CFW High Injury Network

A High Injury Network (HIN) is a strategic tool used in urban planning and traffic management to identify and address road segments with high frequencies of traffic-related injuries and fatalities. The concept of HIN is rooted in the data-driven approach of Vision Zero, a multi-national road traffic safety project that aims to achieve a highway system with no fatalities or serious injuries involving road traffic. By mapping out the corridors where a disproportionate number of traffic crashes occur, HINs provide a clear picture of where interventions are most needed to enhance safety for all road users.

Railroad Crossing Signal Upgrades: Railroad Signals: The City of Fort Worth participates in the TxDOT railroad program to upgrade crossings that have only crossbuck signs with the installation of modern crossing signals and gates. Railroad Crossing Surface Upgrades: Staff evaluates crossings with poor roadway surfaces for the installation of smoother crossing surfaces. The railroad signals feature class is static and is not updated on a daily basis.

TRN_STREETS is the authoritative record of street centerlines within Fort Worth City Limits. This feature class is maintained by Development Services and includes information which supports development planning, such as address range and street classification. As new subdivisions are platted, street segments are added by Development Services as a precursor to address assignment. Both public and private streets are included in this data, which is noted in the field PRIVATE. Note: Speed limits in the SPEED_LIMIT field are procedurally generated based on the CLASS field and may not reflect the posted speed limit. This value is used to estimate emergency vehicle travel times.

Fort Worth has more railroad grade crossings per capita than any other large city in Texas. Because of significant historical railroad developments dating back to the first railroad, the Texas & Pacific in 1876, today there are 193 grade crossings in the city. With the high amount of train activity and high number of grade crossings in Fort Worth, the city is committed to improving railroad crossing safety and developing new quiet zones. The railroad crossing feature class is a static formation which is not updated on a daily basis.

This layer contains subdivision boundaries within the City of Fort Worth as well as in adjacent municipalities. The layer is used to provide spatial context for properties in adjacent cities and surrounding areas. Attribute and geometry information are compiled from available external sources to support planning coordination, development review, and regional analysis.

The City of Fort Worth established truck routes and commercial delivery routes in Ordinance 4750, which took effect in January 1963. The original ordinance was heavily amended by Ordinance 8077 in 1980 to simplify the code sections to be easier to enforce and follow. Additional amendments since have added and removed routes as needed. Today, the Truck Traffic ordinances are found in Article IV of Chapter 22 in Fort Worth's Code of Ordinances. Designated Truck Routes are found in § 22-114 while Commercial Delivery Routes are found in § 22-115. The overall purpose of the ordinance is to place through truck and delivery traffic onto highways, arterials and collectors, unless the trip starts or ends outside of a designated route. This GIS layer has its origins in a Bentley Microstation file based on 1994 data from the North Texas GIS Consortium. It has been revised as needed to add or remove sections designated by amendments to the ordinance.