Jesse Oliver, Veteran Dallas Representative, Named Chairman of DART Board of Directors (open access)

Jesse Oliver, Veteran Dallas Representative, Named Chairman of DART Board of Directors

News release concerning the DART Board of Director's election of officials, particularly that of the new chairman, Jesse Oliver.
Date: October 13, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women's Transportation Seminar Hosts Federal Highway Official at October Luncheon (open access)

Women's Transportation Seminar Hosts Federal Highway Official at October Luncheon

News release about a luncheon, held by the Women's Transportation Seminar, at which an FHWA official will address issues of air quality.
Date: October 12, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
US Transportation Secretary Slater Signs DART Funding Agreement in Dallas (open access)

US Transportation Secretary Slater Signs DART Funding Agreement in Dallas

News release concerning a bipartisan funding agreement to help pay for an extension of DART's North Central rail line.
Date: October 2, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Business Plan Supports Service Growth (open access)

New Business Plan Supports Service Growth

News release about a new DART budget approved by the Board of Directors as part of a push to expand service, which includes the building of new rail lines, the opening of new station, the continued purchase of new, more advanced buses, and the construction of more HOV lanes.
Date: October 1, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Transit Police: A Commitment to Customer Safety (open access)

DART Transit Police: A Commitment to Customer Safety

News release about the expansion and function of DART's Transit Police Department.
Date: October 30, 1998
Creator: Tully, Tom
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
New national education program to sell seniors on transit (open access)

New national education program to sell seniors on transit

News release about DART's efforts to reach out to senior citizens and the disabled, highlighting public transit's potential to help people retain or achieve an active lifestyle.
Date: October 28, 1998
Creator: Stringfellow, Robin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART transportation and maintenance employees feed the homeless Saturday, October 24 (open access)

DART transportation and maintenance employees feed the homeless Saturday, October 24

News release about a charitable "Feed the Homeless" lunch sponsored by DART employees.
Date: October 19, 1998
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART buying more light rail vehicles to serve current, future riders (open access)

DART buying more light rail vehicles to serve current, future riders

News release concerning DART's purchase of more rail cars ahead of the agency's planned expansion of its light rail transit system.
Date: October 16, 1997
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Stringfellow, Robin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART building state-of-the-art LNG fueling facility for new bus fleet (open access)

DART building state-of-the-art LNG fueling facility for new bus fleet

News release detailing the creation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station for DART's upcoming rollout of LNG-powered buses.
Date: October 10, 1997
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Stringfellow, Robin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Central Corridor LRT Extension: Draft Environmental Impact Statement - appendix D: Draft Preliminary Engineering Plan and Profile Drawings (open access)

North Central Corridor LRT Extension: Draft Environmental Impact Statement - appendix D: Draft Preliminary Engineering Plan and Profile Drawings

Appendix D to the Draft Environmental Statement for the North Central Corridor light rail transit (LRT) extension. It contains maps and drawing drawing made during the preliminary engineering process.
Date: October 1996
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History