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DART to switch off lights for Earth Hour 2010 (open access)

DART to switch off lights for Earth Hour 2010

News release about DART turning off all non-essential lights at its headquarters as part of "Earth Hour," to promote environmental awareness.
Date: March 5, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART wants kisses for Valentine's Day (open access)

DART wants kisses for Valentine's Day

News release about an online contest for the best photo of a couple kissing on a DART vehicle as part of a DART Valentine's Day promotion.
Date: February 3, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Annual Poster Contest Winners Announced (open access)

DART's Annual Poster Contest Winners Announced

News release about the winners of DART's annual student poster contest.
Date: May 22, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Labor Day Holiday Schedule (open access)

DART's Labor Day Holiday Schedule

News release about DART's reduced service schedule in observance of the Labor Day.
Date: August 19, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Thanksgiving holiday schedule (open access)

DART's Thanksgiving holiday schedule

News release about DART's reduced service schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Date: November 8, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Thomas elected Vice Chair of top transit industry group (open access)

DART's Thomas elected Vice Chair of top transit industry group

News release about the election of DART President Gary Thomas as the vice chair of the APTA.
Date: October 4, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Desde el 6 de diciembre habrá cambios importantes en los servicios de DART (open access)

Desde el 6 de diciembre habrá cambios importantes en los servicios de DART

News release about upcoming major DART service changes, including the opening of the Green Line, major changes in bus routes and schedules, and the moving of the TRE fare boundary.
Date: November 3, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
First segments of DART Rail Orange Line likely delayed (open access)

First segments of DART Rail Orange Line likely delayed

News release about a delay in the completion of DART's Orange Line light rail project due to missing a window for construction on a portion of State Highway 114 where the highway and the rail line would intersect.
Date: February 23, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Green Line complete, new connections on track (open access)

Green Line complete, new connections on track

News release about the opening of DART's Green Line and plans for future expansions of public transit.
Date: December 6, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Green Line creates new wing of growing public art gallery (open access)

Green Line creates new wing of growing public art gallery

News release about station art at new stations along DART's new Green Line.
Date: November 29, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grovefest goes green thanks to DART Rail (open access)

Grovefest goes green thanks to DART Rail

News release about Grovefest 2010 taking place at DART's new Lake June Station, where festival goers might take preview rides on the new Green Line light rail track.
Date: October 22, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Increasing access to area shopping goal of new DART program (open access)

Increasing access to area shopping goal of new DART program

News release about "Shopper Dropper," a DART pilot program program in which disabled and elderly passengers may schedule a paratransit vehicle to pick them up at their home and take them to one of four local shopping centers.
Date: September 27, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Línea Verde (Green Line) del Tren de DART crea nuevas conexiones y completa el proyecto de construcción de tren eléctrico más largo de la nación (open access)

La Línea Verde (Green Line) del Tren de DART crea nuevas conexiones y completa el proyecto de construcción de tren eléctrico más largo de la nación

News release about the opening of DART's Green Line and accommodating updates in bus and TRE service.
Date: November 23, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Major DART service changes start December 6 (open access)

Major DART service changes start December 6

News release about upcoming major DART service changes, including the opening of the Green Line, major changes in bus routes and schedules, and the moving of the TRE fare boundary.
Date: November 3, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Many TRE riders will pay less with change in boundary fare-zone on Dec. 6 (open access)

Many TRE riders will pay less with change in boundary fare-zone on Dec. 6

News release about the moving of a TRE fare boundary, allowing passengers from both Dallas and Forth Worth to reach the DFW International Airport for the same price.
Date: November 22, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Northwestern and Texas Tech DART to inaugural Ticket City Bowl (open access)

Northwestern and Texas Tech DART to inaugural Ticket City Bowl

News release about DART's Green Line service to the 2011 Cotton Bowl football game.
Date: December 21, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proposed financial plan supports DART Rail airport connection, South Oak Cliff extension (open access)

Proposed financial plan supports DART Rail airport connection, South Oak Cliff extension

News release about a new long-range financial plan being proposed, in response to a downturn in sales tax revenue, to fund the final section of DART's light rail Orange Line.
Date: August 10, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Smoother trips on DART Rail start with new level boarding (open access)

Smoother trips on DART Rail start with new level boarding

News release about the unveiling of "level boarding" at all DART light rail stations, which makes it easier for people with physical disabilities to board trains.
Date: October 25, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trinity Railway Express track project receiving $7 million in federal funds (open access)

Trinity Railway Express track project receiving $7 million in federal funds

News release about the TRE receiving federal funding to build a second track along a congested rail corridor.
Date: January 28, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Velasco re-elected DART Board Chair (open access)

Velasco re-elected DART Board Chair

News release about the election of officers on the DART board of directors, including William "Bill" Velasco as chairman.
Date: October 13, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
New TRE fares start Oct. 1; weekday service changes, Oct. 4 (open access)

New TRE fares start Oct. 1; weekday service changes, Oct. 4

News release about upcoming changes in TRE fares and service schedules.
Date: September 27, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Ball, Mark & Hunter, Joan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART, DCTA and The T Announce Winners (open access)

DART, DCTA and The T Announce Winners

News release about the winners of "Stop Talking Out of Your Tailpipe," a contest be DART, DCTA, and the T in which transit passengers shared how and why they started using public transportation.
Date: August 20, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Leffett, Dee & Hunter, Joan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART, DCTA and The T Partner For Promotion (open access)

DART, DCTA and The T Partner For Promotion

News release about efforts by DART, the T, and the Denton County Transportation Authority to promote cleaner air through employee-wide transit passes for businesses.
Date: June 16, 2010
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Leffett, Dee & Hunter, Joan
System: The Portal to Texas History