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Arlington outlines enhanced mobility work and FIFA 2026 coordination; pilots and sidewalk LIDAR cited
Summary
Public works director Keith Brooks updated council on the Enhanced Mobility priority (FY2026), reporting street‑condition improvements, a LIDAR sidewalk‑condition survey to support ADA transition planning, multimodal delivery demonstrations that delivered 300+ grocery boxes, and a Via‑operated Arlington Pilot Express averaging ~65 rides/week; transportation staff said the city will feed information into the FIFA app for 2026 visitors.
Keith Brooks, director of public works, briefed the council on Oct. 14 about Arlington’s Enhanced Mobility priority for FY2026, which focuses on regional connections and improving street and pedestrian infrastructure.
Brooks said the city reduced the lane miles with a condition index below 50 by about 20 lane miles and that recent street maintenance bids will add 27 lane miles of improvements. He confirmed several corridor projects remain on schedule and that the Southeast Connector (managed by TxDOT) is anticipated for construction completion in 2028.
On safety and multimodal pilots, Brooks highlighted two multimodal delivery demonstrations (September 2024 and May 2025) that together completed over 300 grocery‑box deliveries; he said final project reporting to the U.S. Department of Energy is being completed. Brooks also described the Arlington Pilot Express — a dynamic direct‑route pilot integrated into Arlington On Demand and operated by Via — that has averaged about 65 rides per week and has seen increased ridership since UTA’s fall semester began.
Brooks said the city is beginning a sidewalk‑condition survey using lidar technology to capture three‑dimensional maps of sidewalks, ramps and curves; that data will be used to update Arlington’s ADA transition plan and sidewalk master plan.
Council members asked for more detailed ridership data on the pilot and suggested exploring coordination with UTA to improve student and visitor access to downtown. Alicia Winkelback, director of transportation, said the transportation department has been heavily involved in FIFA 2026 preparations, is coordinating with the regional Council of Governments, and is preparing an air‑taxi demonstration at the airport. Staff clarified that FIFA will provide a single central app for attendees and the city will share information with that app rather than promote a separate Arlington app.
Brooks said staff will return with additional transportation performance data at a future council meeting and a more comprehensive Safe Streets implementation update in November.
