DART Historical Archive Sizzle Reel captions transcript

DART Historical Archive Sizzle Reel

Video compilation of footage from news segments, interviews, and other sources with narration about the establishment of DART in 1983 and the creation of an online archive to document its history.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Sowden, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Employees Driving Support to Needy North Texas Families (open access)

DART Employees Driving Support to Needy North Texas Families

News release about DART's donation of collected food to feed the hungry in North Texas as part of its annual "Friendly Food Fight" charity drive.
Date: December 21, 2018
Creator: Shattles, Gordon & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART, Coors Light to 'Freeze the Keys' New Year's Eve (open access)

DART, Coors Light to 'Freeze the Keys' New Year's Eve

News release about DART partnering with Coors Light to provide free rides on New Year's Eve, with the goal of reducing the number of intoxicated drivers.
Date: December 17, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART and TRE reindeer, sleighs getting a rest at Christmas (open access)

DART and TRE reindeer, sleighs getting a rest at Christmas

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Christmas Day holiday.
Date: December 10, 2018
Creator: Shattles, Gordon & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cash Customers Benefitting from New DART GoPass Tap Card (open access)

Cash Customers Benefitting from New DART GoPass Tap Card

News release about DART's new GoPass Tap card, which allows passengers who don't use credit cards to take advantage of savings available through DART's fare capping system.
Date: December 3, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Shattles, Gordon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Annual Holiday Stuff a Bus Event Returns December 14 (open access)

DART's Annual Holiday Stuff a Bus Event Returns December 14

News release about DART's annual "Stuff a Bus" charity drives.
Date: November 27, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Shattles, Gordon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Natural Gas Deal Boosts Sustainability, Bottom Line (open access)

New Natural Gas Deal Boosts Sustainability, Bottom Line

News release about DART reaching a five-year agreement with Element Markets Renewable Energy to provide renewable natural gas for DART's compressed natural gas buses.
Date: November 20, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Shattles, Gordon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART announces Thanksgiving holiday service schedule (open access)

DART announces Thanksgiving holiday service schedule

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Date: November 13, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Voters Ride Free on Election Day (open access)

Voters Ride Free on Election Day

News release about DART offering free rides to passengers who show a valid voter id card on Election Day.
Date: November 5, 2018
Creator: Shattles, Gordon & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
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
DART Expands Customer Connectivity Options with Digital Kiosks (open access)

DART Expands Customer Connectivity Options with Digital Kiosks

News release about DART introducing digital kiosks and several DART locations. These kiosks will provide travel information, public wifi, and other features.
Date: October 30, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Shattles, Gordon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Board Selects Officers for Fiscal Year 2019 (open access)

DART Board Selects Officers for Fiscal Year 2019

News release about the election of officers on the DART board of directors, including the re-election of Sue S. Bauman.
Date: October 23, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Partners with Union Gospel Mission Dallas for Employment Opportunities for Mission Men and Women (open access)

DART Partners with Union Gospel Mission Dallas for Employment Opportunities for Mission Men and Women

News release about a partnership between DART and Union Gospel Mission Dallas to employ homeless people as train cleaners.
Date: October 22, 2018
Creator: Shattles, Gordon & McKoin, Margaret
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART is Calling All Young Artists to Make Their Masterpiece (open access)

DART is Calling All Young Artists to Make Their Masterpiece

News release about DART's annual student art contest.
Date: October 18, 2018
Creator: Shattles, Gordon & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Police to host National Night Out Oct. 2 (open access)

DART Police to host National Night Out Oct. 2

News release about the DART Police once again hosting a "National Night Out" even at the DART Police headquarters. National Night Out is a program intended to strengthen police-community relations and reduce crime.
Date: September 24, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART to State Fair Fun and Games (open access)

DART to State Fair Fun and Games

News release promoting DART transportation options to the State Fair of Texas.
Date: September 19, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Schedule Announced for Labor Day (open access)

DART Schedule Announced for Labor Day

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance the Labor Day holiday.
Date: August 28, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
New DART Fare Structure Gives Riders Cost Saving Options, Effective Saturday, August 18, 2018 and Service Modifications Planned for Monday, August 27, 2018 (open access)

New DART Fare Structure Gives Riders Cost Saving Options, Effective Saturday, August 18, 2018 and Service Modifications Planned for Monday, August 27, 2018

News release about DART introducing fare capping alongside other adjustments to the agencies fare system and bus service and the extension of DART's GoLink shuttle service into North Plano.
Date: August 13, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stay safe, respect the ride (open access)

Stay safe, respect the ride

News release about DART's "Safety Blitz," event, taking place at most DART transit facilities, to promote safety on DART vehicles.
Date: June 20, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Chief Information Officer named Executive VP, Chief Administrative Officer (open access)

DART Chief Information Officer named Executive VP, Chief Administrative Officer

News release about the promotion of DART CIO, Nicole O. Fontayne-Bárdowell to the position of Chief Administrative Officer.
Date: June 19, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART makes July 4 holiday plans (open access)

DART makes July 4 holiday plans

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
Date: June 18, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas bridge repair to disrupt DART rail and streetcar service Memorial Weekend (open access)

Dallas bridge repair to disrupt DART rail and streetcar service Memorial Weekend

News release about DART rail and streetcar service between two stations being replaced by shuttle buses while repairs are made to a bridge which passes over a DART rail line. These service changes come in addition to other service adjustments over the Memorial Day weekend.
Date: May 14, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART GoPass App gets a reboot with easy to use features from PayNearMe (open access)

DART GoPass App gets a reboot with easy to use features from PayNearMe

News release about updates to DART's GoPass mobile ticketing app.
Date: May 14, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART fare app gets a reboot with new features, easier to use (open access)

DART fare app gets a reboot with new features, easier to use

News release about updates to DART's GoPass mobile ticketing app.
Date: May 7, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History