McCart Avenue long-term plan to be presented to city council next week

A long-term plan on the development of the 10-mile McCart Avenue corridor, stretching from Interstate 20 to Burleson, is set to be presented to Fort Worth City Council next week.

The McCart Avenue HOTT Corridor Project looks to invest in a long-term vision for the corridor and is part of the city’s 2022 bond program. The plan recommends real-time traffic systems, pedestrian and transit improvements, shared-use paths, fiber ducts, intersection enhancements, zoning changes for mixed-use and park improvements. 

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Community engagement over the last two years included over 580 survey responses, stakeholder committees and targeted outreach to businesses, churches, schools and residents.

“There was a general desire from everybody that there was a need to transform the corridor, whether it be from park improvements to retail improvements to safety improvements to redesigning different intersections along the corridor to filling the sidewalk gaps,” city staffer Armond Bryant said at the City Plan Commission meeting Oct. 8. “We heard that universally, from I-20 through Crowley, and from Burleson residents.”

What was sought after by the community as a whole was a desire to transform the McCart Avenue corridor into a community destination.

Primary reasons for the creation of the plan are the high crash rates along the avenue, gaps in sidewalk and transit access, aging commercial areas with decreased investment, and fragmented land use.

According to a presentation by Bryant to the City Plan Commission, short-term priorities include improving pedestrian crossings, shared-use paths, lighting improvements and technology upgrades. Long-term priorities include major roadway reconstructions, which will include narrowing the road medians.

The corridor project is part of the city’s master transportation plan, adopted by the city council in June. Now with the recommendation of the City Plan Commission, the McCart Avenue plan will be presented to the council Nov. 10 for adoption. 

City Plan Commission

Documenter: Tekisha Hobbs

Date: Oct. 8, 2026

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