Access North Texas

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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 most updated version of the plan 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.

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About Access North Texas
 


Staff coordinate with stakeholders, transit customers, and the public to document transportation needs of older adults, individuals with disabilities, individuals with lower incomes, and others who may experience transportation challenges to update the Access North Texas plan. This plan outlines strategies to help address these needs and acts as a guide for local governments and transit agencies that would like to implement services and/or initiatives to improve access to work, medical appointments, shopping, education, and community events.

Plan Requirements

A coordinated public transit-human services plan is required by federal transit law. Access North Texas is our region’s plan to meet this requirement.

Projects funded using Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) Program will be included in the plan. 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 transit-human services plan.

For more information on federal requirements, please click here.

Outreach Efforts

For the 2026 Access North Texas plan update, outreach will include emails, surveys, and stakeholder meetings. To subscribe for email updates and announcements, visit the PublicInput.com or contact us directly at accessnorthtexas@nctcog.org and request to be added to the contact list.

Flyers and outreach materials were made available to help raise awareness of Access North Texas and the survey during the public outreach phase. The survey is currently closed.

 

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The public outreach phase is complete. Presentations from previously held county-specific meetings are listed below.


Tools and Resources

The Map Your Experience Tool

This tool provides users a way to leave location-based comments on public transportation and other mobility issues in the region and actively collects data for other initiatives. Test it out using the link below.


Get-A-Ride Guide

The Get-A-Ride Guide provides information on various transportation resources throughout the North Central Texas region.

2022 Access North Texas Update

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



 
2018 Access North Texas Update

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



 
2013 Access North Texas Update

Click here to view the 2013 Access North Texas Plan Document.



 

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.