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
1401 Pacific Gets A Much-Needed Facelift! (open access)

1401 Pacific Gets A Much-Needed Facelift!

News release about renovations on DART's headquarters.
Date: August 6, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
2001-03-12 (open access)

2001-03-12

News release about plans for expanded use of liquefied natural gas buses by several transit agencies, including DART.
Date: March 12, 2001
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
6th Annual DART Poster Contest Winners Recognized (open access)

6th Annual DART Poster Contest Winners Recognized

News release announcing the winners of DART's annual poster designing contest. This year's contest celebrated the transit agency's 20th anniversary.
Date: May 21, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Active seniors are transit savvy (open access)

Active seniors are transit savvy

News release about DART's annual Senior Health Fair and the ways in which public transit helps older persons maintain an active lifestyle.
Date: June 3, 2005
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Additional Public Transportation Investment Needed (open access)

Additional Public Transportation Investment Needed

News release concerning a study by the Texas Transportation Institute that recommends increased investment in public transportation due to the costs of traffic congestion.
Date: June 20, 2002
Creator: Coggin, Amy & Aggazio, Donna
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
Albert Bazis Named DART Director of Internal Audit (open access)

Albert Bazis Named DART Director of Internal Audit

News release concerning the appointment of Albert Bazis as DART's Head of Internal Audit.
Date: August 20, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
All I want for Christmas is my own bus (open access)

All I want for Christmas is my own bus

News release about DART's upcoming auction, at which 80 buses will be available for purchase. The buses have been retired as DART purchases new buses to update its fleet.
Date: November 8, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amtrak Continues to Grow Its National Network (open access)

Amtrak Continues to Grow Its National Network

News release about the selection of an Amtrak route connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Meridian, Mississippi.
Date: February 7, 2001
Creator: Johnson, Kevin
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
Another ridership record for DART (open access)

Another ridership record for DART

News release about DART's fourth consecutive month of record-setting ridership.
Date: September 25, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area seniors celebrate at DART (open access)

Area seniors celebrate at DART

News release about DART's annual senior health fair.
Date: May 18, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area Transit Authorities Win Regional Cooperation Award (open access)

Area Transit Authorities Win Regional Cooperation Award

News release about DART and the T being awarded the North Central Texas Council of Governments's Regional Cooperation Award.
Date: July 13, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Logston, Jane
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beatrice Alba Martinez to represent Dallas on DART Board of Directors (open access)

Beatrice Alba Martinez to represent Dallas on DART Board of Directors

News release about the appointment of Beatrice Martinez to the DART Board of Directors, representing the city of Dallas.
Date: August 5, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Big D 'Trains' For The Olympics After All, Thanks To DART (open access)

Big D 'Trains' For The Olympics After All, Thanks To DART

News release concerning the loaning of DART light rail vehicles to the city of Salt Lake to help manage transportation needs during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Date: February 7, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bike and bus combo means a healthier commute (open access)

Bike and bus combo means a healthier commute

News release about the implementation of 655 additional bike racks on DART buses.
Date: February 11, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Board approves fare increases, service changes (open access)

Board approves fare increases, service changes

News release about increases in the price of DART fares and passes to increase revenue to fund the cost of DART's expansion of its light rail line. Several bus routes and schedules were adjusted to accommodate the opening of DART's Green Line and further expansions are forthcoming.
Date: May 12, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Board forwards Financial Plan to cities for review DART President/Executive Director reorganizes agency leadership (open access)

Board forwards Financial Plan to cities for review DART President/Executive Director reorganizes agency leadership

News release concerning DART's draft long-rang financial plan for the construction on future rail projects, the need to increase revenue to support these new projects, and the restructuring of DART's top staff leadership to provide DART President Gary Thomas more direct oversight of rail construction projects.
Date: March 5, 2008
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
Brenda E. Reyes to represent Dallas on DART Board of Directors (open access)

Brenda E. Reyes to represent Dallas on DART Board of Directors

News release about the appointment of Brenda E. Reyes to the DART Board of Directors, representing the city of Dallas.
Date: January 29, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
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
Business Mega Mixer set for January 28 (open access)

Business Mega Mixer set for January 28

News release about a mixer for contractors and vendors involved in major DART construction projects.
Date: January 20, 2006
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History