Bike! Fort Worth
Bike! Fort Worth is the City’s comprehensive plan for promoting bicycling as a safe and attractive transportation alternative by working toward three goals:
- Triple the number of bicycle commuters
- Decrease bicyclist related crashes by 10 percent
- Attain official designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community through the League of American Bicyclists.
- Executive Summary
- Bike Fort Worth Plan (final)
- Proposed Plan Route Map (Appendix A)
- Bike Fort Worth Plan Appendices B-E
- Proposed downtown bike rack locations
Presentations
- Council Adoption presentation (Feb. 9, 2010)
- Presentation to Plan Commission (Oct. 28, 2009)
Route Plans
- Existing Routes Map
- City Bike Parking Map
- Bicycling Safety
- Bicycle Commuting Tips
- Bicycle Commuter Handbook (NCTCOG)
- Bicycle and Public Transportation
- Bicycle Helmet Safety
- Texas: Bicycle and Vehicle Law and Safety
- Sharing the Road with Bicyclists
Additional Links
- United States Department of Transportation Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation
- Streams and Valleys
- Tarrant Regional Water District (Trinity Trails)
- Texas Bicycling Coalition
- League of American Bicyclists
- Bicyclinginfo.org
- North Central Texas Council of Governments Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
- Texas Safe Routes to School Program
Bike Programs
More Information
For answers to questions not addressed here, contact:
Julia McCleeary
Senior Planner
817-392-2593
News & Events
Presentations
- Sustainability Task Force Recommendations (Phase III) (Sept. 28, 2010)
- Phase II Action Plan (Streaming Video, Bookmark No. 5)
- Sustainable Development Action Plan (Streaming Video, Bookmark No. 6 )
Links
- Sustainable Design Assessment Team Report (American Institute of Architects)
- Improve Energy Efficiency in Your Home or Business
- Region C Water Planning
- Vision North Texas
- Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) Strategic Plan
- Center of Development Excellence
- North Central Texas Smartscape
- Water Sense
- Native and Adapted Plant List (provided by the Native Plant Society of Texas, North Central chapter).
Green Building
- LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
- National Green Building Standard
- Green Building Initiative
- Urban Land Institute
- Energy Star Buildings and Plants
- Sustainable Sites
- Green Built North Texas
Questions/Comments
Have a question about sustainable development? Ask a planner.
Questions and comments submitted by residents will help shape the Sustainable Development Action Plan.