1401 Pacific Gets A Much-Needed Facelift! (open access)

1401 Pacific Gets A Much-Needed Facelift!

News release about renovations on DART's headquarters.
Date: August 6, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas, DART Agree to Drop Love Field Tunnel (open access)

Dallas, DART Agree to Drop Love Field Tunnel

News release about DART abandoning plans for a direct tunnel connection to the Dallas Love Field airport as part of its Green Line light rail expansion. This was done in order to retain FTA funding for the project as a whole.
Date: March 12, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Librio, Frank
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Board approves fare increase effective October 1 (open access)

DART Board approves fare increase effective October 1

News release about an increase in the price of DART fares and passes.
Date: April 24, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART, Council of Governments explore rider travel patterns (open access)

DART, Council of Governments explore rider travel patterns

News release about a North Central Texas Council of Governments study of DART transportation habits being undertaken to help DART improve its route planning and scheduling.
Date: April 3, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Rodriguez, Lara
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART fare increase, service change effective October 1 (open access)

DART fare increase, service change effective October 1

News release about an increase in DART's transit fares. The higher revenue from higher fares will be used to support the agency's bus and rail expansions.
Date: September 18, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART honored by the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (open access)

DART honored by the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

News release about DART being recognized by the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for its commitment to utilizing women- and minority-owned business.
Date: March 5, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART moves forward with new Downtown Transit Study (open access)

DART moves forward with new Downtown Transit Study

News release about DART's plan to construct a second rail line in Dallas's Central Business District.
Date: May 4, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Officials Work to Rein in Costs for Future Irving/Rowlett Rail Lines (open access)

DART Officials Work to Rein in Costs for Future Irving/Rowlett Rail Lines

News release about DART working to lower the costs of planned light rail extensions, which have nearly doubled due to escalating costs of construction materials and labor.
Date: December 4, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Poetry in Motion series kicks-off (open access)

DART Poetry in Motion series kicks-off

News release about DAR's 10th annual "Poetry In Motion" series, which involves the posting of works of poetry in advertising spaces on DART buses and trains.
Date: March 23, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Rail delivering riders, dollars (open access)

DART Rail delivering riders, dollars

News release
Date: May 17, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART taking suggestions for next bus service change (open access)

DART taking suggestions for next bus service change

News release about the last of DART's hearings to gather feedback on proposed bus service changes.
Date: May 17, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART to the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic (open access)

DART to the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic

News release about DART's shuttle service to the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic football game.
Date: December 7, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Downtown Rail Improvements Require Some Station Closures and Bus Shuttles Saturday, Sept. 22 and Sunday, Sept. 23 (open access)

Downtown Rail Improvements Require Some Station Closures and Bus Shuttles Saturday, Sept. 22 and Sunday, Sept. 23

News release about the use of shuttle buses to connect DART passengers between stations due to work on DART's light rail line.
Date: September 6, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Downtown Rail Improvements Require Some Station Closures and Bus Shuttles Sunday, Sept. 2 and Monday, Sept. 3 (open access)

Downtown Rail Improvements Require Some Station Closures and Bus Shuttles Sunday, Sept. 2 and Monday, Sept. 3

News release about the use of shuttle buses to connect DART passengers between stations due to work on DART's light rail line. DART will also be running on a reduced service schedule in observance of the Labor Day holiday, overlapping with the reduced rail service caused by the construction.
Date: August 13, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Downtown Rail Improvements Require Some Station Closures and Bus Shuttles Wednesday, Nov. 21 through Sunday, Nov. 25 (open access)

Downtown Rail Improvements Require Some Station Closures and Bus Shuttles Wednesday, Nov. 21 through Sunday, Nov. 25

News release about the use of shuttle buses to connect DART passengers between stations due to work on DART's light rail line. DART will also be running on a reduced service schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, overlapping with the reduced rail service caused by the construction.
Date: November 7, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
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
Final Local Environmental Assessment: DART Rail to Rowlett: Appendices (open access)

Final Local Environmental Assessment: DART Rail to Rowlett: Appendices

Appendices for the Final Local Environmental Assessment for the proposed DART Light Rail Transit line from Downtown Garland Station to the planned station in Downtown Rowlett. These include meeting minutes and transcripts, public notices, correspondence with relevant agencies, routine wetland determination forms, noise and vibrations impact assessments, a list of reference plans and guidelines, a list of personnel responsible for preparation, and agency contact information.
Date: April 2007
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Four new members named to DART Board (open access)

Four new members named to DART Board

News release about the appointment of four new members to the DART board of directors to represent the cities of Dallas and Plano.
Date: June 22, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Franklin appointed as Vice President, Executive Affairs (open access)

Franklin appointed as Vice President, Executive Affairs

News release about the appointment of Jerry Franklin as DART's Vice President of Executive Affairs.
Date: January 16, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holiday Schedule for DART Services (open access)

Holiday Schedule for DART Services

News release about DART's reduced service schedule during the Christmas and New Year's holidays.
Date: December 12, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Independence Day Holiday Schedule for DART Services (open access)

Independence Day Holiday Schedule for DART Services

News release about DART's reduced service schedule in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
Date: June 21, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lynn Flint Shaw elected chairman of DART Board of Directors (open access)

Lynn Flint Shaw elected chairman of DART Board of Directors

News release about the election on new officers to the DAR board of directors, including Lynn Flynt Shaw as chairwoman.
Date: October 25, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History