DART train celebrates NBA champion Mavs (open access)

DART train celebrates NBA champion Mavs

News release about a special DART train wrapped in advertisements for a basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat.
Date: December 27, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART and TRE set plans for New Year's (open access)

DART and TRE set plans for New Year's

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the New Year holiday.
Date: December 19, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART staff delivers food by the busload to Union Gospel Mission (open access)

DART staff delivers food by the busload to Union Gospel Mission

News release about the collection of nonperishable foods and money by DART for Dallas-area charities.
Date: December 19, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ride with the "big cats" on DART to TicketCity Bowl (open access)

Ride with the "big cats" on DART to TicketCity Bowl

News release promoting the use of DART transportation options to the 2012 TicketCity Bowl football game.
Date: December 15, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART takes next steps to direct DFW Airport connection (open access)

DART takes next steps to direct DFW Airport connection

News release about DART's planned extension of its Orange Line to the DFW International Airport.
Date: December 13, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART and TRE adjust service for Christmas holiday (open access)

DART and TRE adjust service for Christmas holiday

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Christmas holiday.
Date: December 12, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Long time mayor newest member of DART Board (open access)

Long time mayor newest member of DART Board

News release about the appointment of the former mayor of Richardson, Gary Slagel, to the DART board of directors, representing Richardson, Addison, Highland Park, and University Park.
Date: December 12, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Police headquarters building still making history (open access)

DART Police headquarters building still making history

News release about the DART police headquarters building being recognized for its energy efficient and environmentally conscious design.
Date: November 21, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART makes plans to "Stuff a Bus" for charity (open access)

DART makes plans to "Stuff a Bus" for charity

News release about DART's annual "Stuff a Bus" charity drives.
Date: November 14, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART, TRE services adjusted for Thanksgiving holiday (open access)

DART, TRE services adjusted for Thanksgiving holiday

News release about DART's adjusted service schedules in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Date: November 14, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART bus shooting suspect arrested (open access)

DART bus shooting suspect arrested

News release about a non-fatal shooting which took place on a DART bus.
Date: November 2, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART names new leaders for commuter rail, marketing (open access)

DART names new leaders for commuter rail, marketing

News release about the appointment of Norma Navarro as the new vice president of commuter rail and Nevin Grinnel as the new CMO at DART.
Date: October 19, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Irving's Danish elected DART Board Chair (open access)

Irving's Danish elected DART Board Chair

News release about the election of officers to the DART board of directors, including John Danish as the board's chair.
Date: October 12, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Orange Line DFW Airport Extension (Irving-3): Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) (open access)

Orange Line DFW Airport Extension (Irving-3): Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

The FTA, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, produced an analysis of the potential impact, to the environment and to the airport, of extending a DART line to the DFW Airport Central Terminal Area. The FTA report is primarily concerned with environmental factors. It found that the extension would have no significant impact.
Date: October 11, 2011
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's EA for Dallas Streetcar project recognized by FTA (open access)

DART's EA for Dallas Streetcar project recognized by FTA

News release about DART being recognized for excellence in document preparation by the Federal Transit Administration for its environmental assessment for a planned streetcar project.
Date: October 4, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Charter Board Member Ray Noah Steps Down (open access)

DART Charter Board Member Ray Noah Steps Down

News release about the retirement of DART board member Raymond D. Noah.
Date: September 28, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
New DART budget sets groundwork for expanded rail operations (open access)

New DART budget sets groundwork for expanded rail operations

News release about DART's new budget for fiscal year 2012, which includes plans for cutting staff positions to make up for higher operating costs following light rail expansions couples with shrinking revenue from sales taxes and the rising costs of healthcare.
Date: September 27, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Top transit industry association taps DART's Thomas (open access)

Top transit industry association taps DART's Thomas

News release about the election of Gary Thomas, the president of DART, as the APTA Chair.
Date: September 22, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART honors Johnson for support of transit (open access)

DART honors Johnson for support of transit

News release about a commemorative plaque placed at DART's Hatcher Station in honor of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson for her support in securing the $700 million federal grant for the construction of DART's Green Line.
Date: September 19, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART survey shows Green Line makes trips easier (open access)

DART survey shows Green Line makes trips easier

News release about a customer satisfaction survey conducted by DART. It highlights high satisfaction with the new Green Line and much lower satisfaction with bus timeliness and bus-train schedule coordination.
Date: September 14, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
New signs make connections easier for customers "On the Go" (open access)

New signs make connections easier for customers "On the Go"

News release about DART's texting service to provide customers with information on bus or rail arrival times.
Date: September 8, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Enjoy a Blue Ribbon Ride to the Fair (open access)

Enjoy a Blue Ribbon Ride to the Fair

News release about DART transportation services to the State Fair of Texas.
Date: September 4, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension Assessment: Final IRVING-3 Environmental Assessment (open access)

DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension Assessment: Final IRVING-3 Environmental Assessment

This environmental assessment was prepared to determine the enviromental impacts of a proposed extension of the DART Orange Line from Belt Line Station to the DFW Airport and to propse mitigating measures. This final version includes responses to all written and oral comments received during the public review period for the previous draft assessment. The authors expected their report to lead to a Finding of No Significant Impact by the Federal Transit Administration.
Date: September 1, 2011
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension Assessment: Final IRVING-3 Environmental Assessment - Appendices (open access)

DART Orange Line DFW Airport Extension Assessment: Final IRVING-3 Environmental Assessment - Appendices

Appendices for the final environmental assessment for the proposed extension of the DART Orange Line from Belt Line Station to the DFW Airport. These include a list of personnel responsible for preparation, a distribution list, transcripts of public meetings, public notices, responses to comments recieved during the public review process, correspondence with relevant agencies, soil type and rare species reference information, wetland determination forms, a hazardous materials list, 10% design reports, noise and vibrations impact assessments, a list of reference plans and guidelines, and an assessment of potential operational impacts on the airport.
Date: September 1, 2011
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History