The Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport has instituted a new policy to further incentivize the use of natural gas taxis. Effective immediately, natural gas-powered taxicabs will be first in line for fares at DFW. The policy was approved by the DFW Board to help improve North Texas’ air quality and reduce dependence on foreign oil. Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, an airport board member, said the region’s air quality barely meets federal standards and, if the region’s natural growth pushes North Texas over the limits, its federal highway and transportation money could be lost. “The worst possible choice we could make here is to do nothing,” said Leppert, who is pushing to convert Dallas’ taxicabs to CNG and who endorsed the recent Dallas Area Rapid Transit decision to buy 600 CNG buses.
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