Thoroughfare Planning and Sub-Area Studies

 

NCTCOG’s Thoroughfare Planning and Sub-Area Studies provide assistance to local governments, including thoroughfare planning support, comprehensive studies, and technical assistance.  This includes coordinating with local, regional, state, and federal agencies and assisting in the preparation of environmental and planning documents, as well as working with local governments in developing the transportation component of a city’s comprehensive plan or county-wide transportation plan.

Provided below is a list of ongoing and candidate projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth area which will be conducted or supported based on regional priorities, schedules of partner transportation agencies, and staff and funding availability. This list is divided into three categories that provide a scaled level of NCTCOG staff involvement: Category 1 – NCTCOG is conducting the study; Category 2 – NCTCOG is providing limited analysis and data to support an external study; Category 3 – NCTCOG is responding to small, ad hoc requests for technical assistance.


Category 1
Hood County Transportation Plan (including Chisholm Trail Parkway Extension)
North Tarrant County Transportation Subarea Study
Love Field Surface Transportation Planning Study (Mockingbird Lane)


Category 2
City of Balch Springs Master Thoroughfare Plan Update 
Dallas County Major Capital Improvement Program (MCIP) 
City of Dallas Comprehensive Thoroughfare Plan Update 
City of Dallas Area Planning Program 
City of Dallas Bike Plan Update 
City of Dallas Comprehensive Plan Update 
City of Garland Bobtown/Lyons Connection 
Hunt County Thoroughfare Plan 
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Landside Modernization Road Map 
East-West Connector for Dallas Fort Worth International Airport 
City of Lake Worth Thoroughfare Planning Assistance 
City of Richardson Comprehensive Plan 
City of White Settlement Thoroughfare Planning Assistance 
City of Cedar Hill West Side Mobility Assistance  
Johnson County Thoroughfare Plan Update 


Category 3
Technical Assistance

This list is not all inclusive as additional requests may be considered pending staff and resource availability. 

Anticipated Products Include:

  • Countywide subarea forecasts and identification of recommendations
  • Thoroughfare planning guidelines
  • Travel demand modeling for study corridor alternatives and alignment analyses
  • Report of daily volumes, peak-hour volumes, levels of service, vehicle miles traveled, ridership totals, boarding and alighting figures, and other travel model data for studies
  • Collection and transmittal of travel model networks, GIS shape files, and performance reports as model outputs
  • Project updates on NCTCOG website
  • Incorporation of recommendations into the next Metropolitan Transportation Plan

 

Staff
Chris Reed, Principal Transportation Planner (Lead)
Wade Haffey, Senior Transportation Planner
Clay Johnson, Transportation Planner
Cile Grady, Senior Administrative Assistant
Dan Lamers, P.E., Senior Program Manager