DART testing new mobile customer service tool (open access)

DART testing new mobile customer service tool

News release about DART's "Where's My Bus?" app, which helps customers track their buses.
Date: July 6, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART training supervisors get the spotlight (open access)

DART training supervisors get the spotlight

News release about two DART training supervisors being recognized for their contribution to a training video educating bus drivers on how to better serve disabled passengers.
Date: December 7, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's July 4 Holiday Schedule (open access)

DART's July 4 Holiday Schedule

News release about DART's reduced service schedule in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
Date: June 18, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Memorial Day Holiday Schedule (open access)

DART's Memorial Day Holiday Schedule

News release about DART's reduced service schedule in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
Date: May 14, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Thomas Named COMTO 2009 Executive of the Year (open access)

DART's Thomas Named COMTO 2009 Executive of the Year

News release about DART president Gary Thomas being recognized by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials for his leadership in the hiring and the advancement of minorities.
Date: July 21, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
First Train To Cross New Trinity Railway Express Bridge On March 9 (open access)

First Train To Cross New Trinity Railway Express Bridge On March 9

News release about the TRE's new express bridge, which will bypass railroad crossings and reduce noise from the train.
Date: March 9, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Kunke, Laurie M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Friendly Food Fight" at DART collects tons of food (open access)

"Friendly Food Fight" at DART collects tons of food

News release about DART's collection of non-perishable foods and cash donations as part of its "Friendly Food Fight" campaign in support of feeding the hungry in North Texas.
Date: December 18, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Green Line debut restores rail service to neighborhood, marks start of rapid expansion (open access)

Green Line debut restores rail service to neighborhood, marks start of rapid expansion

News release about the opening of DART's Green Line rail service.
Date: September 1, 2009
Creator: 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
New bus stops, shelters glowing green (open access)

New bus stops, shelters glowing green

News release about DART's solar-powered bus stops and bus shelters.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
New DART CFO brings private, public-sector experience to transit agency (open access)

New DART CFO brings private, public-sector experience to transit agency

News release about the naming of David Leininger as DART's new CFO.
Date: January 14, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
New DART fares and service changes coming in September (open access)

New DART fares and service changes coming in September

News release about adjustments being made to DART's service schedule and fares to accommodate upcoming service on DART's Green Line.
Date: September 1, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
New DART survey shows customer satisfaction still high (open access)

New DART survey shows customer satisfaction still high

News release about a survey showing high customer satisfaction with DART. However, buses inadvertently bypassing customers at bus stops remains a problem. DART is attempting to remedy this with customer activated lights at stops to better catch the attention of drivers.
Date: November 11, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
New DART train schedules starting August 31 (open access)

New DART train schedules starting August 31

News release about train schedules being adjusted for one day to simulate and test the upcoming incorporation addition of Green Line service.
Date: August 17, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
New lane on Tom Landry Highway set to open (open access)

New lane on Tom Landry Highway set to open

News release about DART's opening of new sections of HOV lanes.
Date: July 1, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
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
Orange Line Wins Environmental Excellence Award (open access)

Orange Line Wins Environmental Excellence Award

News release about DART being recognized for excellence in the preparation of its environmental report for its planned Orange Line light rail project.
Date: October 5, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
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
Trip to Texas State Fair turns "green" starting September 25 (open access)

Trip to Texas State Fair turns "green" starting September 25

News release promoting the use of DART's new Green Line light rail service to travel to the State Fair of Texas.
Date: September 21, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Velasco elected DART Board Chair (open access)

Velasco elected DART Board Chair

News release about the election of officers on the DART board of directors, including William "Bill" Velasco as board chair.
Date: October 15, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History