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Two out of three Dallas County cities vote to continue DART rail and bus service

May 3rd, 2026
May 3rd, 2026 - TRA Newswire -A majority of voters who went to the polls yesterday in the cities of Addison and University Park voted to stay in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit network of trains and buses. Highland Park...

Leaving DART will weaken regional connectivity and growth, three cities should not become “transit isolationists"

April 3rd, 2026
April 3, 2026 - DallasNews.com - Op-Ed - Peter LeCody, Texas Rail Advocates - Voters in three North Texas cities will soon decide if they want to become "transit isolationists" and remove themselves from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit network. If...

President / CEO of DART, Nadine Lee, announes she is leaving the transit agency

March 26th, 2026
March 26, 2026 - TRA Newswire -DALLAS — Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) President & Chief Executive Officer Nadine S. Lee has informed the DART Board of Directors that she will not seek an extension of her current contract, concluding...

A messy transit funding fight in Dallas may have reached a pause — but some advocates fear the détente won't hold.

February 22nd, 2026
February 19, 2026 - usa.streestblog.org -A vote six years in the making that would decimate the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system might soon be called off, potentially averting a major funding crisis for the agency — though advocates say there's...

City of Dallas pulls back on DART control, suburb cities will have more voting power on transit

February 13th, 2026
February 13, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Facing a showdown by six adjacent member cities to leave the Dallas Area Rapid Transit network, the Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to lower its share of control of the agency from 53% to...

North Texas transit advocates say the public wants DART, no withdrawal election needed

February 4th, 2026
February 4, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Members of Dallas Area Transit Alliance (DATA), a grass roots organization, went to a public meeting in the city of Addison last week and witnessed more than 30 speakers who came in despite weather...

16-acre transit oriented development planned at DART's SMU/Mockingbird Station

January 25th, 2026
January 25, 2026 - TRA Newswire -A 16-acre, master-planned transit-oriented development (TOD) at Dallas Area Rapid Transit's SMU/Mockingbird Station will feature apartments, a hotel, office space, and underground parking for DART customersDART and Trammell Crow Company have celebrated the groundbreaking...

Why a public vote to pull out of DART's service area is a bad move; unintended consequences ahead

December 24th, 2025
December 25, 2025 - TRA Commentary -So, maybe Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) hasn't been the easiest for member cities to work with, has not been transparent enough, or focused closer on individual city needs. And, by the way, that's...

25-year study reveals North Texas transit oriented development has $18 billion direct impact

November 16th, 2025
November 15, 2025 - NBCDFFW.com, by Alexis Garcia -The University of North Texas (UNT) Economic Research Group released results of a 25-year-long study of the economic impact of transit-oriented development in North Texas on Thursday.The group found that development within...

4 cities will hold pull-out elections to separate from DART; riders and residents say leaving DART is a bad idea

November 8th, 2025
November 8, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Frustrated by lack of service and financial support, officials in 4 cities served by Dallas Area Rapid Transit have called for ballot initiatives next spring to let voters decide to stay as a member...

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