf 332 343 2002 nfi c35lf repainting to fernl artist 401 432 2002 nfi c30lf 501 513 1992 flxible metro c cng 35102 6c cummins l10g voith d863 .2 510 512 1st 1968 gmc t6h 4521a originally fort worth transit company . 513 515 1st 1969 gmc t6h 4521a originally fort worth transit company . 514 527 1995 flxible metro e cng 40102 6c cummins l10g voith d863 .2 551 558 2004 nfi c40lf 561 575 2006 nfi c40lfr 576 595 2008 nabi 40lfw .39 601 610 2009 nfi c40lfr 701 703 1984 mci mc 9 701 733 1988 flxible metro b 35102 6t detroit diesel 6v92ta allison v731 704 705 1990 mci mc 9 706 1996 mci 102 dl3 710 714 1st 1974 gmc p8m 4108a ex dart 1021 1036 1032 1042 bought in 1985 & 1044 bought in 1986 . 710 715 2nd 1999 mci 102 dl3 751 769 1992 flxible metro c cng 35102 6c cummins l10g zf 4hp590 801 835 1986 flxible metro a 35096 6t detroit diesel 6v92ta allison v730 875 878 1990 flxible metro b 35102 6t detroit diesel 6v92ta allison v731 881 883 1990 flxible metro b cng 35102 6c cummins l10g zf 4hp590 884 892 1991 flxible metro b cng 35102 6c cummins l10g zf 4hp590 900 renumbered 201 . 901 912 914 920 renumbered 202 220 . 921 930 2000 obi orion ii 02.501 931 937 2003 obi orion ii 02.501 1001 1008 2010 nabi 60brt .18 references edit fort worth t stats city of fort worth texas departments apta apta ridership reports statistics united states transit agency totals index story t strike coverage from wfaa tv story t strike coverage from the star telegram proposed fare increase the t news the t.com subpages thet fares.html fare information on fwta s official website external links edit the t transit oriented development retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fort worth transportation authority & oldid 727121077 categories bus transportation in texasintermodal transportation authorities in texasorganizations established in 1983transportation in fort worth texas navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this 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