9 Days of DART Reveals a Treasure of Destinations and Deals (open access)

9 Days of DART Reveals a Treasure of Destinations and Deals

News release about advertising the use of DART's destination deals, offering discounts at travel destinations near DART rail stations or along connecting streetcar routes, over Spring Break.
Date: March 5, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advance Sales Under Way For July 4th Trinity Fest Tickets, DART Passes and TRE Round-Trip Tickets (open access)

Advance Sales Under Way For July 4th Trinity Fest Tickets, DART Passes and TRE Round-Trip Tickets

News release about advanced DART tickets to Trinity Fest 2003, celebrating Independence Day in downtown Dallas.
Date: June 10, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catch the Spirit of the Season on DART (open access)

Catch the Spirit of the Season on DART

News release promoting the use of DART services to travel to holiday shopping and celebration destinations.
Date: November 10, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
A change in state law allows DART to charge fare violators a $75 administrative penalty (open access)

A change in state law allows DART to charge fare violators a $75 administrative penalty

News release about the opportunity for DART fare violators to pay off their fine within 30 days and avoid longer-term penalties formally associated with the crime.
Date: August 28, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christmas, New Year's Holiday Schedule for DART Services (open access)

Christmas, New Year's Holiday Schedule for DART Services

News release about DART's reduced service schedule during winter holidays.
Date: December 11, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convenient Trip Planner Debuts on DART.org (open access)

Convenient Trip Planner Debuts on DART.org

News release about DART's online trip-planning service.
Date: January 24, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Representative Huelon Harrison Named Chairman of DART Board of Directors (open access)

Dallas Representative Huelon Harrison Named Chairman of DART Board of Directors

News release concerning the election of several DART board members to leadership possessions, including Huelon Harrison as board chairman.
Date: October 20, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART advances leading-edge clean fuels program (open access)

DART advances leading-edge clean fuels program

News release promoting the use of DART transit as the easiest way to reduce air pollution.
Date: February 10, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Annual Passes reward workers with savings and convenience (open access)

DART Annual Passes reward workers with savings and convenience

News release about DART's Annual Pass program, in which employers may purchase greatly discounted, year-long DART passes for their employees.
Date: December 1, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART balancing light rail expansion with possible service cuts, layoffs (open access)

DART balancing light rail expansion with possible service cuts, layoffs

News release about DART considering major budget cutbacks, which includes reducing bus and train services and delaying certain light rail extensions.
Date: April 30, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Board Approves Rail Station Access for Grayson County Shuttle (open access)

DART Board Approves Rail Station Access for Grayson County Shuttle

News release about an agreement between DART and the Texoma Area Paratransit Systems (TAPS) which would provide a TAPS shuttle service with access to DART's Parker Road Rail Station.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Board of Directors Names Agency General Counsel (open access)

DART Board of Directors Names Agency General Counsel

News release about the naming of Swanson Angle as DART's interim general council.
Date: August 13, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Breaks Ground for Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Transit Center (open access)

DART Breaks Ground for Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Transit Center

News release concerning the begining of construction on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Transit Center.
Date: February 14, 2003
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 Bus Route Changes Take Effect Monday, June 9 (open access)

DART Bus Route Changes Take Effect Monday, June 9

News release about modifications to several DART bus routes. These include the reduction of service on some routes and the complete elimination of two.
Date: May 20, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART calls meetings on proposed changes to rail alignments and stations within the Northwest Corridor's Medical Center area (open access)

DART calls meetings on proposed changes to rail alignments and stations within the Northwest Corridor's Medical Center area

News release regarding public meetings about proposed changes to DART's planned light rail alignment serving the Dallas Medical Center.
Date: March 20, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART conducting meetings on East, Southeast and Northwest Corridors during December (open access)

DART conducting meetings on East, Southeast and Northwest Corridors during December

News release about community meetings to update residents on planned transit projects.
Date: December 1, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Delivers Even More Value with Destination Deals (open access)

DART Delivers Even More Value with Destination Deals

News release about DART's destination deals guidebook for discounts at travel destinations near DART rail stations or along connecting streetcar routes.
Date: March 5, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART employees return to school (open access)

DART employees return to school

News release about a partnership between DART and the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce to reach out to students at local schools to highlight the importance of signing up for the right classes in high school to prepare them for their future.
Date: November 7, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART employees spread holiday cheer (open access)

DART employees spread holiday cheer

News release about DART's support of various end of the year charities.
Date: December 22, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Implements Systemwide Service Modifications (open access)

DART Implements Systemwide Service Modifications

News release about the reduction or elimination of several DART bus routes and corresponding adjustments to the frequency of DART and the T rail services, due to dropping ridership rates.
Date: September 22, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART light rail expansion wins state, national engineering awards (open access)

DART light rail expansion wins state, national engineering awards

News release about DART being awarded engineering accolades by the American Council of Engineering Companies for its Phase 1 Build-Out light rail expansion.
Date: March 19, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART offers tips for traveling to Trinity Fest 2003 (open access)

DART offers tips for traveling to Trinity Fest 2003

News release about DART and TRE transportation options to Trinity Fest 2003, celebrating the Independence Day holiday.
Date: July 1, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART offers tips for traveling to Trinity Fest 2003 (open access)

DART offers tips for traveling to Trinity Fest 2003

News release about DART transportation options to Trinity Fest 2003, celebrating Independence Day.
Date: June 10, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History