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Commissioner Webb reports RTC items, McKinney passenger-rail study paused pending local DART withdrawal election
Summary
At a Regional Transportation Council meeting, members cleared studies for federal railroad and FTA NEPA initiatives but paused the McKinney passenger-rail corridor study (Plano–McKinney) pending a May local DART withdrawal election. Webb highlighted regional growth projections that will pressure roads and services.
Commissioner Webb summarized the Regional Transportation Council meeting he attended: two items (the Federal Railroad Administration Corridor Identification Program and an FTA NEPA initiative) were approved to move forward, while the McKinney passenger-rail corridor study (an extension of the existing rail line from Plano to McKinney) was put on hold pending a DART withdrawal election scheduled in Plano for May.
Webb distributed regional growth projections and told the court that Texas is projected to grow by about 8.6 million people by 2050, with 43% of that growth concentrated in the Dallas–Fort Worth area; he estimated Collin County could account for roughly a third of the DFW share, which would magnify needs for roads, facilities and services.
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