DART makes 2009 Global List (open access)

DART makes 2009 Global List

News release about DART's light rail expansion project being spotlighted by CG/LA Infrastructure, LLC., an infrastructure consulting firm in Washington, D.C., as one of the top 100 ongoing infrastructure in the world.
Date: November 23, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Don Ginzel named vice president of DART's Procurement and Materials Management Department (open access)

Don Ginzel named vice president of DART's Procurement and Materials Management Department

News release about the naming of Don Ginzel as vice president of DART's Procurement and Materials Management Department.
Date: August 23, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Health Fair Supports Senior Citizens (open access)

DART Health Fair Supports Senior Citizens

News release about DART's annual senior health fair.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Poetry in Motion series kicks-off (open access)

DART Poetry in Motion series kicks-off

News release about DAR's 10th annual "Poetry In Motion" series, which involves the posting of works of poetry in advertising spaces on DART buses and trains.
Date: March 23, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Enjoy a Free Ride to Your Summer Shopping Oasis, July 20-27 (open access)

Enjoy a Free Ride to Your Summer Shopping Oasis, July 20-27

News release promoting the use of DART for travel to Dallas-area malls.
Date: June 23, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Labor Day Holiday Schedule for DART Services (open access)

Labor Day Holiday Schedule for DART Services

News release concerning DART's reduced service schedule in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
Date: August 23, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Hyattye Simmons honored by fellow attorneys (open access)

DART's Hyattye Simmons honored by fellow attorneys

News release about DART's General Counsel, Hyattye Simmons, being recognized for excellence in leadership and management by the Texas General Counsel Forum.
Date: November 23, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trinity Railway Express Commuter Rail Names New Chief Operating Officer (open access)

Trinity Railway Express Commuter Rail Names New Chief Operating Officer

News release about the appointment of Bill Farquhar as the new COO of the Trinity Railway Express, a commuter rail line jointly owned and operated by DART and the T.
Date: March 23, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART expands On-Call service, adjusts bus routes (open access)

DART expands On-Call service, adjusts bus routes

News release about adjustments to DART's bus and On-Call services.
Date: January 23, 2006
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Hosts International Conference on HOV Lanes (open access)

DART Hosts International Conference on HOV Lanes

News release concerning an international HOV conference taking place in Dallas.
Date: August 23, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
A smoother bus ride for DART customers (open access)

A smoother bus ride for DART customers

News release about adjustments being made to more than 30 DART bus routes in response to urban development in Dallas.
Date: January 23, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART to use innovative construction approach to save money, time on light rail extension (open access)

DART to use innovative construction approach to save money, time on light rail extension

News release about DART's construction contract for two light rail extension projects.
Date: April 23, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
HOV Lane on I-35E/US 67 Grows Starting Monday, August 28 (open access)

HOV Lane on I-35E/US 67 Grows Starting Monday, August 28

News release about the addition of several new miles of HOV lanes to U.S. Route 67/ Interstate 35.
Date: August 23, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Nutcracker rides the Trinity Railway Express and tours DART's newest stations as the production moves from Bass Hall to Fair Park (open access)

The Nutcracker rides the Trinity Railway Express and tours DART's newest stations as the production moves from Bass Hall to Fair Park

News release about performers in a Fort Worth Dallas Ballet production of The Nutcracker riding DART and the T's Trinity Railway Express in full costume to promote the ballet's opening that evening.
Date: December 23, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Moore, Elizabeth & Pomarantz, Linda
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART stuffing buses with goods for the holidays (open access)

DART stuffing buses with goods for the holidays

News release about DART's "stuff-a-bus" campaigns to gather charitable donations for nursing home residents and for underprivileged families during the Christmas season.
Date: November 23, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
British journalists visit DART (open access)

British journalists visit DART

News release about a BBC broadcasts in which DART president Gary Thomas was interviewed as part of a broader discussion of the need for public transportation in the United States.
Date: September 23, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Gets You Ready to Safely Bike to Work (open access)

DART Gets You Ready to Safely Bike to Work

News release about DART's promotion of bicycling ahead of "Bike to Work" day.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
You've Got a Free Ticket To Entertaining Destinations, June 22-29 (open access)

You've Got a Free Ticket To Entertaining Destinations, June 22-29

News release about DART's "destination deals," discounts at restaurants, shopping, and entertainment venues with a valid DART or T ticket or pass.
Date: May 23, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
New super DART Rail vehicles debut this summer (open access)

New super DART Rail vehicles debut this summer

News release about the launch of DART's new "Super Light Rail Vehicles," longer train cars that accommodate more passengers and have low-floor sections to better accommodate wheelchairs, strollers, and bicycles. Nearly all of DART's rail stations will need to be modified to accommodate these new vehicles.
Date: June 23, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kenneth Mercer promoted to VP of DART Procurement (open access)

Kenneth Mercer promoted to VP of DART Procurement

Spanish version News Release about the naming of Kenneth Mercer as VP of DART's Procurement Department.
Date: September 23, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorial Day Holiday Schedule for DART Services (open access)

Memorial Day Holiday Schedule for DART Services

News release about DART's reduced service schedule in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
Date: May 23, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART budget approved (open access)

DART budget approved

News release about the approval of DART's budget for FY 2004, which includes many cuts to lower costs, including a one-year delay in completion of a planned rail expansion, due to decreases in revenue from sales taxes due to an economic downturn.
Date: September 23, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Hosts Opening Event for Malcolm X Boulevard Transfer Location (open access)

DART Hosts Opening Event for Malcolm X Boulevard Transfer Location

News release about about the opening of DART's new Malcolm X Boulevard bus transfers location and the agencies plans for expansion and improvements of to its bus service.
Date: April 23, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Board sets Orange Line connection to DFW Airport (open access)

Board sets Orange Line connection to DFW Airport

News release about DART's planned Orange Line terminating at Terminal A at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Date: June 23, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History