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25-year study reveals North Texas transit oriented development has $18 billion direct impact

November 16th, 2025
November 15, 2025 - NBCDFFW.com, by Alexis Garcia -The University of North Texas (UNT) Economic Research Group released results of a 25-year-long study of the economic impact of transit-oriented development in North Texas on Thursday.The group found that development within...

4 cities will hold pull-out elections to separate from DART; riders and residents say leaving DART is a bad idea

November 8th, 2025
November 8, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Frustrated by lack of service and financial support, officials in 4 cities served by Dallas Area Rapid Transit have called for ballot initiatives next spring to let voters decide to stay as a member...

3 N Texas cities want to leave DART rail and bus services; transit riders say its a bad move

October 30th, 2025
October 30, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Three north Texas cities are aiming to pull out of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) services, a proposal that transit advocates say "would jeopardize vital transit services for thousands of riders both inside and...

Final tie in place on DART's new Silver Line, 26 mile-long line gets closer to running trains

August 27th, 2025
August 27, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Construction on the 26-mile long Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Silver Line just took a leap forward when the final tie was installed on tracks in Coppell this week.When the line opens by the...

Dallas (DART Rail) and Austin (Project Connect) survived the legislative session in Austin

May 31st, 2025
June 1, 2025 - TRA Austin -The sharp knives that were out to gut public transportation programs in Dallas and Austin failed in the state legislative session that just ended.Two transit proposals that would have diverted 25% of the sales tax revenue...

Texas Republicans take aim at public transit in two major cities

April 13th, 2025
April 7, 2025 - TexasTribune.org -The Texas Legislature is considering bills that transit officials warn could hamper public transportation in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth regions. Texas lawmakers could imperil the future of public transportation in two of the state’s largest...

Could 3 North Texas agencies combine commuter rail operations? Transit official thinks so

March 19th, 2025
March 18, 2025 - FortWorthReport.org, Eric E. Garcia -A proposed regional rail authority — incorporating Fort Worth, Dallas and Denton commuter train systems — could be a viable option in four North Texas counties if it has dedicated operational funding...

The parade of bad rail bills continues; anti-rail speed rail and now anti-light rail

February 24th, 2025
February 24, 2025 - TRA Austin -The flip-side to some important rail legislation proposed each session in Austin, like improving at-grade rail crossings and expanding passenger rail service in Texas, is the gaggle of anti-high speed rail bills that always...

New trains and buses part of ‘DART Transform’ modernization for entire system

February 17th, 2025
February 17, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART),  growing and serving the needs of the North Texas region for more than 40 years, is now turning its attention to modernizing its transit system to continue improving the...

Transit-oriented developments generate nearly $1 Billion in spending and 11,000 jobs in DART service area

September 11th, 2024
September 11, 2024 - TRA Newswire - Transit-oriented developments in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) service area generated nearly $1 billion in direct spending and spurred 11,000 jobs between 2019 and 2021, DART President & CEO Nadine Lee announced during...

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