Passenger Bus, Rail and Motorcoach Industry News

During that time non-essential lights at DART's headquarters building will be turned off along with the non-essential lights in numerous Downtown Dallas buildings.

Company also agency of record for the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) and Denton County Transportation Authority.

Company is currently working on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail extension. The firm is providing program management, design and construction management for the $400 million, 25-mile, and 13-station light rail build out.

Services range from providing diapers and overnight toiletry packs to information on other essential travel services, such as where to replace a lost cell phone, rent a car seat, or fill a prescription, and referrals, maps and directions to stores, nearby restaurants and overnight accommodations.

Survey of more than 5,500 customers was conducted in August and has a margin of error of +/- 1.3 percent.

Changes for turning procedures on downtown Des Moines routes involve maximum speed of 5 mph throughout any left or right turn and a complete stop in the middle of turning before the bus crosses the second crosswalk.

The study also determined the expansion will create 32,095 job-years of employment, or an average of 6,400 jobs each year for the next five years.

Currently, minorities represent 78 percent of DART's workforce, including 40 percent of executives, 47 percent of managers, 59 percent of professionals, 63 percent of police officers, and 92 percent of operators and servicers

PB will serve as the lead engineering firm, providing civil, track work, structural, architectural, geotechnical, traffic and certain systems engineering design services.

DART's board vote also adds a future light rail connection from the Orange Line to the Cotton Belt, a DART-owned rail line that crosses through airport property north of SH 114, which would provide additional rail access to the airport.