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NCTCOG’s TXShare and Civic Marketplace Launch Competitively Bid AI Contracts for Local Government Use

by | Jul 23, 2025
Under the initiative, government agencies nationwide can now rapidly deploy vetted, competitively awarded AI solutions and services, covering more than 70 individual use cases, without the need for new RFPs and with built-in options for supporting small and local companies, NCTCOG said.
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RTC Approves Nearly $60M in Federal Funding for North Texas Bicycle-Pedestrian Projects
by | Jun 18, 2025
“These funded improvements will connect people who choose walking and bicycling as modes of transportation to schools, transit services, and major hubs of employment in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,” said Kevin Kokes of the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
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NCTCOG Names New Executive Board President, Honors Regional Leaders
by | Jun 17, 2025
The North Central Texas Council of Governments — a voluntary association of local governments with a 17-member board — was established in 1966 to assist in planning for common needs, cooperating for mutual benefit, and coordinating for regional development.
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North Texas Lands $62M+ in EPA Grants for 244 Zero-Emission Vehicles Across Two Organizations
by | Jan 10, 2025

The North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Dallas Independent School District have received grants totaling more than $62 million to help buy 244 zero-emission vehicles via the Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program....

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Fort Worth Mayor Pro Tem to Lead NCTCOG Regional Transportation Council

by | Jun 9, 2023

Fort Worth Mayor Pro Tem Gyna Bivens will lead the 45-member Regional Transportation Council for the next year after being elected chair on Thursday.

She takes over for Collin County Commissioner Duncan Webb, who led the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) through the recently concluded 88th Texas Legislature, the council said.

The RTC of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) has served as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for regional transportation planning in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1974....

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A NASA illustration depicts the idea of a future air taxi hovering over a municipal vertiport. [Rendering: NASA/Lillian Gipson and Kyle Jenkins]
‘Checkmate’ on Highway Congestion? Planning Agency, NASA Team Up To Introduce Airborne Drones, Taxis To Relieve DFW Traffic Jams
by | Jun 14, 2021
The North Central Texas Council of Governments and NASA are working on long-term transportation plans, from delivery drones to passenger-carrying air taxis.

The Advanced Urban Air Mobility NASA partnership is one of many irons NCTCOG has in the fire to improve traffic flow in one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation.
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