PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: January 21, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 1, 2, 6, 14
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
PRIORITY: Infrastructure
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SUBJECT
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A resolution stating that the City Council: (1) reaffirms its position not supporting any construction of aboveground rail lines through the Central Business District, Uptown, and Victory Park areas of Dallas, except for streetcar expansion projects currently under consideration as stated in Resolution No. 24-0876 approved on June 12, 2024, (2) supports North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Regional Transportation Council's (RTC) request to NCTCOG's executive board to accept a $500,000.00 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration's Step 1 of the Corridor Identification and Development Program of the "Fort Worth to Houston High-Speed Rail Corridor" and that the Dallas to Fort Worth leg of this corridor is subject to (a) compliance with Resolution No. 24-0876 approved on June 12, 2024; (b) scope, schedule, and cost development to be based on multiple alternative alignments complying with Resolution No. 24-0876 approved on June 12, 2024; (c) requesting that the existing Trinity Railway Express line be studied for upgrading opportunities; and (d) that any aboveground rail alignments do not go through city park land - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
On June 12, 2024, the City Council passed a Resolution affirming that the City Council does not support construction of any above-ground rail lines through the Central Business District, Uptown, and Victory Park areas of Dallas, except for streetcar expansion projects currently under consideration by Resolution No. 24-0876.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) established the Corridor Identification and Development (ID) Program allowing the development of intercity passenger rail corridors. The Federal Railr...
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