Summary: The following Willow Park Civics blogs and webpages and other articles are about Transportation Development for Willow Park and surrounds; they include maps, plats, documents, graphics, photos, and history.
Latest Update: updated 01 July 2024; posted 23 February 2024
Index, Transportation Development in and around Willow Park
Willow Park Civics
• Willow Park Street Improvement Projects, Index Willow Park Civics Blog, 31 December 2023
• Street Improvement Projects, Comprehensive, posted 06 June 2023
• Street Improvement Projects, Phase One, posted 04 June 2023
• The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) > Chapter 10 Parker And Palo Pinto Counties
• TxDOT > Texas transit agencies – find yours > Map: MTAs, State Funded Urban and Rural Transit Districts, in .pdf
Journal
• Work on DFW high-speed train slows down. Willow Park Civics, posted 01 July 2024
The proposal to connect Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth with high-speed rail will move forward despite a resolution from the Dallas City Council that opposes a proposed elevated line through the city’s downtown and adjacent areas. Not to worry, "Transportation disputes have long marked Fort Worth and Dallas’ relationship, starting in 1876..."
• Are driveways back the way they were? Willow Park 2022 Street Improvement Project. Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 27 June 2024
For the fourth Council Meeting in a row, Citizens addressed the Council with their requests for the City to keep its promises made during the 2022 Street Improvement Project: to put the function of their driveways, bar ditches, and city easements back the way they were before the City's "Street Improvements." As reply, the City has developed new driveway standards, but current Willow Park private driveways are anything but standard.
• We'd like to go back to the simplicity of the smaller neighborhood but that is not how this city is growing, and with that growth we need street repairs., Willow Park Citizen Opinion Blog, by Allison Rainey, Willow Park Citizen, posted
• North Texas high-speed rail planners continue their efforts to bring high-speed rail to the DFW area. Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 17 May 2024
High-speed rail could be a reality in coming years, but success requires the completion of separate high-speed rail projects designed to connect, forming a system of travel from Arlington or Fort Worth to Houston with no need to change trains.
• Willow Park citizens demand attention and correction in “nightmare” Streets Improvement Project. And they are getting results. Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 16 May 2024
"My mother taught me to leave things better than I found them, but we are not experiencing that from you guys." A good summary of the issues that are plaguing many of those who live along the latest Willow Park street construction project. But this time the voices are loud enough to get the City's attention. Add your name and concerns to the list of corrections. Note: Willow Park Civics is about Willow Park but is NOT associated with or managed by the City of Willow Park.
• Transportation is polluting North Texas air, so federal "green" money is planned for "air quality issues related to transportation." Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 29 April 2024
North Central Texas, including Parker County, is using its federal EPA "green" money on "air quality issues related to transportation." Solutions include incentives for electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel vehicles. Details in linked blog.
• As Tarrant and Parker populations surge, transportation experts discuss the economic impact of region’s next steps, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 16 February, 2024
Parker County is the sixth fastest growing county in the US, and as Fort Worth inches closer to a million residents, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Weatherford, and Parker County are working together to find ways to move people and goods efficiently across the community while attracting new job opportunities that bring in jobs.
• An Open Road and New Opportunities: Parker County Marks Two Transportation Milestones, Freeze Nichols Engineers, 30 November 2023
• Parker County Transportation Bond and Willow Park Streets, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted August 2023
• New Port-to-Plains Interstate, Growth from the West, Update, Willow Park Civics Blog, updated 08 June 2023, posted 31 August, 2022
• TxDOT I20 Project through Willow Park, starts May 2023, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 03 May 2023
• More rural Texas transportation updates are needed, US 281/I20, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 19 September, 2022