Customers are Riding DART Into the millennium! (open access)

Customers are Riding DART Into the millennium!

News release commemorating the inauguration of a new millennium and informing customers about a light rail delay caused by the large number of New Year's celebrants and DART's schedule for the holiday.
Date: January 1, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
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
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
Service Change Effective Monday, January 31 (open access)

Service Change Effective Monday, January 31

News release concerning changes in bus service in several DART member cities.
Date: January 24, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Welcomes Canine Companions (open access)

DART Welcomes Canine Companions

News release about DART's efforts to train service dogs how to help their owners ride rail trains as part of a broader program to enhance the accessibility of rail transit.
Date: January 25, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Board advances Fair Park rail route (open access)

DART Board advances Fair Park rail route

News release about public meetings to be conducted ahead of the DART Board of Directors' final decision on the route of a rail alignment connecting Fair Park to Pleasant Grove.
Date: February 18, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's New Automated Booking System Puts Paratransit Customers In The X-Press Lane (open access)

DART's New Automated Booking System Puts Paratransit Customers In The X-Press Lane

News release about "X-Press Booking," an automated telephone booking system for paratransit services.
Date: March 6, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
More monkeys on Mondays, twice the tigers on Tuesdays (open access)

More monkeys on Mondays, twice the tigers on Tuesdays

News release about discounts on Dallas Zoo tickets with DART light rail tickets.
Date: March 20, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tarrant County Commuters Boarding TRE at Irving Station (open access)

Tarrant County Commuters Boarding TRE at Irving Station

News release about a survey showing that an increasing number of Tarrant County residents regularly use the South Irving Transit Center.
Date: March 28, 2000
Creator: Willis, Belinda
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Passenger Amenities Add Convenience, Comfort (open access)

New Passenger Amenities Add Convenience, Comfort

News release concerning DART's investment in new bus shelters and related amenities.
Date: April 3, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Safely Program Increases Bus, Rail Safety Awareness (open access)

DART Safely Program Increases Bus, Rail Safety Awareness

News release about a DART bus and rail safety presentation.
Date: April 7, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
College Scholarships, New Posters Highlight Latest Poetry in Motion Series (open access)

College Scholarships, New Posters Highlight Latest Poetry in Motion Series

News release about a student poetry contest hosted by DART as part of its Poetry in Motion series. The four winners would have tuition and book costs at Richland College covered for one year.
Date: April 20, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART President Recognized as "Friend of Texas Transit" (open access)

DART President Recognized as "Friend of Texas Transit"

News release about DART president Roger Snoble receiving the "Friend of Texas Transit Award" from the Texas Department of Transportation in recognition of his service in advancing public transportation in Texas.
Date: April 20, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual senior citizen health fair at DART (open access)

Annual senior citizen health fair at DART

News release concerning DART's annual senior health fair.
Date: April 24, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART opens green space with Pearl Street Connector (open access)

DART opens green space with Pearl Street Connector

News release about a DART conversion of a downtown Dallas parking lot, near on of its stations, into a green space.
Date: April 28, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART brings games, prizes, transit information to Cinco de Mayo events (open access)

DART brings games, prizes, transit information to Cinco de Mayo events

DART News Release about Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
Date: May 5, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Delivers New Bus Service, Improved Routes (open access)

DART Delivers New Bus Service, Improved Routes

News release about bus service changes and improvements.
Date: May 8, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART improves Pleasant Grove bus service (open access)

DART improves Pleasant Grove bus service

News release about bus service improvements in Pleasant Grove, including expanded routes, more frequent departures, and new bus shelters.
Date: May 8, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART On-Call, New Park & Ride, Coming to Rowlett (open access)

DART On-Call, New Park & Ride, Coming to Rowlett

News release about changes to DART's bus and shuttle van service in Rowlett.
Date: May 8, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Downtown Dallas Trolley-Bus Routes Being Combined (open access)

Downtown Dallas Trolley-Bus Routes Being Combined

News release detailing the consolidation of three trolley-bus loops in downtown Dallas into a single route.
Date: May 8, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Part of North Dallas DART Rail Service Provided By Buses Last Two Weekends in May (open access)

Part of North Dallas DART Rail Service Provided By Buses Last Two Weekends in May

News release concerning an interruption in light rail service between Mockingbird Station and Park Lane Station due to construction at the former location.
Date: May 16, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Air Quality Tools Keep Residents Informed, DART Helps Commuters Take Action (open access)

New Air Quality Tools Keep Residents Informed, DART Helps Commuters Take Action

News release about an air quality warning system for residents in the DFW area.
Date: May 22, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Board Finalizes Southeast Corridor Rail Route (open access)

DART Board Finalizes Southeast Corridor Rail Route

News release about the selection of the final route for DART's Southeast Corridor rail line, made after nearly two years of studies and community feedback.
Date: May 25, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Breathes Life into Retired Dallas Transit System Bus (open access)

DART Breathes Life into Retired Dallas Transit System Bus

News release concerning the renovation of a former Dallas Transit System bus.
Date: May 25, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History