Jack Hatchell Transit Center to be formally dedicated (open access)

Jack Hatchell Transit Center to be formally dedicated

News release about a DART bus station being named in honor of the late, Jack Hatchell, who was instrumental in the successful push for Plano to join DART.
Date: October 7, 2009
Creator: Ball, Mark & Conklin, Dana
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART, TRE plans set for Thursday Mavs celebration (open access)

DART, TRE plans set for Thursday Mavs celebration

News release about extended service for DART and TRE to accommodate traffic to a Dallas Mavericks' parade and celebration at the American Airlines Center.
Date: June 14, 2011
Creator: Ball, Mark & Hunter, Joan
System: The Portal to Texas History
D-Link and Dallas Farmers Market are throwing a party, and you're invited (open access)

D-Link and Dallas Farmers Market are throwing a party, and you're invited

News release about DART offering free D-Link service to the Dallas Farmers' Market.
Date: September 13, 2016
Creator: Ball, Mark & Wilkins, Rebecca
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guests "Ride the Rails with DART" to Kimpton's Hotel Palomar Dallas for 25% Savings on Room Rate (open access)

Guests "Ride the Rails with DART" to Kimpton's Hotel Palomar Dallas for 25% Savings on Room Rate

News release about a promotional partnership between DART and Hotel Palomar Dallas, involving savings on rooms for holders of DART passes and a photo scavenger hunt.
Date: April 19, 2010
Creator: Hardt, Tresa; Peterson, Collen; Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mapsco Names DART First Corporate 'Road Scholar' (open access)

Mapsco Names DART First Corporate 'Road Scholar'

News release about DART being recognized for excellence by Mapsco, a map and atlas company based in Texas.
Date: December 8, 2009
Creator: Hedstrom, Rachel & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thanksgiving travel information for DART and TRE (open access)

Thanksgiving travel information for DART and TRE

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Date: November 5, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Mark & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART and Toyota supporting expanded transit choices in Collin County (open access)

DART and Toyota supporting expanded transit choices in Collin County

News release about DART receiving a $1 million grant to support non-emergency transportation services to medical facilities in northern Collin County.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Hosts 38th Annual COMTO Conference (open access)

DART Hosts 38th Annual COMTO Conference

News release about a Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) training conference hosted by DART.
Date: June 30, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Police a txt away (open access)

DART Police a txt away

News release about the DART Police's new texting tool.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART preparing for mega crowds from MegaFest (open access)

DART preparing for mega crowds from MegaFest

News release about adjustments being made to DART's service schedule to accommodate increased traffic from participants in MegaFest 2013.
Date: August 14, 2013
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART receives $4.9 million federal grant for downtown streetcar connector (open access)

DART receives $4.9 million federal grant for downtown streetcar connector

News release about DART receiving a federal grant to fund its planned streetcar loop.
Date: July 8, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART settles World Series bet with BART (open access)

DART settles World Series bet with BART

News release about DART president Gary Thomas settling a bet with California's BART following the victory of the San Francisco Giant's in the 2010 World Series.
Date: November 8, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART to 4th of July festivities (open access)

DART to 4th of July festivities

News release promoting the use of DART transportation options to travel to local Independence Day celebrations.
Date: June 20, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Officials/Developers Eye Future Garland Rail Stations (open access)

Officials/Developers Eye Future Garland Rail Stations

News release concerning a conference about transit-oriented business development.
Date: January 14, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transit Agency Receives Community Appreciation Award (open access)

Transit Agency Receives Community Appreciation Award

News release concerning DART receiving the Garland Branch of the NAACP's Community Appreciation Award during it's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration.
Date: January 13, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
4th of July DART Schedule Announced (open access)

4th of July DART Schedule Announced

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
Date: June 27, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Force and New Mexico Fans can DART to Cotton Bowl (open access)

Air Force and New Mexico Fans can DART to Cotton Bowl

News release promoting DART transportation options to the "Air Force Classic" football game.
Date: September 19, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area agencies urge commuters to ''Dump the Pump'' and try transit (open access)

Area agencies urge commuters to ''Dump the Pump'' and try transit

News release about DART's "Dump the Pump" promotional events, which encourage drivers to switch to local transit.
Date: May 28, 2014
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Art Contest Winners Announced by DART (open access)

Art Contest Winners Announced by DART

News release about the winner of DART's annual student art contest.
Date: April 10, 2015
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
August change improves DART bus service (open access)

August change improves DART bus service

News release about adjustments being made to DART's bus service schedule.
Date: July 31, 2017
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bike and bus combo means a healthier commute (open access)

Bike and bus combo means a healthier commute

News release about the implementation of 655 additional bike racks on DART buses.
Date: February 11, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bike to Work Day and DART Energizer Stations this Friday! (open access)

Bike to Work Day and DART Energizer Stations this Friday!

News release about DART's "energizer stations" that support and promote commuting via bicycle, supplemented by local transit, on "Bike to Work Day," a nationwide event.
Date: May 16, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Board approves budget, financial plan to fund operations, DART Rail expansion (open access)

Board approves budget, financial plan to fund operations, DART Rail expansion

News release about the approval of DART's Fiscal Year 2011 budget and its updated 20-year financial plan.
Date: September 28, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Board approves fare increases, service changes (open access)

Board approves fare increases, service changes

News release about increases in the price of DART fares and passes to increase revenue to fund the cost of DART's expansion of its light rail line. Several bus routes and schedules were adjusted to accommodate the opening of DART's Green Line and further expansions are forthcoming.
Date: May 12, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History