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9 Days of DART Reveals a Treasure of Destinations and Deals (open access)

9 Days of DART Reveals a Treasure of Destinations and Deals

News release about advertising the use of DART's destination deals, offering discounts at travel destinations near DART rail stations or along connecting streetcar routes, over Spring Break.
Date: March 5, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
2001-03-12 (open access)

2001-03-12

News release about plans for expanded use of liquefied natural gas buses by several transit agencies, including DART.
Date: March 12, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Board forwards Financial Plan to cities for review DART President/Executive Director reorganizes agency leadership (open access)

Board forwards Financial Plan to cities for review DART President/Executive Director reorganizes agency leadership

News release concerning DART's draft long-rang financial plan for the construction on future rail projects, the need to increase revenue to support these new projects, and the restructuring of DART's top staff leadership to provide DART President Gary Thomas more direct oversight of rail construction projects.
Date: March 5, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

C. R. I. & P. R. R. Co. Dallas, Texas. Dallas County

Station Map for Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad from Mile Posts 644.9 in 646 in Dallas County, Texas. Scale 1'':100'.
Date: March 13, 1974
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Community invited to comment on Southeast Corridor environmental report (open access)

Community invited to comment on Southeast Corridor environmental report

News release about public meetings to be conducted following the release of a draft environmental study concerning a planned extension of a DART light rail line.
Date: March 1, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Countrypolitan" charm and true grit (open access)

"Countrypolitan" charm and true grit

News release promoting the use of the Trinity Railway Express to visit Fort Worth travel destinations that are a part of DART's "destination deals" program, which offers discounts with the presentation of a valid DART, T, or TRE ticket or pass.
Date: March 9, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Reference Book, Version 7.0 (open access)

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Reference Book, Version 7.0

Annual compilation of information about the DART system. Provides key data, maps, and contacts.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Reference Book, Version 8.0 (open access)

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Reference Book, Version 8.0

Annual compilation of information about the DART system. Provides key data, maps, and contacts.
Date: March 2017
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Selects GlobeSherpa to Provide New Mobile Ticketing System for Dallas-Fort Worth Commuters (open access)

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Selects GlobeSherpa to Provide New Mobile Ticketing System for Dallas-Fort Worth Commuters

News release about DART hiring GlobeSherpa to create its new mobile ticketing software.
Date: March 23, 2016
Creator: Niewolnoy, Patti; Stein, Kelly & Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Attorney Evelyn Conner Hicks joins DART Board (open access)

Dallas Attorney Evelyn Conner Hicks joins DART Board

News release concerning the naming of Evelyn Conner Hicks to the DART Board of Directors, representing the city of Dallas.
Date: March 8, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas City Council names Wong Krause to DART Board (open access)

Dallas City Council names Wong Krause to DART Board

News release about the appointment of Michele Wong Krause to the DART board of directors, representing the city of Dallas.
Date: March 17, 2014
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
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 seminars motivate big rail ridership (open access)

Dallas seminars motivate big rail ridership

News release about the role DART Rail and the TRE played in boosting membership at the "Get Motivated!" seminars at the American Airlines Center and Reunion Arena, which mutually benefited DART and TRE ridership, leading to record levels of ridership on the TRE.
Date: March 10, 2005
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Maxwell, Richard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART 30-foot iBus debuts Wednesday at Dallas Auto Show (open access)

DART 30-foot iBus debuts Wednesday at Dallas Auto Show

News release about DART's new "iBuses," smaller busses intended to service shorter, neighborhood routes.
Date: March 15, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART accelerates opening date for DFW Airport Station (open access)

DART accelerates opening date for DFW Airport Station

News release about the opening of DART's light rail extension to DFW airport, ahead of schedule and under budget.
Date: March 25, 2014
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Auditor Selected New Chief Financial Officer (open access)

DART Auditor Selected New Chief Financial Officer

News release about the appointment of Sharon Mogford Leary to the position of CFO of DART.
Date: March 27, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART begins "Top O' the Mornin'" on St. Pat's Day (open access)

DART begins "Top O' the Mornin'" on St. Pat's Day

News release about DART services supporting traffic to the Dallas St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Date: March 4, 2014
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Board Approves Rail Station Access for Grayson County Shuttle (open access)

DART Board Approves Rail Station Access for Grayson County Shuttle

News release about an agreement between DART and the Texoma Area Paratransit Systems (TAPS) which would provide a TAPS shuttle service with access to DART's Parker Road Rail Station.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Board pushes for no change in Dallas sales tax payment (open access)

DART Board pushes for no change in Dallas sales tax payment

News release about DART's opposition to a proposal by the Dallas City Council to make up a shortfall in the Dallas Police and Fire Pensionby reducing its contribution to DART's budget through sales taxes.
Date: March 28, 2017
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART brings new life to historic maintenance building (open access)

DART brings new life to historic maintenance building

News release about the conversion of the Monroe Shops building into the new headquarters for the DART Police department.
Date: March 21, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Bus Operators JUMP START their Driving Skills (open access)

DART Bus Operators JUMP START their Driving Skills

News release concerning DART's "Jump Start" refresher course for bus operators.
Date: March 15, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART calls meetings on proposed changes to rail alignments and stations within the Northwest Corridor's Medical Center area (open access)

DART calls meetings on proposed changes to rail alignments and stations within the Northwest Corridor's Medical Center area

News release regarding public meetings about proposed changes to DART's planned light rail alignment serving the Dallas Medical Center.
Date: March 20, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Changes Strengthen Paratransit Service (open access)

DART Changes Strengthen Paratransit Service

News release about DART's expanded and updated paratransit fleet, which includes GPS navigation systems on all buses.
Date: March 13, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Chief Financial Officer Joins NextJet (open access)

DART Chief Financial Officer Joins NextJet

News release concerning the departure of DART CFO for a private industry position.
Date: March 7, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History