The 26-mile rail project will improve mobility, accessibility, and system linkages for North Texas residents.
The primary goal of the Real-Time Asset Management Program is to enhance asset management of infrastructure and safety by deploying innovative technologies that can provide real-time condition assessment of transit capital and facilities.
David Leininger will join the agency as the Deputy Executive Director on Nov. 3 and assume the role of Interim President/Executive Director on February 1.
Gary Thomas has led the agency as president/executive director for nearly 20 years. He first joined DART in 1998 as the senior vice president of project management.
The agency will restore service on a group of routes and improve frequencies on others to just under 90% of pre-pandemic levels.
The existing automated system has been in service for over 20 years and replacement was necessary due to costly repairs, as well as parts and components becoming obsolete.
The system upgrade makes the DART information contactless and viewable from mobile devices through embedded QR code activation.
The one-year contract begins Oct. 1, helping DART achieve fuel price stability needed in the current 20-year financial plan for their 674 CNG buses.
The agency plans to have dispensers available to assist customers on each of their more than 600 buses, 160 light rail vehicles, and four Dallas streetcars by the end of August/early September.
Researchers from the Economics Research Group at the University of North Texas (UNT) reviewed 81 development projects completed within a quarter mile of DART stations with a total property value of $5.138 billion between 2016 and 2018.