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Texas cities want millennials living downtown. So why does the state keep building highways to the suburbs?

June 29th, 2018
June 26, 2018 - Texas Tribune - by Brandon Formby - Less than 1 percent of TXDOT's budget is earmarked for public transit As young, educated professionals push away old ideas about how to move around Texas cities, transportation planners’...

As land acquisitions roll in, construction likely near for high-speed rail in Texas

June 21st, 2018
June 20, 2018 - communityimpact.com - Despite some public criticism—and even doubt if the project will come to pass—the proposed high-speed rail project between Houston and Dallas is on the fast track to becoming a reality, according to an official with...

Shameful! Dallas Union Station pulls the welcome mat for passengers and for parking

June 9th, 2018
June 9, 2018 - TRA Exclusive - Rail passengers are denied access to Dallas Union Station after 5:30pm, according to a posted sign on the doors of the historic landmark. The station, owned by the city of Dallas and bound by...

Texas Central unveils high-speed passenger station in Dallas

January 29th, 2018
January 29, 2018 - TRA Newswire - Maps, renderings show terminal near convention center in Cedars neighborhood Bullet train project seen as catalyst for economic growth, new jobs and development Station expected to increase property values, generate more local tax...

Dallas & Fort Worth move toward high speed rail connection

November 25th, 2017
November 13, 2017 - Dallas Morning News  - Dallas and Fort Worth officials are moving forward on plans to create a separate entity to manage a potential high-speed connection between the two cities. The Dallas City Council's Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure & Sustainability Committee gave...

When a Dallas newcomer pits DART against driving to work, the winner may surprise you

October 20th, 2017
October 20, 2017 - Jay Caruso, Dallas Morning News Editorial Writer - My move to The Dallas Morning News this year happened quickly. It required me to move to Texas a month ahead of my family to start work and get settled in....

Why Texas high-speed rail makes this Amazon HQ2 site a sexy option

October 1st, 2017
September 28, 2017 - Dallas Business Journal - Dallas-based Matthews Southwest, with support from Texas Central Partners, is putting together a pitch for Amazon's HQ2 campus for the transit-oriented development surrounding the proposed station for the bullet train. The $5 billion campus could help...

Texas Central is making progress in its aim to build the nation's first 'bullet train'

September 20th, 2017
September 20, 2017 - Progressive Railroading - By Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor At a ceremony held last month at Houston’s City Hall, Mayor Sylvester Turner could hardly contain his enthusiasm about a proposed 240-mile bullet train between the city and North Texas. Joining...

DART Board approves plans to advance 26 mile Cotton Belt rail line

September 16th, 2017
September 15, 2017 - CommunityImpact.com - Prospects for a 26-mile suburban passenger rail line that would run through downtown Plano were bolstered this week as transportation officials approved a funding plan for the $1.3 billion project. Dallas Area Rapid Transit board members on Tuesday...

Here's where Dallas will build a new subway and streetcar line

September 13th, 2017
September 13, 2017 - Dallas Morning News, Liz Farmer - The Dallas City Council on Wednesday gave its support to plans to build a downtown subway route under Commerce Street. Council members also tentatively approved a new streetcar line that would connect...

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