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Station Overview Mercantile Center Station will be located in Fort Worth on the west side of Beach Street near its intersection with the TEX Rail Line. The station’s anticipated opening will be in late 2018 as part of TEX Rail service from Downtown Fort Worth to DFW International Airport Terminal B. Rail Station Fact Sheet Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018) Regional Rail Transit Lines

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Page 1: Rail Station Fact Sheet Mercantile Center Station*Rail Station Fact Sheet – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)

Station Overview

Mercantile Center Station will be located in

Fort Worth on the west side of Beach Street

near its intersection with the TEX Rail Line.

The station’s anticipated opening will be in

late 2018 as part of TEX Rail service from

Downtown Fort Worth to DFW International

Airport Terminal B.

Rail Station Fact Sheet – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)

Regional Rail Transit Lines

Page 2: Rail Station Fact Sheet Mercantile Center Station*Rail Station Fact Sheet – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)

Rail Station Fact Sheet – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)

Station Characteristics1 Station Area Characteristics (1/2 mile radius)

Address 4001 N. Beach Street Demographics3

City Fort Worth Total Population 9,177

Agency Fort Worth Transportation Authority Population Density (pop/sq. mile) 1,081

Rail Line(s) TEX Rail Average Median Age 31

Corridor TEX Rail Average Median Income $48,235.17

Year Opened 2018

Park & Ride Spaces 318 Housing3

Total Housing Units 2,787

Ridership1 Housing Density (units/sq. mile) 328

2015 Avg. Weekday N/A Percent Occupied 94%

2015 Avg. Saturday N/A Percent Owner-Occupied 65%

2015 Avg. Sunday N/A Percent Renter-Occupied 35%

2014 On-Board Transit Survey: Access Mode to Station2 Commute To Work3

Bike N/A Percent Automobile 97.0%

Drive Alone N/A Percent Drive Alone 81.2%

Carpool N/A Percent Carpool 15.8%

Walk N/A Percent Transit 0.0%

Drop Off N/A Percent Bike 0.4%

Other N/A Percent Walk 0.0%

Transit Transfer N/A Percent Other 1.4%

Percent Work from Home 1.2%

Station Area Plans and Studies Percent Zero-Vehicle Households 1.7%

Title Beach Street Station Area Plan

Publisher FWTA and the City of Fort Worth Traffic Survey Zone 2017 Employment Forecast2

Year 2009 Total Jobs 15,754

Web Location http://www.texrail.com/About/RouteandStations/Stations.aspx Job Density (jobs/sq. mile) 3,550

Sources: 1. Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA), 2. NCTCOG, 3. U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2010-2014) by block group.

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Land Use Percentages

Land Use (2016) – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)

Page 4: Rail Station Fact Sheet Mercantile Center Station*Rail Station Fact Sheet – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)

Zoning Districts

Forth Worth (2016

K – Heavy Industrial

Haltom City (2016)

M-1 – Industrial

M-2 – Light Industrial

C-3 – Commercial

SF-2 – Single Family Residential

For more information on zoning, please visit the City

websites at:

Fort Worth

http://fortworthtexas.gov/zoning/

Haltom City:

http://www.haltomcitytx.com/departments/planning-

community-development

Zoning (2016) – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)

Page 5: Rail Station Fact Sheet Mercantile Center Station*Rail Station Fact Sheet – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)

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MercantileCenterStation*

The Pedestrian Routes to Rail study identifies allexisting pedestrian facilities within a half-mile radiusof existing light rail and commuter rail stations in theDallas-Fort Worth region based on 2014 data.ArcGIS Network Analyst tool was used to identifycontinuous facilities that are less than or greaterthan a half-mile actual walking distance to a station.The maps also reflect existing facilities that aredisconnected due to gaps or other barriers notallowing a continuous pedestrian route to a station.The maps do not reflect the condition or ADAcompliance of the existing infrastructure. Moreinformation on the Routes to Rail study andmethodology is available at:

Project Overview

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*Platform connecting sidewalkconstructed with stationExisting sidewalk facilities greaterthan a 0.5 mile walk distanceExisting sidewalk facilites thatdisconnected due to a gap in thenetwork

nctcog.org/RoutesToRail

0.5 Mile Station Buffer

Last Updated: October 2016 (*Station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)

I2 Rail StationsRailroads

Pedestrian Routes to Rail - Mercantile Center Station*

Page 6: Rail Station Fact Sheet Mercantile Center Station*Rail Station Fact Sheet – Mercantile Center Station* (*station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)

The Bicycle Routes to Rail study identifies allexisting and planned bikeways in proximity toexisting or under-construction light rail andcommuter rail stations in the Dallas / Fort Worthregion based on 2016 data. The maps reflectoff-street paths (trails) and streets designated bylocal adopted master plans for dedicatedbikeways (e.g. bike lanes, cycle tracks) locatedon the street. In accordance with the TexasTransportation Code, bicyclists have a right tothe road. As such, the map does not reflectother roadways around the station that may havesigned bike routes or by state law may be usedby bicyclists. More information about the Routesto Rail study and methodology is available at:

Project Overview

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Bicycle Routes to Rail - Mercantile Center Station*

nctcog.org/RoutesToRail

Legend

Last Updated: October 2016 (*Station under construction with anticipated start of service in late 2018)