Published on December 12, 2022
Fort Worth will gain a seat on the Regional Transportation Council, pushing membership on the transportation policymaking body to 45.
Why it matters: Fort Worth will now have four seats on the RTC, second in representation to Dallas’ six seats. The additional seat is a result of population and employment in the region’s second-largest city.
Fort Worth’s current representatives:
What else changed? Other significant changes to the bylaws include the addition of 13 new cities with a population over 5,000, mandatory rotation of seats shared by counties and confirming the ability of members of the nominating subcommittee to be officers.
In addition to approving the bylaws, the RTC provided direction to NCTCOG staff to work with the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth on a weighted voting mechanism to determine if membership could be reduced to 40.
What the RTC does: Made up of local elected and appointed officials, and representatives from the region’s transportation providers, the RTC oversees the metropolitan transportation planning process for the 12-county Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Learn more: NCTCOG
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