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DART rail adds over $10 billion in development near rail stations

July 27th, 2020
July 23, 2020 - TRA Newswire  - A new study looking at construction near Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail stations shows just how productive and important it is to the overall North Texas economy, generating billions of dollars in...

Arrival of rail for DART's Silver Line keeps project on track

July 14th, 2020
July 14, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Long portions of steel rails were delivered on Friday, July 10, to Addison, Texas along the Silver Line, a sure sign that construction on Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) $2 billion project is underway....

Transit News: DART & DCTA get FTA funds for transit-oriented development / Cotton Belt design 60% complete

June 13th, 2020
Updated June 13, 2020 - TRA Newswire  - The Federal Transit Administration has awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit $1 million to plan for transit oriented developments (TOD) at five stations along the Dallas Central Business District as DART continues to work...

DART gets $229 million in CARES Act funds

May 21st, 2020
May 21, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has received notification that it has been allocated $229 million from The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, enacted on March 27. Funding from the CARES Act allows...

Carrollton has big plans for "centerpiece" DART light rail development

April 8th, 2020
April 8, 2020 - FocusDailyNews.com - Carrollton City Council unanimously approved an agreement for a 125,000-square foot, six-story Class A office structure to serve as the marquee building within new Trinity Mills Station urban development. The City of Carrollton, Dallas Area Rapid...

Amtrak, Texas transit agencies modify schedules and policies during Coronavirus

March 27th, 2020
March 27, 2020 - TRA Newswire  - Amtrak and transit agencies in Texas have changed policies and modified schedules in response to a drastic drop in ridership during the Covid-19 virus pandemic. While Amtrak still maintains it's Texas service with the Heartland...

Safety: barriers between light rail cars coming to DART platforms

February 7th, 2020
February 3, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will soon begin installing candlestick-type barriers on all 64 light rail station platforms to prevent injuries from occurring between vehicles. The new barriers alert visually impaired riders that the space...

North Central Texas transit agencies to begin surveys to gauge demand, meet needs

February 5th, 2020
January 28, 2020 - Mass Transit Magazine - Beginning Feb. 3, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (MATA) and Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will implement the first phase of a regionwide transit survey, which will ask passengers to...

Train builder Stadler gets $112 million DART contract

February 3rd, 2020
January 10, 2020 - TRA Newswire - As part of Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) new Cotton Belt Regional Silver Line,  the transit agency awarded Stadler US Inc. a maintenance contract to maintain both the FLIRT vehicles it will be supplying...

More transit oriented development for DART's SMU/Mockingbird Station

December 17th, 2019
December 17, 2019 - TRA Newswire - The Dallas Area Rapid Transit board has approved an agreement for more transit-oriented development (TOD) around the highly successful SMU/Mockingbird Station in Dallas. A master development agreement, ground lease and related agreements are to...

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