DART Officials Work to Rein in Costs for Future Irving/Rowlett Rail Lines (open access)

DART Officials Work to Rein in Costs for Future Irving/Rowlett Rail Lines

News release about DART working to lower the costs of planned light rail extensions, which have nearly doubled due to escalating costs of construction materials and labor.
Date: December 4, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Look of New White Rock Station Reflects Community Input, Surroundings (open access)

Look of New White Rock Station Reflects Community Input, Surroundings

News release concerning the design of DART's White Rock Station, intended to be reflective of White Rock Lake.
Date: September 4, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Introduces Streamlined Fare Structure (open access)

DART Introduces Streamlined Fare Structure

News release concerning an upcoming change in DART's fare structure, which includes the discontinuation of transfer slips. The change is set to coincide with the opening of White Rock Station.
Date: September 4, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART takes you to great art (open access)

DART takes you to great art

News release promoting the use of DART and Trinity Railway Express services to travel to several DFW-area museums, where discounts on admission are available with a valid ticket or pass as part of DART's "destination deals" program.
Date: March 4, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Help DART plan the next generation of regional transit (open access)

Help DART plan the next generation of regional transit

News release about public meetings to be held by DART to gather input to help the transportation agency modify its 2030 Transit System Plan, mapping out long-range service goals.
Date: August 4, 2005
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trinity Railway Express puts dash in D-FW (open access)

Trinity Railway Express puts dash in D-FW

News release commemorating the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Trinity Railway Express, a joint venture between DART and the T.
Date: December 4, 2006
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Hunter, Joan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guide Dogs go to school on DART and TRE trains (open access)

Guide Dogs go to school on DART and TRE trains

News release about guide dogs being trained and familiarized with DART trains to help their future owners navigate public transportation.
Date: February 4, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Train service from West End Station to the new Victory Station is getting closer (open access)

Train service from West End Station to the new Victory Station is getting closer

News release about the completion of DART's light rail corridor between Downtown Dallas and the American Airlines Center.
Date: October 4, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART moves forward with new Downtown Transit Study (open access)

DART moves forward with new Downtown Transit Study

News release about DART's plan to construct a second rail line in Dallas's Central Business District.
Date: May 4, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Proposes Streamlined Pass and Ticket Programs (open access)

DART Proposes Streamlined Pass and Ticket Programs

News release about a DART public hearing in which proposed changes to its transit pass and ticket programs would be discussed.
Date: April 4, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Takes Next Steps in Clean Fuels Fleet Program (open access)

DART Takes Next Steps in Clean Fuels Fleet Program

News release about DART's purchase of more liquefied natural gas buses.
Date: December 4, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
I-35E/U.S. 67 HOV lane open longer (open access)

I-35E/U.S. 67 HOV lane open longer

News release about an extension in service hours for DART's I-35/U.S. 67 HOV lanes and plans for the expansion in the number of DART's HOV lanes.
Date: April 4, 2005
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART alters schedule for Thanksgiving (open access)

DART alters schedule for Thanksgiving

News release about DART's reduced service schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART open houses preview new commuter options in Garland (open access)

DART open houses preview new commuter options in Garland

News release about public meetings to by held by DART concerning service plans for the agency's new light rail stations and bus and rail service adjustments.
Date: June 4, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
William Velasco, II to represent Dallas on DART Board of Directors (open access)

William Velasco, II to represent Dallas on DART Board of Directors

News release concerning appointment of William Velasco II to the DART Board of Directors, representing the city of Dallas.
Date: December 4, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Debut of White Rock Station, New Pass Program and Updated Bus Routes Highlight DART Service Improvements (open access)

Debut of White Rock Station, New Pass Program and Updated Bus Routes Highlight DART Service Improvements

News release concerning the opening of DART's White Rock Station, amenities at Mockingbird Station, and upcoming service changes.
Date: September 4, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Test Trains Traveling LBJ/Skillman to Downtown Garland Corridor (open access)

DART Test Trains Traveling LBJ/Skillman to Downtown Garland Corridor

News release about DART conducting train tests along a new rail alignment ahead of the opening of new stations and preparing the area for trains with safety initiatives.
Date: November 4, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Rail on track to Plano; Construction prompts brief traffic stops (open access)

DART Rail on track to Plano; Construction prompts brief traffic stops

News release concerning traffic interruptions to be caused by construction on DART's light rail extension in Plano.
Date: June 4, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART and Richland put Poetry in Motion (open access)

DART and Richland put Poetry in Motion

News release about DART's "Poetry in Motion" program, in which poems are placed in advertising spaces on DART vehicles to promote greater appreciation of poetry in North Texas.
Date: December 4, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History