October 17, 2016 - CBSDFW.com
Union Station (now renamed Eddie Bernie Johnson Union Station in honor of the transportation advocate in Congress) turned 100 years old this week, and a centennial celebration was held for the Dallas icon. Mayor Mike Rawlings and other city leaders...
October 7, 2016 - Dallas Morning News - Steve Brown -
Last week I stood in the terminal at Love Field and watched a DART train zip by.
It didn't stop — can't stop. There's no station.
That has to be one of the...
September 27, 2016 - Dallas Morning News -
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit board on Tuesday approved a $976 million budget for 2017 that includes funding for two projects that have led to a clash between Dallas and its neighbors.
DART allotted $3.5...
September 22, 2016 - Dallas Morning News -
By Todd Meier, Harry LaRosiliere and Paul Voelker -
The original vision for a regional transportation system, when the Dallas Area Rapid Transit was first conceived, was a collaborative plan that would benefit 13...
September 13, 2016 - Dallas Morning News -
Lee M. Kleinman - Dallas City Council -
The Cotton Belt is good for Dallas.
The proposed east-west commuter line that would connect Dallas, Richardson and Plano with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and, ultimately,...
September 2, 2016 - masstransitmag.com
Gary Thomas, president/executive director of Dallas Area Rapid Transit, has been named Outstanding Public Transportation Manager of the Year by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
"I am honored to be recognized for doing what I love,"...
September 2, 2016 - TRA Newswire -
In a series of public meetings that concluded yesterday Dallas Area Rapid Transit previewed what could be fast-tracking for a rail project that has been in consideration for over 30 years. The Cotton Belt...
August 17, 2016 - KXAS.com -
There is renewed pushback about plans to build a new Dallas Area Rapid Transit rail line in North Texas.
The Cotton Belt Corridor runs east and west between Plano and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
The railroad hasn't...
Jim Schutze - Dallas Observer - August 4, 2016
Psst. Hey. Downtown property-owners and major institutions. I’m talking to you. This is between us, OK? That subway idea might be more popular and more feasible than you think.
But you need to not...
August 3, 2016 - TRA Comment
Somedays you just have to admire the irony.
Forbes magazine stringer Scott Beyer, in a July 29 posting on the Forbes.com site charged that "Austin's Commuter Rail Is A Monument to Government Waste."
The article described Beyer...