If you put a pencil to it, it becomes clear that the new DART line to Fair Park was always going to be a disaster on Texas-OU day. According to our story today, under the best of circumstances, the train...
We had friends staying with us this weekend, and they braved the Texas-OU crowd to attend the State Fair on Saturday. (Lori and I were glad to have another commitment that let us beg off on going.) Well, our friends...
Over on the State Fair blog, we're asking readers whether they'll park their cars and try DART's new Green Line to get to the fair. Click here to vote....
It's great that DART's new Green Line is opening soon -- on schedule and under budget. But having encountered the test trains now running on the new line, I have a small gripe to air. The crossing arms at intersections...
It's nice to see that DART's new Green Line is ready for operation. That's going to be a real plus for Fair Park. And kudos to colleague Michael Lindenberger for nice writing in his story today about trial runs along...
Says here that Dallas Area Rapid Transit is putting the brakes on single-passenger vehicles found cheating in high-occupancy-vehicle lanes. Money quote comes from DART spokesman Morgan Lyons: "Most people are following the rules," he said. "But sometimes you have to...
I have griped here before about one of my greatest pet peeves -- the "mobile billboards" that drive around town just so you can see the advertising on the side. Traffic and air pollution are bad enough. Do they really...
This just in... The State Fair of Texas' theme for 2009: "All aboard for food and fun!" OK, not exactly titillating, but it's timely. DART's Green Line will be finished just in time for opening day of the fair, which...
I rode the bus in this morning. And once again, I was amused and perplexed to notice one of DART's posted rules. "No Smoking." Please! "No Eating or Drinking." Fine. "No Gambling." Huh? Have they really had a problem with...
Ed, if you want to sign a petition calling for a ban-the-hotel election, try catching a DART train. I just rode the train back from a downtown speech, and there was a determined woman aboard the car wearing a T-shirt...
I hate to be cynical, but why is that when cars have minor collisons with DART trains, it's always people on the train who are injured? It happened twice yesterday. Neither car driver was injured. But amazingly, 12 people on...
Voters who approved the creation of Dallas Area Rapid Transit, give yourselves a hand. You done good. And those of you who, um, actually ride the buses and trains, grab a donut and a cup of joe, courtesy of DART....
Hats off to Dallas Area Rapid Transit officials for resisting the temptation to raise its fares in the wake of rising costs. Other transit agencies are hiking up fares left and right. But DART, which is experiencing record numbers of...
Says here that Dallas Area Rapid Transit broke its ridership record in June, boasting 10.3 million passengers, highest in its 25-year history. These high gas prices are changing folks' habits, and I suspect this trend will continue -- once...
Premier Gems controller Steve Freedman, on whether the jewelry company had agreed to a "slow pay" plan with a DART employee committee: "Hell no."...
My illustrious colleague, Michael A. Lindenberger, did an excellent job reporting on a Dallas Area Rapid Transit employee program that basically has the agency working as a middleman for jewelry transactions and getting a hefty cut. So why am I...
Transportation writer Michael Lindenberger says a couple of seats on DART's board of directors are up for grabs -- including one held by the late Lynn Flint Shaw: Dallas City Council transportation committee members will interview at least three nominees...
I suspect that Rufus and Lynn Flint Shaw were embarrassed and ashamed of the legal and financial problems that seemed to cloud their future. Yet never in my wildest imagination would I have suspected the unfolding story of their problems...
DART has released a statement from board chairman Randall Chrisman about the death of Lynn Flint Shaw: The DART Family is saddened by the tragic death of former Chair Lynn Flint Shaw. We extend our deepest sympathies to her family...
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