Fort Worth Transportation Authority dubs new project Tarrant Express (TEX)

Written by jrood

Fort Worth Transportation Authority board of directors has adopted Tarrant Express, or TEX, as the name of the agency's new commuter railroad project. Previously known as SW2NE, the future commuter rail's corridor runs from Southwest Fort Worth, through downtown Fort Worth and across northeast Tarrant County to Grapevine and into Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The name Tarrant Express was selected by a subcommittee of the board, along with input from the Grapevine City Council. The City of Grapevine is a funding-partner of the new passenger line and has been involved in its planning and development from the beginning. The placeholder name of Southwest-to-Northeast Corridor was created in 2006 during the Alternative Analysis process to help identify to the public where the corridor was located. The shorthand version became SW2NE for ease of communication. "As our new commuter rail project advances into its next phase toward submittal to the Federal Transit Administration for a funding grant, we felt it was important to provide it an official name that would create higher visibility and excitement within the region and greater recognition within Washington, D.C., " said Dick Ruddell, president of T. "During The T's public outreach last year to develop a new strategic plan, the majority of responders at our meetings and in our surveys believed it was important to expand public transportation and particularly rail, for all of Tarrant County. "It is our goal that the Tarrant Express will be doing that in the near future," he said.

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