Focus on food and fun, not stress and driving at the fair (open access)

Focus on food and fun, not stress and driving at the fair

News release about DART transportation options to the State Fair of Texas.
Date: September 12, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-connected development driving regional growth (open access)

Rail-connected development driving regional growth

News release about a UNT economic study showing DART's positive economic impact on the Dallas area.
Date: October 25, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
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
DART Vehicles Help Victimized Youth Get to a 'Safe Place' (open access)

DART Vehicles Help Victimized Youth Get to a 'Safe Place'

News release about DART's partnership with the Safe Place program, in which DART vehicle operators have been trained to get at risk youth to a Safe Place facility.
Date: August 10, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART police receive free home security systems (open access)

DART police receive free home security systems

News release about DART police officers receiving free home security systems as part of a national "Protect the Protectors" campaign.
Date: October 21, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Ball, Mark; Pilcic, Chris & Kruse, Nicole
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tigers and Panthers Can DART to Classic October 1 (open access)

Tigers and Panthers Can DART to Classic October 1

News release promoting DART transportation options to the "State Fair Classic" football game between Grambling State Tigers and Prairie View A&M.
Date: September 19, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART sets Thanksgiving holiday schedule (open access)

DART sets Thanksgiving holiday schedule

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Date: November 18, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
New DART Service Starts August 29 for Oak Cliff, Downtown Dallas and Design District (open access)

New DART Service Starts August 29 for Oak Cliff, Downtown Dallas and Design District

News release about the opening of a Dallas Streetcar extension and accompanying adjustments in bus service.
Date: August 15, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Dallas Streetcar schedule starting Monday Bishop Arts extension opens August 29 (open access)

New Dallas Streetcar schedule starting Monday Bishop Arts extension opens August 29

News release about a new streetcar service schedule, which includes more frequent departures, and the upcoming opening of a streetcar extension.
Date: August 9, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Community College District Partners with DART to Provide Transit Passes to Students (open access)

Dallas County Community College District Partners with DART to Provide Transit Passes to Students

News release about a partnership between DART and the Dallas County Community College District to provide DART transit passes to community college students.
Date: December 21, 2016
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
DART Rail Blue Line extension reenergizes Dallas's South Oak Cliff community (open access)

DART Rail Blue Line extension reenergizes Dallas's South Oak Cliff community

News release about the opening a DART railroad line to the UNT Dallas campus.
Date: October 24, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fight crime: spend an evening with DART Police (open access)

Fight crime: spend an evening with DART Police

News release about a "National Night Out" event to be hosted by the DART Police. National Night Out is an annual, nation-wide crime-prevention and community-police bonding program.
Date: September 29, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Teams Up with Lyft, Uber and MADD for St. Patrick's Events (open access)

DART Teams Up with Lyft, Uber and MADD for St. Patrick's Events

News release about a partnership between DART, Uber, Lyft, and MADD to make it more convenient to travel to St. Patrick's Day celebration via public transit and ridesharing services in order to reduce the number of intoxicated drivers during the holiday. These efforts include DART running trains more frequently and Uber and Lyft offering discounts to first time riders.
Date: March 7, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Gary Thomas Named Outstanding Public Transit Manager (open access)

DART's Gary Thomas Named Outstanding Public Transit Manager

News release about DART's president/executive director, Gary Thomas, being honored by the APTA as an outstanding public transportation manager.
Date: September 1, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART is your choice for transportation to Heart of Dallas Bowl (open access)

DART is your choice for transportation to Heart of Dallas Bowl

News release promoting DART transportation options to the 2016 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl football game.
Date: December 19, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Names Orr Head of Human Capital (open access)

DART Names Orr Head of Human Capital

News release about the hiring of Cheryl D. Orr as DART's vice president of human resources.
Date: January 8, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Labor Day Weekend Schedule (open access)

DART's Labor Day Weekend Schedule

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
Date: August 25, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Plans May Health Fair for Senior Citizens (open access)

DART Plans May Health Fair for Senior Citizens

News release about DART's annual senior health fair.
Date: April 14, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
New DART Rail, bus, streetcar and TRE schedules on the way (open access)

New DART Rail, bus, streetcar and TRE schedules on the way

News release about the opening of a DART railroad line to the UNT Dallas campus. Adjustments in DART's bus and streetcar service will accompany the opening.
Date: October 11, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
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
Dallas City Council names long-time DART VP to board (open access)

Dallas City Council names long-time DART VP to board

News release about the appointment of Sue Bauman to the DART board of directors, representing the city of Dallas.
Date: April 28, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Take the DART challenge and ride your bike in May (open access)

Take the DART challenge and ride your bike in May

News release about DART's and the North Central Texas Council of Governments's "Bike to Work Challenge," in which participants log their daily commute activities and may win gift card prized. The challenge is intended to boost bicycle commuting, supported by public transit, as an alternative to driving alone.
Date: April 20, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History