Events — March 2026
68 events with findings this period
Keep Fort Worth Beautiful is hosting the annual Cowtown Great American Cleanup on March 28, a citywide litter pickup event offering free supplies to all registered volunteers and a free T-shirt to the first 3,000 registrants, with a scrap tire collection site at City Hall's Forest Park Boulevard parking lot.
Resident: The free T-shirt is capped at the first 3,000 registrants, and the Trashion Fashion Show entry deadline is March 25 — both closing within days of publication.
Journalist: The city-operated scrap tire collection — free, unlimited, and open to non-volunteers — is the most substantive program element, citing illegal dumping reduction and fire hazard prevention as explicit goals.
The City's Neighborhood Services Department is hosting a community block party on March 14 at the William M. McDonald YMCA for the New Mitchell neighborhood, which was selected for the 2026 Neighborhood Improvement Program featuring a $4.3 million, three-year revitalization project.
Resident: New Mitchell residents in Council District 8 have a closing opportunity on March 14 to directly influence how the $4.3 million program is directed.
Journalist: Fort Worth's Neighborhood Services Department designated New Mitchell in Council District 8 as the sole 2026 Neighborhood Improvement Program recipient with a $4.3 million allocation.
Contractor: The three-year, $4.3 million New Mitchell Neighborhood Improvement Program will involve external partners and City departments, signaling future contracting or service-delivery opportunities tied to the Neighborhood Services Department.
The Transportation & Public Works Department is seeking public input on a newly proposed Master Transportation Plan (MTP), developed over 24 months, that addresses roadway operations, freight corridors, sidewalks, active transportation, and safety amid the city's rapid growth. Public feedback is open through March 27, with a virtual meeting on March 11 and a City Plan Commission public hearing tentatively scheduled for April 9.
Resident: The online public comment period at movingamillion.org closed March 27, but the City Plan Commission hearing tentatively scheduled for April 9 is the next formal opportunity to weigh in before the plan advances to City Council for adoption in May.
Lobbyist: The City Plan Commission hearing tentatively on April 9 and City Council adoption in May are the remaining formal windows to influence the MTP's project priorities or policy language before it becomes Fort Worth's controlling transportation framework.
Journalist: Fort Worth is advancing a 24-month transportation plan to City Plan Commission on April 9 and City Council adoption in May — a significant policy moment given the city's documented growth and congestion pressures.
The Park & Recreation Department's Forestry Division is offering free, self-serve wood chip mulch to the public on a 24/7 basis at Rolling Hills Soccer Complex, available in unlimited quantities for residential landscaping use.
Resident: Free mulch is available now at Rolling Hills Soccer Complex with no quantity cap, making this a low-cost opportunity to prep spring landscaping beds.
Journalist: The program converts Forestry crew wood chip waste into a direct public benefit, which is a straightforward sustainability and public-works story.
A tribute to Hazel Harvey Peace, a Fort Worth educator and activist who dedicated nearly her entire life to I.M. Terrell High School, championing academic excellence and equal pay for Black teachers.
Journalist: Peace's equal pay campaign at I.M.
Resident: Fort Worth residents can engage with Peace's legacy through three named public institutions: the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods, Hazel Harvey Peace Elementary School, and the library youth center.
The Fort Worth Public Library is hosting its third annual CAD Contest in March, inviting teens in grades 6–12 to design and 3D print bridges using library equipment, with a 3D printer awarded to the top entry.
Journalist: The library's 18-location free 3D printer network, combined with a prize-based engineering contest, is a concrete, quantifiable example of a public library serving as an equitable technology access point.
Resident: Fort Worth teens in grades 6-12 can enter a free bridge-design contest during March using library 3D printers at 18 locations, with no equipment or materials cost.
A historical feature on the Bankhead Highway, one of America's first transcontinental all-weather highways begun in 1916, and its lasting influence on Texas transportation infrastructure and highway tourism, including a key segment through Tarrant County.
Journalist: The article identifies surviving roadside structures from the Bankhead era in at least four Texas counties but does not report their current preservation status or ownership.
Resident: Fort Worth and Arlington residents on Camp Bowie Boulevard, Division Street, or near Walsh Ranch live on or adjacent to segments of the original Bankhead Highway route.
Bank of America employees have volunteered with the City's Forestry division for 17 years, accumulating 1,944.5 volunteer hours at the Rolling Hills Tree Farm and the annual Mayfest Tree Giveaway event.
Resident: Fort Worth residents and local organizations can volunteer with the City Forestry program through the City's volunteer website.
Journalist: The 1,944.5-hour figure over 17 years represents a quantified, long-running corporate-municipal partnership in urban forestry.
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