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Residents urge Fort Worth to shift 2026 bond priorities toward transit and affordable housing
Summary
Speakers at the Jan. 6 public comment session criticized the proposed 2026 bond for favoring parks and auto-centric projects and urged investment in transit expansion and affordable housing, citing other cities' approaches and Strong Towns analysis.
Multiple residents used the Jan. 6 public comment period to press the city to change priorities for the proposed 2026 bond, urging investments in transit and affordable housing rather than large park upgrades and auto-centric infrastructure.
Peter Irvin (District 6) said the bond’s focus reflects a “car monopoly” and warned that continued investment in car-centric infrastructure risks long-term fiscal stress. “Fort Worth is on a Detroit-style path to financial ruin if long-term low maintenance transportation infrastructure is not built,” he said, citing Strong Towns figures on per-passenger costs.
Cleo Capovic and others urged the council to consider models used in neighboring cities and to use bond funds to expand transit, noting that Fort Worth is the 11th-largest U.S. city and faces matching growth challenges. Capovic said the bond could help final funding for transit expansion (reference to a long-planned TEXRail expansion) and urged alignment with the city’s 2050 plan.
Why it matters: Voter-approved bond allocations shape city infrastructure for decades. Residents argued that prioritizing transit and affordable housing would address equity and longer-term fiscal health.
What’s next: Comments were submitted during public comment; no formal amendment to the bond was made at the meeting.
