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Is good public transit becoming more politically viable in Texas?
October 16th, 2019
October 7, 2019 - dmagazine.com -
For years, voters have been skeptical of funding big public transit investments. Two upcoming bond elections in Texas suggest the political tides may be shifting.
In Texas, the stars at night are big and bright, the...
Can commuter rail save our suburbs?
October 16th, 2019
October 8, 2019 - curbed.com -
As new urban transit lines expand, dense development near stations tries to reinvigorate car-centric communities
In the northern suburbs of Dallas, where Dallas-Area Rapid Transit (DART) plans to open the 26-mile Silver Line extension in 2022...
Construction begins to extend platforms at DART Red and Blue Line stations
July 28th, 2019
July 26, 2019 -MassTransitMag.com -
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has started construction on its Red and Blue Line station platforms to accommodate more riders and longer trains.
Currently, the Red and Blue lines are limited to two-car trains due to...
DART lands APTA innovation award
July 28th, 2019
July 22, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Dallas Area Rapid Transit has been named the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) 2019 Innovation Award winner.
The Innovation Award is given to a public transit agency demonstrating innovative concepts in the provision of public...
Dallas, transit agency to establish streetcar roles
July 12th, 2019
July 11, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) board announced yesterday it will advance an agreement with the city of Dallas to consolidate existing contracts and establish responsibilities for maintaining and operating the Dallas Streetcar.
Under the agreement, the...
DART names the "Silver Line" and lands $60M from FTA for Red & Blue platform extensions
June 30th, 2019
June 30, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
June has been a busy month at Dallas Area Rapid Transit. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced last week that DART will receive $60.76 million for platform capacity expansion on the Red and Blue...
Stadler to supply eight FLIRT trains to DART Cotton Belt Project
June 4th, 2019
June 4, 2019 - MassTransitMag.com -
Stadler will assemble and build eight FLIRT diesel multiple unit trains (DMUs) and design an Equipment Maintenance Facility (EMF) as part of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Cotton Belt Regional Rail Project. DART awarded the...
TEXRail in Grapevine provides a path to transit across the region
May 18th, 2019
May 15, 2019 - CommunityImpact.com -
About 200,000 have taken advantage of TEXRail in its first four months of operation between Grapevine and Fort Worth. In July, the passenger rail line will start picking up passengers every half-hour instead of every...
DART chief urges Congress to pass infrastructure bill, citing coming work on Cotton Belt and D2 lines
March 25th, 2019
March 19, 2019 - Dallas Morning News -
Dallas Area Rapid Transit president Gary Thomas on Monday urged Congress to deliver a far-reaching infrastructure bill, joining other public transit leaders in stressing the importance of funding billions of dollars in improvements.
Speaking...
Sneak preview? DART's new Cotton Belt train could be named SILVERLINE
March 5th, 2019
UPDATED March 5, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
TRA has learned it appears that SILVERLINE could be the designation for the new Cotton Belt regional rail line that Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will construct between DFW Airport and Collin...