Published on April 23, 2026
The City of Arlington was awarded Gold status by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) through the Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities (DFWCC) Fleet Recognition Program, recognizing the City’s voluntary efforts to improve air quality using alternative fuels and other fuel-saving strategies. Arlington was also recognized for 10 years of fleet reporting.
This is the first year Arlington has been awarded Gold status. Arlington received Silver status in 2024, 2023 and 2022 and Bronze status in 2021 and 2020.
The DFWCC Fleet Recognition Program awarded 29 local fleets for their voluntary efforts to improve air quality using alternative fuels and other fuel-saving strategies. The honorees included 10 Gold, nine Silver and 10 Bronze recipients. DFWCC tracks fleets’ efforts to improve air quality through the Annual Survey each year. In the most recent DFWCC Annual Survey, reports submitted by 48 fleets documented efforts that reduced approximately 35 million gallons of gasoline equivalent and 67 tons of ozone-forming nitrogen oxides (NOX) over the course of one year. These initiatives contribute to local efforts to reach attainment of the federal ozone standard.
Arlington also earned the Charging Smart Bronze Designation at the NCTCOG Recognition Awards. The City was honored for standardizing and clarifying the EV charging infrastructure permitting process and providing EV-specific training for emergency responders.
Charging Smart is a technical assistance and national designation program available from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) that recognizes municipalities for electric vehicle (EV) readiness. Through this program, NCTCOG and Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities have partnered with IREC to provide personalized, no-cost technical assistance to help local governments streamline planning, permitting, and inspections to more quickly and easily deploy EV charging infrastructure. Designation is awarded to municipalities that complete specific EV-ready actions outlined in the Charging Smart program guide.