DART Rail expansion arriving with billions on board (open access)

DART Rail expansion arriving with billions on board

News release about an economic study showing the positive economic impact of DART's light rail expansion.
Date: July 24, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Thomas Named COMTO 2009 Executive of the Year (open access)

DART's Thomas Named COMTO 2009 Executive of the Year

News release about DART president Gary Thomas being recognized by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials for his leadership in the hiring and the advancement of minorities.
Date: July 21, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART testing new mobile customer service tool (open access)

DART testing new mobile customer service tool

News release about DART's "Where's My Bus?" app, which helps customers track their buses.
Date: July 6, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
New lane on Tom Landry Highway set to open (open access)

New lane on Tom Landry Highway set to open

News release about DART's opening of new sections of HOV lanes.
Date: July 1, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART service change set for August 4 (open access)

DART service change set for August 4

News release about adjustments being made to several DART bus routes and schedules.
Date: July 21, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Discover DART opportunities, August 8 (open access)

Discover DART opportunities, August 8

News release about a public career and business development, hosted by DART and the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce Dallas-Fort Worth, to promote DART employment opportunities for DFW-area Asian-Americans.
Date: July 21, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART ridership sets record for second straight month (open access)

DART ridership sets record for second straight month

News release about DART's record-setting ridership levels.
Date: July 17, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Committee Named to Examine Transportation Needs Through 2030 (open access)

Committee Named to Examine Transportation Needs Through 2030

News release about the "2030 Committee," charged with presenting an estimate of Texas's transportation needs through the year 2030.
Date: July 10, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Kicks Off 50-mile HOV Lane System Expansion (open access)

DART Kicks Off 50-mile HOV Lane System Expansion

News release about the DART's upcoming HOV lane extensions.
Date: July 30, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas region semi-finalist for federal traffic-fighting grant (open access)

Dallas region semi-finalist for federal traffic-fighting grant

News release about a DoT grant program that promises up to $1.2 billion to address traffic congestion in the nation's most congested cities. Dallas is on of the nine semifinalists for the grant.
Date: July 18, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Free Fare Transit Day - Tuesday, July 18 (open access)

North Texas Free Fare Transit Day - Tuesday, July 18

News release about the first "North Texas free Fare Transit Day," during which several North Texas transit agencies, including DART, offered use of public transportation for free on July 18th.
Date: July 10, 2006
Creator: Lyons, Morgan; Hunter, Joan & Doherty, Kelly
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Rail expansion receives federal support (open access)

DART Rail expansion receives federal support

News release about federal funding for DART's rail expansion and improvements in its bus service.
Date: July 29, 2005
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Take DART for a spin (open access)

Take DART for a spin

News release about an environmental consciousness event hosted by DART where guests will have an opportunity to win water park tickets and bicycles.
Date: July 15, 2005
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
James Spiller named Chief of DART Police (open access)

James Spiller named Chief of DART Police

News release about the naming of James Spiller as the new chief of DART's transit police.
Date: July 5, 2005
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART bus customers getting a new ride, smoother trip (open access)

DART bus customers getting a new ride, smoother trip

News release about DART's new, updated bus fleet. The 80 new buses are designed to be less environmentally harmful and more passenger friendly.
Date: July 21, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrap Up Summer with a Free Ride to Fun, August 24-30 (open access)

Wrap Up Summer with a Free Ride to Fun, August 24-30

News release advertising the availability of end-of-summer transit passes for DART or T services for those who complete an online survey on DART's website.
Date: July 28, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plano photographer has a DARTing eye (open access)

Plano photographer has a DARTing eye

News release about a photography series covering DART passengers.
Date: July 10, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Escape Summer's Sizzle on a DART Mall Excursion (open access)

Escape Summer's Sizzle on a DART Mall Excursion

News release promoting the use of DART buses to travel to Dallas-area shopping malls.
Date: July 7, 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 ofrece consejos para ir al Trinity Fest 2003 (open access)

DART ofrece consejos para ir al 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 Receives State Grant to Rework 360 Bus Engines (open access)

DART Receives State Grant to Rework 360 Bus Engines

News release concerning a $7.5 million grant from the State of Texas to upgrade DART's bus engines to reduce exhaust emissions.
Date: July 10, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Recibe Beca del Estado Para Remontar 360 Motores de Autobús (open access)

DART Recibe Beca del Estado Para Remontar 360 Motores de Autobús

News release concerning a $7.5 million grant from the State of Texas to upgrade DART's bus engines to reduce exhaust emissions.
Date: July 10, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Finaliza Extensión de Riel Ligero a Plano (open access)

DART Finaliza Extensión de Riel Ligero a Plano

News release concerning a DART open house to gather input on proposed bus service changes to be initiated due to the expansion of DART light rail service to Plano.
Date: July 8, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Finalizing Light Rail Extension to Plano (open access)

DART Finalizing Light Rail Extension to Plano

News release concerning a DART open house to gather input on proposed bus service changes to be initiated due to the expansion of DART light rail service to Plano.
Date: July 8, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History