Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Planning Organization 40th Anniversary |
The North Central Texas Council of Governments is celebrating its 40th anniversary as the region’s metropolitan planning organization.
Throughout 2014, the Transportation Department will look back at some historic events and accomplishments that shaped the region.
This month, the focus is on transportation options and how multiple modes form a comprehensive, flexible transportation system. |
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As the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country, Dallas-Fort Worth must have a transportation system with many choices. Read more in Local Motion >>>
#DFWMPO40
What was the population of the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 1974?
A. 1.9 million
B. 2.6 million
C. 2.1 million
D. 3.0 million
Answer on the NCTCOG Transportation Facebook page or on Twitter by using @NCTCOGtrans and #DFWMPO40. Those who answer correctly will be entered in a random drawing for a pedometer.
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Via Instagram / Facebook: The oil embargo that caused Americans to sit in long lines for gasoline ended March 18, 1974, the same year NCTCOG became the metropolitan planning organization for the region. Here’s how the wait in Texas compared with the rest of the nation. #ThrowbackThursday #DFWMPO40 #TBT |
What was the best bicycle/pedestrian project completed in the last 40 years? Tell us your favorite and what you like best about it. #DFWMPO40 #BikeDFW BikeDFW
Answer on the NCTCOG Transportation Facebook page or on Twitter by using @NCTCOGtrans and #DFWMPO40.
Aviation in 1974
The Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport opened for commercial service on January 13, 1974, at a cost of $700 million. The name change to Dallas/Fort Worth International did not occur until 1985.
Average domestic roundtrip US airfare with fees (excluding taxes) was $186.72 in 1979, but had increased to $378.62 by 2012. |
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Photo: DFW Airport
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Economy and Employment in 1974
Inflation Rate
1974: 11.9 percent
2014: 1.6 percent
National Unemployment
1974: 5.6 percent
2014: 7.4 percent
Notable National Project
Work begins on the 800 mile-long Alaska oil pipeline.
Employment by Industry and Gender
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Popular Culture in 1974
- March 4, 1974 – People Magazine publishes its first issue. Actress Mia Farrow, star of The Great Gatsby, is featured on the cover.
- December 1974 – Peter Jennings, ABC News bureau chief in Beirut, is named Washington co-host for the new ABC-TV morning program, “AM America.”
Dallas-Fort Worth MPO at 40: Reflecting on Accomplishments, Historic Events and More
January 2014: What was Happening in 1974
February 2014: Forty Years of Media and Public Involvement
March 2014: Transportation Options
April 2014: The Regional Transportation Council
May 2014: Air Quality
June 2014: Youth Involvement in Transportation
July 2014: Regional Innovations
August 2014: Public Transportation
September 2014: Technology and Transportation Planning
October 2014: Growth in Population and Transportation
November 2014: Aviation
December 2014: Future of Transportation
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