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Entries tagged with 'DART'Praise for DART misplacedRe: "Board: Staff handled Texas-OU crowds well -- Members suggest changes but aren't sure agency could ever meet full fan demand," Wednesday news story. My two young sons and I decided to try the much-advertised DART service to the State... On DART: Green Line overwhelmedA lesson for next year Re: "DART knew limits, pushed rail anyway -- Officials 'caught off guard' seek Green Line solution," Tuesday news story. For two years in a row, the premier event at the State Fair of Texas has... On taking the train to Texas-OU: DART's backup plan lackingRe: "DART's Texas-OU performance lacking," by Michael Lindenberger, Monday Quick Take. According to Morgan Lyons of DART, all 80 train cars operated by DART were running at capacity when a train failed. The Dallas Morning News goes on to report... Out of the inboxGood morning, and welcome to the world of angry, upset and -- yes, even mellow -- people. We heard from DART riders to the fair who fought the crowds on Texas-OU weekend. Most of them were angry voices, but not... A rough ride on the Green LineWhen we were making plans to visit the State Fair of Texas, we thought using the DART Green Line made a lot of sense. Until we actually took it. There is no parking at the American Airlines Center near the... DART does go to arts districtRe: "District an artful arrangement -- Patience, persistence pay off in $1 billion architectural array," Sunday news story. David Dillon writes, "public transit is another missing ingredient" in the district's design. This simply is not the case. I take the... Big D: Can't-do place?How can Dallas have the innovators to imagine and fund the Woodall Rodgers deck park, but not to find a creative use for the old Dallas High School/Crozier Tech derelict at the DART Pearl Station? This eyesore gives city visitors... Will you take DART's new State Fair train?Anyone reading this probably knows that the new Green Line service started by DART last week will be stopping right at Fair Park. Riders who get off will be steps away from the State Fair of Texas. You can... After 26 years, has DART been worth it?It's a good question, and you'll find the context and a discussion over on the Transportation Blog. Click over and see what you think. My blog partner there, transportation writer Michael Lindenberger of the news department, asked the question... DART Green Line: Baylor station a model of what light rail can do to a neighborhoodI've blogged in recent days about the other three new DART stations that open up on Monday: The MLK station is great, but the surrounding area is not set up to capitalize on it. The Deep Ellum station is... DART to begin HOV turn-in-a-cheater programIt's something we've supported on our editorial page and we've written about on this blog -- a "citizen reporting" program whereby drivers can report HOV cheaters to authorities. Now, DART plans to get one started. News of the new program... On the road: Can't justify toll hikeI drive the Dallas North Tollway on workdays because I feel that it is the safest and most direct route to my job downtown. My current annual toll is $680. After September, it will increase to $900. How can this... The HOV laneI'd like to open up a discussion on something other than health care. This morning's story, "HOV cheaters on Central ticketed," brought forth three e-mails from readers who cheered the enforcement effort. "Thank you, thank you, thank you," wrote one.... It's time for once-weekly pickupRe: "Once a week for garbage pickup? Citywide plan includes recycling on same day," Friday news story. Picking up trash one day a week is a plan long overdue. By scheduling it on the same day as the recycling pickup,... Get DART out of HOVRe: "HOV lanes' image under construction -- Motorists on Central see cheaters, but not much benefit," Saturday news story. HOV lanes are meant to inspire car-pooling, reduce traffic, improve ecology and so on. This is all fine, but exactly where... Public art's roleRe: "DART's sculpture," Sunday Letters. There was so much negativity about public art that I felt compelled to respond, as a working artist and supporter of DART. Throughout history, public art has been a visual record of the era --... DART sculpture: Fix machines insteadRe: "In Deep Ellum, meet the man of steel -- DART prepares 'Traveling' exhibits near rail station," Thursday news story. It's nice to see that the DART is placing all these nice sculptures like the Man of Steel at the... DART thinks too smallTwin cities the size of Dallas and Fort Worth deserve a circular metro line with connecting spokes in sync with our population. When are we going to grow out of the restricted DART mentality? My native country is India. I... Should Dallas HOV drivers turn in cheaters?Should Dallas-area HOV users help identify HOV lawbreakers by reporting their license plates to authorities? Could this discourage others from using the lanes illegally or barging in and out of them? Results from a program in the Seattle area... "Traffic down in Dallas'? -- What's your view?The gentleman from Kentucky, my esteemed colleague Michael Lindenberger, eased into the TTI urban traffic congestion report with a somewhat upbeat rendering. It was the right headline based on the figures in the biennial report. On the editorial page, meanwhile,... |