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April 2026
Fort Worth's SMARTer Weather, Safer Mobility Initiative received a Smart 20 Award from Smart Cities Connect, recognizing it as one of the world's most transformative smart city projects. The initiative, funded by a $2 million U.S. DOT SMART grant, develops an intelligent micro-weather sensor network to improve transportation safety for autonomous vehicles, drones, and traditional roadway users.
Fort Worth’s SMART project earns global Smart 20 Award
March 2026
The Fort Worth City Council will consider rescinding the honorary street designation for Cesar Chavez along State Highway 183 due to recent allegations against him, while preserving the concurrent honorary designation for Dolores Huerta established in the same 2020 resolution.
Council to consider removing Cesar Chavez honorary designation
Authorizes the city to apply for and accept a federal FY2026 Airport Infrastructure Grant of up to $675,000 (passed through TxDOT from the FAA) for runway rehabilitation, taxiway construction, and instrument landing system improvements at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, with the city contributing a $75,000 match for a total project value of up to $750,000.
…Grant, if Awarded, from the Federal Aviation Administration Passed through the Texas Department of Transportation in an Amount Up to $675,000.00 for Construction of the Runway 16-34 Rehabilitat…
Authorizes application for and acceptance of a federal airport infrastructure grant of up to $675,000 from the FAA (passed through TxDOT) for runway reconstruction, taxiway rehabilitation, and lighting installation at Fort Worth Spinks Airport, with a city match transfer of up to $75,000 for a total project cost of up to $750,000.
…Grant, if Awarded, from the Federal Aviation Administration, Passed through the Texas Department of Transportation, in an Amount Up to $675,000.00 for Runway Reconstruction and Underdrain Instal…
The city's long-awaited gateway artwork by artist Etty Horowitz and landscape architect Kevin Sloan has been installed along westbound State Highway 121, featuring 10-foot Cor-Ten steel letters spelling 'FORT WORTH' to be underplanted with native Texas wildflowers and illuminated at night. The project originated from a 2004 Governor's Community Achievement Award and has been in development since Fort Worth Public Art joined in 2007.
New gateway artwork is a welcoming sign of the times
February 2026
Authorizes an advance funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation totaling up to $38,646,188 for the Meacham Boulevard Project, with the city contributing up to $10,159,053 plus any cost overruns, and adopts appropriation ordinances amending the FY 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Program under the 2022 Bond Program.
(CD 2) Adopt Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation in the Amount Up to $38,646,188.00, with City Participation in the Amount Up t
The city seeks to apply for and accept a federal BUILD Grant of up to $25,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund the design and construction of a grade-separated railroad crossing on Heritage Trace Parkway at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Lines.
(CD 10) Authorize Application for and Acceptance of, if Awarded, a Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant from the United States Department of Transportation, in an Amount
Authorizes an advance funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation totaling up to $38,646,188 for the Meacham Boulevard Project, with the city contributing up to $10,159,053 plus any cost overruns, and adopts appropriation ordinances amending the FY 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Program under the 2022 Bond Program.
(CD 2) Adopt Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation in the Amount Up to $38,646,188.00, with City Participation in the Amount Up t
Preview of the February 24 Fort Worth City Council work session and regular meeting, which includes briefings on ARPA reallocation, ETJ releases, and floodplain zoning amendments, and votes on over $77 million in contracts and grants spanning transportation infrastructure, permitting software, public safety, and street improvements.
Feb. 24 City Council work session, meeting preview
January 2026
Amendment No. 1 to an Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for the CentrePort Trail Phase II Project increases the total contract amount to $15,885,596 (up from $5,644,923), including $1,502,925 in city participation, while accepting additional federal funds and non-spendable transportation development credits and amending the FY2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program.
(CD 5) Adopt Resolution Authorizing Execution of Amendment No. 1 to an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the CentrePort Trail Phase II Project to Increase Contr