McCart Avenue Corridor Plan Heads to Fort Worth Council

A long-term plan for the 10-mile McCart Avenue corridor in south Fort Worth, running from Interstate 20 to Burleson, is scheduled for City Council consideration on Nov. 10 for adoption. The plan is part of the McCart Avenue HOTT Corridor Project, funded through the city's 2022 bond program, and follows a recommendation from the City Plan Commission at its Oct. 8 meeting.

The proposal calls for real-time traffic systems, pedestrian and transit upgrades, shared-use paths, fiber ducts, intersection redesigns, mixed-use zoning changes and park improvements. Outreach over two years drew more than 580 survey responses, along with stakeholder committees and engagement with businesses, churches, schools and residents.

The city cited high crash rates, sidewalk and transit gaps, aging commercial areas with declining investment and fragmented land use as reasons for the effort. Short-term priorities focus on pedestrian crossings, shared-use paths, lighting and technology. Longer-term work includes major roadway reconstruction, including narrowing medians.

For developers and property owners along the corridor, the practical takeaway is that the planned mixed-use zoning changes and roadway redesigns could reshape parcel options and access, so the November council vote is worth tracking closely.