Metro Magazine
MENU
SEARCHMENUSEARCH
Bolstered by the receipt of $78.4 million in ARRA funds, the Green Line rail project is headed for on-time and on-budget arrival at four new stations on Sept.14, 2009.
Read More →
Proposed system will accommodate more than 3,000 radio users and can easily grow to accommodate up to 6,000 users and operate on existing DART frequencies, which can expand when some other frequencies become available.
Read More →DART was selected for the "Best Metro Americas" award over transit properties in New York City, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Read More →
A-train project includes single-phase construction of 21 miles of regional rail, five rail stations, a bicycle/pedestrian trail, and a regional rail operations and maintenance facility.
Read More →On-board computers will provide automatic next stop announcements and communicate vehicle location and event messages to the central computer-aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location system.
Read More →Potential benefits to the public transit system include capital cost and schedule savings, greater use of private sector innovation and technology, and the ability to finance all or part of the overall lifecycle costs of the project with private funds.
Read More →Asked if DART's services are better than last year, 87 percent say yes, compared to 77 percent in 2007, while 96 percent say they'd recommend DART to others, compared to 93 percent a year ago.
Read More →
Available technology now includes links to debit cards, acknowledgement of the lowest fares, data collection and online ordering.
Read More →Investments in new station construction encourage and regulate the flow of passengers through a system, and contribute to public transit’s importance to regional transportation networks.
Read More →