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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2010

DART: Reduced sales tax forecast prompts review

Updated 20-year sales tax projections show Dallas agency receiving approximately $3 billion less in sales tax income than the amount projected as recently as May 2009.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2010

DART to participate in Earth Hour 2010

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.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2010

DART taps Concussion for ad, marketing services

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

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2009

STV acquires Dallas' Civil Structures Inc.

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.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2009

Travelers Aid opens The T's transportation center

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.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2009

DART customers report high satisfaction

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

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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2009

Delaware's DART invests in solar-powered stops, shelters

Agency installs its solar powered bus shelters where the shelter may lie outside the municipal electric power grid, and because the connection and electric usage costs are prohibitive.

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2009

DART to test safe turning program, eliminate detours

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.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2009

Dallas' Orange Line wins FTA award

Established as a best practice for other transit agencies to use, the award recognizes exemplary efforts in preparing effective and practical environmental documents consistent with prevailing requirements and expectations while achieving the objective of paperwork reduction.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2009

Report: DART rail expansion to generate $4B

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.

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