New LBJ HOV lanes opening Monday (open access)

New LBJ HOV lanes opening Monday

News release about the opening of new extensions of DART's HOV lane system.
Date: January 24, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Petras, Kelli
System: The Portal to Texas History
Randall Chrisman assumes DART Board chairmanship (open access)

Randall Chrisman assumes DART Board chairmanship

News release about the election of Randall Chrisman as chairman of the DART board of directors.
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART hosts design-build forum Monday, February 11 (open access)

DART hosts design-build forum Monday, February 11

News release about a forum for construction contractors and vendors to learn about opportunities to provide design-build services for the next phase of DART's rail expansion.
Date: February 6, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART sets additional design-build meetings (open access)

DART sets additional design-build meetings

News release about a forum for construction contractors and vendors to learn about opportunities to provide design-build services for the next phase of DART's rail expansion.
Date: February 14, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
New bus service, route and schedule changes start Monday, March 3 (open access)

New bus service, route and schedule changes start Monday, March 3

News release about modifications being made to around 40 DART bus routes and about a DART pilot program, "Feeder Fare," that allows paratransit customers to book wheelchair accessible vans to DART terminals for much less than the cost of a trip via a full paratransit vehicle.
Date: February 19, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nuevo servicio de autobuses y cambios en rutas y horarios a partir del 3 de marzo (open access)

Nuevo servicio de autobuses y cambios en rutas y horarios a partir del 3 de marzo

News release about modifications being made to around 40 DART bus routes and about a DART pilot program, "Feeder Fare," that allows paratransit customers to book wheelchair accessible vans to DART terminals for much less than the cost of a trip via a full paratransit vehicle.
Date: February 19, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Next DART design-build meeting set for March 1 (open access)

Next DART design-build meeting set for March 1

News release about a forum for construction contractors and vendors to learn about opportunities to provide design-build services for the next phase of DART's rail expansion.
Date: February 21, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
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
Customers give DART an 'A' (open access)

Customers give DART an 'A'

News release about a customer survey that shows high levels of satisfaction with DART services.
Date: April 8, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Rail Green Line on schedule, on budget (open access)

DART Rail Green Line on schedule, on budget

News release about the upcoming opening of DART's Green Line light rail line and the local jobs its construction has helped create.
Date: April 11, 2008
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: April 11, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mark your calendar: senior health fair set for May 14 (open access)

Mark your calendar: senior health fair set for May 14

News release about DART's annual senior health fair.
Date: May 13, 2008
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 20, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horario de Servicio de DART para el día festivo Memorial Day (Día Conmemorativo) (open access)

Horario de Servicio de DART para el día festivo Memorial Day (Día Conmemorativo)

News release about DART's reduced service schedule in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
Date: May 21, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas appoints Angel Reyes to DART Board (open access)

Dallas appoints Angel Reyes to DART Board

News release about the naming of attorney Angel Reyes to the DART board of directors.
Date: May 29, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
New multi-cultural series celebrates a decade of poems on DART buses and trains (open access)

New multi-cultural series celebrates a decade of poems on DART buses and trains

News release about DART's 11th annual Poetry in Motion series, which includes poems by Mexican-American poets.
Date: June 17, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
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
DART Announces Independence Day Schedules (open access)

DART Announces Independence Day Schedules

News release about DART's reduced service schedule for in observance of the Independence Day schedule.
Date: June 24, 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 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
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 celebrates past, builds for the future (open access)

DART celebrates past, builds for the future

News release about DART celebrating 25 years since voters approved the creation of DART and the agency's plans for the future.
Date: August 6, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART celebra el pasado y construye para el futuro (open access)

DART celebra el pasado y construye para el futuro

News release about DART celebrating 25 years since voters approved the creation of DART and the agency's plans for the future.
Date: August 12, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History