NTCOG

Corinth Mayor Takes the Helm as President of NTCOG Executive Board

by | Jul 20, 2023

Corinth Mayor Bill Heidemann has been elected president of the North Central Texas Council of Government’s 18-member executive board and will preside over it for the next year.

Heidemann succeeds Arlington council member Andrew Piel, who was elected to the one-year term in June 2022. Piel will continue to serve on the NCTCOG board as past president, the agency said....

MORE
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....

MORE
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.
MORE