NCTCOG honors partners for mobility and clean air initiatives

The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) recently presented the Air North Texas Partner Awards, recognizing four regional cities for their dedication to a cleaner North Texas: 

The City of Grand Prairie received the Partner of the Year award for consistently sharing Air North Texas’ advertising content through social media, billboards, newsletters and promotional items. 

The City of Plano earned Outstanding Education. The city informed residents about air quality and Clean Air Action Day with a variety of educational programs. 

The City of Dallas was awarded Outstanding Initiative. In addition to launching other efforts designed to address air quality and promote clean air practices in Dallas, the city held an Air Sensor Summit. 

The City of Cedar Hill was presented two awards: Outstanding Outreach and the Arlo Ambassador award. The city was commended for its outreach efforts for utilizing various methods to engage residents. The city was awarded the Arlo Ambassador award for its fun and creative use of Arlo, Air North Texas’ mascot.

Air North Texas is a public awareness campaign dedicated to helping improve the region’s air quality by encouraging individuals, businesses and governments to become involved in the process. For more information, visit AirNorthTexas.org.

The DFW Clean Cities Coalition recognized 27 local fleets for their efforts to reduce petroleum use and improve air quality, as part of its annual Fleet Recognition Awards. Through operating alternative fuels instead of conventional fuels (i.e. gasoline and diesel) and adopting other emission reductions strategies, these fleets contributed to a regional reduction of 33.8 million gallons of gasoline equivalent, 323,100 tons of greenhouse gas emissions, and 60 tons of nitrogen oxides, which contribute to local nonattainment of the federal ozone standard. The winners included nine Gold, eight Silver and 10 Bronze recipients:

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) was awarded Gold status for the sixth consecutive year, while the cities of Carrollton and Dallas, along with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, earned Gold for the fifth straight year. Other entities bringing home the top honor were Trinity Metro and the cities of Denton, Grand Prairie, Irving and Southlake.

The winners of the Silver recognition were the cities of Arlington, Fort Worth, Frisco, Lancaster, Lewisville and North Richland Hills, along with Dallas ISD and Lazer Spot Inc.

The following were honored with Bronze status: Birdville ISD, Span Inc., Bimbo Bakeries, Tarrant County, Denton County, the towns of Flower Mound and Addison, and the cities of Benbrook, Mesquite and Plano.

In addition, six cities were recognized for a decade of fleet reporting: Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Lancaster, Lewisville, Rockwall and Watauga. For more on the fleet awards including the entities also recognized as Shining Stars, visit DFWCleanCities.org.

NCTCOG also announced at the luncheon distinguished examples of Federal Discretionary Grant Projects awarded to the North Texas region in 2024. These grants will help fund critical transportation initiatives across the region, focusing on enhancing connectivity, safety and infrastructure.  

SOURCE North Central Texas Council of Governments