Glenn Heights gets new DART bus design starting March 14 (open access)

Glenn Heights gets new DART bus design starting March 14

News release promoting the introduction of DART's On-Call bus service to the city of Glenn Heights.
Date: March 7, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hayden named by Carrollton and Irving to DART Board (open access)

Hayden named by Carrollton and Irving to DART Board

News release about the appointment of Timothy A. Hayden to the DART board of directors, representing the cities of Carrollton and Irving.
Date: March 11, 2015
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
More room to ride on Red Line (open access)

More room to ride on Red Line

News release about DART's plans to increase the departure frequency of trains on part of its Red Line in response to projected increases in ridership due to rising gasoline prices.
Date: March 28, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
More rush hour light rail trips in the works (open access)

More rush hour light rail trips in the works

News release about DART's plans to increase the departure frequency of trains on part of its Red Line in response to projected increases in ridership due to rising gasoline prices.
Date: March 8, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
New DART app empowers customers, strengthens security (open access)

New DART app empowers customers, strengthens security

News release about the DART Police promoting a mobile app which will make it easier for riders to report potential dangers on DART vehicles. This is part of a broader effort to promote safety.
Date: March 2, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
New DART buses on display at Dallas Auto Show (open access)

New DART buses on display at Dallas Auto Show

News release about DART's new fleet of 40- and 26-foot buses and paratransit vans, which will make their debut at the 2012 Dallas Auto Show.
Date: March 12, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reduced sales tax forecast prompts review of operations, future capital projects (open access)

Reduced sales tax forecast prompts review of operations, future capital projects

News release about DART's reduced revenue from sales taxes due to the economic downturn as a result of the 2007-2008 financial crisis.
Date: March 23, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
TRE adds Google Transit trip planner in website redesign to go live on March 12 (open access)

TRE adds Google Transit trip planner in website redesign to go live on March 12

News release about an update to the TRE website. New features include an enhanced trip planner.
Date: March 12, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Ball, Mark & Hunter, Joan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Share the ride to St. Patrick's events with DART, Uber and MADD (open access)

Share the ride to St. Patrick's events with DART, Uber and MADD

News release about DART running additional rail service and Uber offering discounted rides to first time users on the day of a St. Patrick's Day parade as part of a partnership between DART, Uber, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving with the goal of reducing the number of intoxicated drivers on the road.
Date: March 6, 2015
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Ball, Mark; Hancock, Debbee & Wedel, Heather
Object Type: Text
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
Prototype streetcar being evaluated for use in Dallas (open access)

Prototype streetcar being evaluated for use in Dallas

News release about a prototype streetcar being tested by DART as it explores options for future streetcar projects in Dallas.
Date: March 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History