North Texas Free Fare Transit Day - Tuesday, July 18 (open access)

North Texas Free Fare Transit Day - Tuesday, July 18

News release about the first "North Texas free Fare Transit Day," during which several North Texas transit agencies, including DART, offered use of public transportation for free on July 18th.
Date: July 10, 2006
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Hunter, Joan & Doherty, Kelly
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART and the Trinity Railway Express Take You to the New American Airlines Center (open access)

DART and the Trinity Railway Express Take You to the New American Airlines Center

News release about DART and Trinity Railway Express transportation to events at the American Airlines Center.
Date: July 25, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Logston, Jane & Moorman, Melissa
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Receives State Grant to Rework 360 Bus Engines (open access)

DART Receives State Grant to Rework 360 Bus Engines

News release concerning a $7.5 million grant from the State of Texas to upgrade DART's bus engines to reduce exhaust emissions.
Date: July 10, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Celebrates Landmark Access Law, Honors Organizations, Community Leaders (open access)

DART Celebrates Landmark Access Law, Honors Organizations, Community Leaders

News release about a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, held by DART.
Date: July 26, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Thomas Named COMTO 2009 Executive of the Year (open access)

DART's Thomas Named COMTO 2009 Executive of the Year

News release about DART president Gary Thomas being recognized by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials for his leadership in the hiring and the advancement of minorities.
Date: July 21, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Finalizing Light Rail Extension to Plano (open access)

DART Finalizing Light Rail Extension to Plano

News release concerning a DART open house to gather input on proposed bus service changes to be initiated due to the expansion of DART light rail service to Plano.
Date: July 8, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Welcoming the World to North Texas (open access)

Welcoming the World to North Texas

News release about DART's light rail extension to DFW International Airport making travel to Dallas more convenient and thus increasing travel to and revenue for the city and the surrounding region.
Date: July 21, 2014
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holiday Schedule for DART Services Monday, July 5th (open access)

Holiday Schedule for DART Services Monday, July 5th

News release concerning reduced services on July 5th in observance of Independence Day.
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
New lane on Tom Landry Highway set to open (open access)

New lane on Tom Landry Highway set to open

News release about DART's opening of new sections of HOV lanes.
Date: July 1, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Rail Orange Line opens new possibilities in Irving (open access)

DART Rail Orange Line opens new possibilities in Irving

News release about the opening of DART's Orange Line to Irving.
Date: July 23, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART, DCTA and The T Want to Hear Your Story (open access)

DART, DCTA and The T Want to Hear Your Story

News release about "Stop Talking Out of Your Tailpipe," an initiative by DART, DCTA, and the T to gather online submissions about when passengers began using public transportation.
Date: July 9, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Leffett, Dee & Hunter, Joan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART testing new mobile customer service tool (open access)

DART testing new mobile customer service tool

News release about DART's "Where's My Bus?" app, which helps customers track their buses.
Date: July 6, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Former DART Chair Randall Chrisman named outstanding board member by national transportation group (open access)

Former DART Chair Randall Chrisman named outstanding board member by national transportation group

News release about DART board member, Randall Chrisman, being honored by the APTA for his service as board chair.
Date: July 26, 2013
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART ridership sets record for second straight month (open access)

DART ridership sets record for second straight month

News release about DART's record-setting ridership levels.
Date: July 17, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paratransit Customers Begin Recertification in July (open access)

Paratransit Customers Begin Recertification in July

News release about the opening of a DART paratransit assessment center to determine which riders are eligible for paratransit services.
Date: July 19, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Test Trains Traveling Mockingbird to White Rock Corridor (open access)

DART Test Trains Traveling Mockingbird to White Rock Corridor

News release about train test being conducted along a new light rail corridor ahead of the opening of the White Rock Station.
Date: July 17, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Cowboy Flyer Moves Through Traffic Like Rocket Ismail Through the Redskins' Secondary (open access)

DART's Cowboy Flyer Moves Through Traffic Like Rocket Ismail Through the Redskins' Secondary

News release about the "Cowboy Flyer," a bus service to Dallas Cowboy games.
Date: July 24, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Enhances North Texas' Corporate Appeal (open access)

DART Enhances North Texas' Corporate Appeal

News release about DART's light rail extension to DFW International Airport helping to make the Dallas area more attractive to businesses.
Date: July 28, 2014
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Kicks Off 50-mile HOV Lane System Expansion (open access)

DART Kicks Off 50-mile HOV Lane System Expansion

News release about the DART's upcoming HOV lane extensions.
Date: July 30, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Trolley-Buses debut in DART's August 3 service change (open access)

New Trolley-Buses debut in DART's August 3 service change

News release detailing service and schedule changes to DART buses, including the roll-out of trolley-buses, designed to look old-fashioned although they run on alternative fuel.
Date: July 15, 1998
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Stringfellow, Robin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas region semi-finalist for federal traffic-fighting grant (open access)

Dallas region semi-finalist for federal traffic-fighting grant

News release about a DoT grant program that promises up to $1.2 billion to address traffic congestion in the nation's most congested cities. Dallas is on of the nine semifinalists for the grant.
Date: July 18, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART service change set for August 4 (open access)

DART service change set for August 4

News release about adjustments being made to several DART bus routes and schedules.
Date: July 21, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART E-Pass Hits a Home Run with Major Companies (open access)

DART E-Pass Hits a Home Run with Major Companies

News release about the success of DART's E-Pass system and the support that it had received from businesses and the EPA.
Date: July 1, 1998
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Rogers, Myia
System: The Portal to Texas History