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James D. Spiller named Deputy Chief of DART Transit Police (open access)

James D. Spiller named Deputy Chief of DART Transit Police

News release about the naming of James D. Spiller as Deputy Chief of the DART Transit Police Department.
Date: November 14, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
V. A. Medical Center gives employees a free ride in 1999 (open access)

V. A. Medical Center gives employees a free ride in 1999

News release about Dallas' Veterans Affairs Medical Center's purchase of transit passes for all of its employees.
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kenneth Mercer es ascendido a Vicepresidente de Adquisiciones de DART (open access)

Kenneth Mercer es ascendido a Vicepresidente de Adquisiciones de DART

News release about the naming of Kenneth Mercer as VP of DART's Procurement Department.
Date: September 23, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kenneth Mercer promoted to VP of DART Procurement (open access)

Kenneth Mercer promoted to VP of DART Procurement

Spanish version News Release about the naming of Kenneth Mercer as VP of DART's Procurement Department.
Date: September 23, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Board of Directors Names Agency General Counsel (open access)

DART Board of Directors Names Agency General Counsel

News release about the naming of Swanson Angle as DART's interim general council.
Date: August 13, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
James Spiller named Chief of DART Police (open access)

James Spiller named Chief of DART Police

News release about the naming of James Spiller as the new chief of DART's transit police.
Date: July 5, 2005
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Javier Rivera named head of DART Rail patrol (open access)

Javier Rivera named head of DART Rail patrol

News release about the naming of Javier Rivera as the head of the DART Transit Police Department's rail patrol division.
Date: June 22, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Javier Rivera es nombrado jefe de la patrulla ferroviaria de DART (open access)

Javier Rivera es nombrado jefe de la patrulla ferroviaria de DART

News release about the naming of Javier Rivera as the head of the DART Transit Police Department's rail patrol division.
Date: June 22, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART commuters become Santa Cop elves this Christmas (open access)

DART commuters become Santa Cop elves this Christmas

News release about DART's "Santa Cops" program, to collect donated toys for underprivileged children.
Date: December 3, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Madill Subdivision Bridge, Dallas, Texas: Determination of National Register Eligibility (open access)

Madill Subdivision Bridge, Dallas, Texas: Determination of National Register Eligibility

Preliminary report assessing the eligibility for inclusion in the national Register of Historic Places (NRHP) of Railroad Bridge 705.20 on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) Madill Subdivision. It includes a historical summary of the railroad alignment and photographs of the bridge. The authors concluded that the bridge was not historically significant, as it was typical of railroad bridges of the late 20th century and had been modified several times.
Date: May 8, 2013
Creator: DeFreece Emery, Sherry N. & Singleton, Kate
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART to the "Street Party" in Deep Ellum (open access)

DART to the "Street Party" in Deep Ellum

News release promoting the use of DART transportation services to the Deep Ellum Arts Festival and the Camper Scamper 5K run.
Date: March 28, 2006
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's new website moves with a Latin beat (open access)

DART's new website moves with a Latin beat

News release aobut DART's new Spanish-language website.
Date: October 31, 2005
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART to 4th of July festivities (open access)

DART to 4th of July festivities

News release promoting the use of DART transportation options to travel to local Independence Day celebrations.
Date: June 20, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving/DFW Airport: Final Environmental Impact Statement - Appendix C - Plan and Profile Drawings (open access)

Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving/DFW Airport: Final Environmental Impact Statement - Appendix C - Plan and Profile Drawings

Appendix C to the Final Environmental Statement for the proposed LRT extension from a junction north of Bachman Station to Irving and DFW Airport. It contains maps and drawing drawing made during the preliminary engineering process.
Date: July 2008
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southeast Corridor Light Rail Transit in Dallas County, Texas: Final Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Statement (open access)

Southeast Corridor Light Rail Transit in Dallas County, Texas: Final Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Statement

This report describes the transportation and environmental impacts and proposed mitigation measures associated with the construction and operation of a proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) line from downtown Dallas to Buckner Boulevard. This project in DART's Southeast Corridor has been combined with the contemporaneous plan for an LRT line in the Northwest Corridor into a single, federally funded project, although separate Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) were prepared for each corridor. This Final EIS for the Southeast Corridor was written following the completion of a Draft EIS and subsequent 45-day public review and comment period and it includes responses to concerns raised during that period.
Date: October 2003
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Michael Miles, October 31, 2018 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Michael Miles, October 31, 2018

Interview with Mike Miles, the former Vice President of Government Relations at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) from Dallas, Texas. While the interview briefly covers aspects of his life in Ohio and Dallas, it focuses on his career with DART. Miles discusses the many successes and failures of public transportation in regards to improving mobility management. He indicates that there has been a shift in perception of public transit since the 1970s and more people are looking for alternative methods to travel.
Date: October 31, 2018
Creator: Moye, Todd & Miles, Michael
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Preservation and Maintenance Manual: DART Police Headquarters at Illinois Station/Monroe Shops (open access)

Preservation and Maintenance Manual: DART Police Headquarters at Illinois Station/Monroe Shops

Manual intended to guide maintenance or repair activities for the DART police headquarters located in the historic Monroe Shops building, in accordance with federal guidelines on the preservation of historic sites. The manual includes and overview of these guidelines, identification of "character-defining" historic elements of the building, a maintenance repair timeline, and a checklist for annual inspection.
Date: February 24, 2012
Creator: URS Corporation
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Crossing Depot: Existing Conditions and Adaptive Use Study (open access)

The Carrollton Crossing Depot: Existing Conditions and Adaptive Use Study

Report exploring the current conditions of the historical Carrollton Crossing Depot and approaches to adapting it to new uses without diminishing its historical value. ARCHITEXAS dissented to the opinion of DART and the City of Carrollton that new uses would require the building to be relocated to a new site.
Date: 2013
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lake Highlands LRT Station Categorical Exclusion (open access)

Lake Highlands LRT Station Categorical Exclusion

A proposal for developing the Lake Highlands Light Rail Transit (LRT) Station and parking along the Blue Line. The report also makes an argument for probable categorical exclusion, meaning that the project would not have significant environmental impact.
Date: September 2009
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
West Oak Cliff Corridor: Local Environmental Assessment (open access)

West Oak Cliff Corridor: Local Environmental Assessment

This report describes the potential environmental impacts and proposed mitigation measures associated with the construction and operation of the West Oak Cliff segment of a DART light rail transit (LRT) system. This report did not anticipate any significant impacts. This report was concluded before the final location of the stations were approved. Therefore, this document includes assessments on the impact of various optioned locations.
Date: June 1990
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Central Corridor LRT Extension: Draft Environmental Impact Statement - appendix D: Draft Preliminary Engineering Plan and Profile Drawings (open access)

North Central Corridor LRT Extension: Draft Environmental Impact Statement - appendix D: Draft Preliminary Engineering Plan and Profile Drawings

Appendix D to the Draft Environmental Statement for the North Central Corridor light rail transit (LRT) extension. It contains maps and drawing drawing made during the preliminary engineering process.
Date: October 1996
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Final Local Environment Assessment: DART Rail to Rowlett (open access)

Final Local Environment Assessment: DART Rail to Rowlett

This document describes the impacts to the natural as well as economic and social environments associated with a proposed double-track Light Rail Transit (LRT) line extending from DART's Downtown Garland Station 4.8 miles to a planned Downtown Rowlett Station and identifies possible mitigation treatments to be incorporated into the final design. This Final Local Economic Assessment (LEA) includes responses to all written and oral comments received during the 49 day public review period for the the Draft LEA.
Date: May 2007
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Northeast Corridor: Final Local Environmental Assessment (Final LEA) (open access)

Northeast Corridor: Final Local Environmental Assessment (Final LEA)

This report describes the potential environmental impacts and proposed mitigating measures associated with the establishment of a Northwest Corridor light rail transit (LRT) line. These anticipated consequences are compared against those of alternative designs and of a baseline "no-build alternative." The document also addresses concerns raised during the 45-day public comment period following the release of an earlier environmental assessment.
Date: January 1997
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Northwest Corridor Light Rail Transit Line to Farmers Branch and Carrollton, Dallas and Denton County, Texas: Final Environmental Impact Statement (open access)

Northwest Corridor Light Rail Transit Line to Farmers Branch and Carrollton, Dallas and Denton County, Texas: Final Environmental Impact Statement

This report describes the transportation and environmental impacts and proposed mitigation measures associated with the construction and operation of a proposed Light Rail Transit Line from downtown Dallas to Farmers Branch and Carrollton. This project in DART's Southeast Corridor has been combined with the contemporaneous plan for an LRT line in the Northwest Corridor into a single, federally funded project, although separate Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) were prepared for each corridor. This Final EIS for the Northwest Corridor was written following the completion of a Draft EIS and subsequent 45-day public review and comment period and it includes responses to concerns raised during that period. Because the line would connect to Dallas Love Field Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration cooperated in the development of this report.
Date: September 2003
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History