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Add public transit to the list of things we'll need to keep landing big employers in North Texas

December 1st, 2018
November 30, 2018 - Dallas Morning News - North Texas' unsuccessful flirtation with digital sales giant Amazon told us something we already knew: Public transit is going to be a must-have to compete for many big employers. The properties Amazon seriously considered...

Cotton Belt rail line marches closer toward reality

March 15th, 2018
March 3, 2018 - StarLocalMedia.com - The future Cotton Belt Regional Rail is moving closer to becoming a reality, as Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) moves closer to federal and local approvals. The $1.1 billion railway will connect the Stockyards in...

DART Board approves plans to advance 26 mile Cotton Belt rail line

September 16th, 2017
September 15, 2017 - CommunityImpact.com - Prospects for a 26-mile suburban passenger rail line that would run through downtown Plano were bolstered this week as transportation officials approved a funding plan for the $1.3 billion project. Dallas Area Rapid Transit board members on Tuesday...

Cotton Belt: $100 million available if innovative passenger rail can be developed

August 17th, 2017
August 17, 2017 - TRA Newswire - In a public meeting held at the North Central Texas Council of Governments office in Arlington today, Transportation Director Michael Morris outlined six potential innovative partnership ideas to get the missing link of the...

Calling all N Texas rail advocates: August 17 Cotton Belt funding meeting

August 4th, 2017
August 4 , 2017 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates has learned that an innovative funding approach may be available for completion of the Cotton Belt cross-region East-West passenger rail line that has been on the drawing board since the...

Dallas City Council ousts suburban supporters from DART Board

June 30th, 2017
June 29, 2017 - Dallas Observer - The Dallas City Council turned over the city's seats on DART's board of directors Wednesday, dumping three board members who defied the City Council in 2016. The council move is in direct defiance of the...

DART says Texas Senate bill could derail Cotton Belt, other projects

April 2nd, 2017
April 1, 2017 -  Dallas Morning News - The Cotton Belt rail line from Plano to Fort Worth and the proposed downtown Dallas subway could be threatened by a bill in the Texas Senate, which would require voter approval before such...

DART approves 2017 budget with money for downtown and suburban rail

September 28th, 2016
September 27, 2016 - Dallas Morning News - The Dallas Area Rapid Transit board on Tuesday approved a $976 million budget for 2017 that includes funding for two projects that have led to a clash between Dallas and its neighbors. DART allotted $3.5...

3 North TX mayors: We need new DART line downtown and in N suburbs

September 23rd, 2016
September 22, 2016 - Dallas Morning News - By Todd Meier, Harry LaRosiliere and Paul Voelker - The original vision for a regional transportation system, when the Dallas Area Rapid Transit was first conceived, was a collaborative plan that would benefit 13...

Why North Texas needs the Cotton Belt commuter train line

September 15th, 2016
September 13, 2016 - Dallas Morning News - Lee M. Kleinman - Dallas City Council - The Cotton Belt is good for Dallas. The proposed east-west commuter line that would connect Dallas, Richardson and Plano with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and, ultimately,...

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