As Fort Worth gears up for the possibility of an $840 million bond program, transportation infrastructure emerges as a top priority for the proposed allocation. According to the City's recent announcement, the bond program, set for a potential vote in May 2026, would mark the latest in a four-year cycle, preceding the last voter-approved series in 2022. It is designed to fund improvements without increasing property taxes.
Based on the City of Fort Worth, if the program is given the green light, streets and mobility infrastructure are set to receive the lion's share of the funds at nearly 61%, while parks and open space, public safety, and other civic needs like animal shelters and libraries get their respective pieces of the pie. Notably, a modicum of the total, only 0.6%, is earmarked for affordable housing — a proposition some councilmembers suggest should be increased by $5 million to $10 million.
Citizen involvement has been a cornerstone of the bond program's development, with the city employing various methods to gather community feedback. The statistics tout 18,220 website views, attendee figures for district meetings, YouTube metrics, and hundreds of comments and BalancingAct submissions — a tool empowering residents to have their say on the distribution of bond funds.
