Access North Texas
Access North Texas is the regional public transportation coordination plan for the 16-county North Central Texas area and documents the transportation needs of older adults, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with lower incomes across the region. The final document was approved by the Regional Transportation Council and endorsed by the Executive Board in October 2022. For more information on the 2022 Access North Texas Plan, please contact us at accessnorthtexas@nctcog.org.
Click here to view the full 2022 Access North Texas Plan Document
Staff coordinated with a wide range of stakeholders, transit customers, and the public to document the transportation needs of older adults, individuals with disabilities, individuals with lower incomes, and others with transportation challenges to update Access North Texas. This plan outlines strategies to address these needs and serves as a guide for agencies that will implement these strategies to improve access to work, medical appointments, education, and the community during the next four years.
A coordinated public transit-human services plan is required by federal transit law. The FTA requires a coordinated plan to be developed through a local process that includes participation by seniors, individuals with disabilities, representatives of public, private, and non-profit transportation and human services providers, and other members of the public. In North Central Texas, NCTCOG is the designated lead entity responsible for preparing and maintaining the region’s public transportation coordination plan.
Outreach efforts for the 2022 Update took place over the course of the Summer of 2021.
Efforts included:
Public Surveys available in both English and Spanish, designed to provide a forum for the public to comment on public transportation needs or gaps in their communities. These surveys are now closed as our team moved into the data analysis phase of the project.
The Map Your Experience Tool which provides users with a way to leave location-based comments on public transportation and other mobility issues in the region. This tool is still actively collecting data for other initiatives and is linked below.
Virtual Outreach Meetings hosted for each of the 16 counties, designed to create opportunity for the public to voice their concerns about public transportation in their communities. Presentations were held in Spring/Summer 2021. Materials for these meetings were recorded and are linked in the table below.
County |
Presentation Recording |
| Hunt | Hunt Presentation |
| Johnson | Johnson Presentation |
| Rockwall | Rockwall Presentation |
| Ellis & Navarro | Ellis & Navarro Presentation |
| Parker & Palo Pinto | Parker & Palo Pinto Presentation |
| Wise | Wise Presentation |
| Collin | Collin Presentation |
| Hood, Somervell & Erath | Hood, Somervell & Erath Presentation |
| Denton | Denton Presentation |
| Dallas | Dallas Presentation |
| Tarrant | Tarrant Presentation |
| Kaufman | Kaufman Presentation |
Click here to view the 2022 Access North Texas Plan Document
Executive Summary
Collin County Chapter
Dallas County Chapter
Denton County Chapter
Ellis and Navarro County Chapter
Erath, Hood, and Somervell County Chapter
Hunt County Chapter
Johnson County Chapter
Kaufman County Chapter
Parker and Palo Pinto County Chapter
Rockwall County Chapter
Tarrant County Chapter
Wise County Chapter
Appendix A - Summary and Status of 2018
Appendix B - Get-a-Ride Guide
Appendix C - Transit Accessibility Improvement Tool
Appendix D - Data and Analysis
Appendix E - Outreach and Supplemental Information
Click here to view the 2018 Access North Texas Plan Document.
Collin County Chapter
Dallas County Chapter
Denton County Chapter
Ellis County Chapter
Erath County Chapter
Hood County Chapter
Hunt County Chapter
Johnson County Chapter
Kaufman County Chapter
Navarro County Chapter
Parker County Chapter
Palo Pinto County Chapter
Rockwall County Chapter
Somervell County Chapter
Tarrant County Chapter
Wise County Chapter
Appendix B - Regional Reports
Appendix C - County-by-County Supplemental Information
Contact Us
For more information about previous updates, the current update, or to meet with a Transportation Planner to discuss your public transportation needs in your community, contact us at accessnorthtexas@nctcog.org.