August 2, 2024 - WFAA.com -
DATA, an advocacy group formed by DART passengers, aims to "push back on the narrative that we don’t exist," and advocate against funding cuts.
DALLAS — While North Texas cities vote to reduce DART's funding, riders are getting organized to fight any proposed cuts.
When Hexel Colorado heard that the Dallas City Council was discussing using funds set aside for DART for other priorities, he brushed it off.
“I was like, that's not gonna happen,” Colorado said.
But recently, as more suburbs started voting to propose cutting funding by a quarter-cent from its current one-cent rate, that nonchalant attitude quickly turned to frustration. Colorado couldn’t believe that suburbs like Plano and Irving, which recently saw DART services expanded in their cities, now wanted to cut the agency's funding.
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