Addison

Several North Texas cities have launched rideshare programs this month to supplement — or replace — public transit.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit's board chair and interim CEO said they'll focus on the future of the agency, including expansion.

As of 10 p.m. Saturday, nearly 70% of voters in Highland Park had voted "no" to staying in Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Unofficial election results show voters in Addison overwhelmingly favor staying in the regional transit system.

Addison transit center would effectively shut down if voters choose to leave DART, and the agency says it would lose $1 billion in tax contributions over the next decade if all three cities holding elections vote to leave.

Thousands of disabled North Texans rely on DART to get around. But three North Texas cities could vote to end services.

General counsel Gene Gamez will lead the agency while the board works on an interim leadership plan and searches for a replacement for former president and CEO Nadine Lee.

JFS Dallas opened a 100,000 square-foot campus in Addison to provide comprehensive services to an "medically underserved area." JFS Dallas' CEO said the location could be the first community health center in North Texas to have comprehensive services on site.

Dozens of speakers expressed concerns over the possible loss of service in three DART member cities holding withdrawal elections this spring.

Addison City Council voted Tuesday not to rescind its withdrawal election. Farmers Branch, meanwhile, cancelled the May 2 election after DART put forward a new funding deal.

Four cities have confirmed they're considering a new DART plan to keep the agency intact.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit board members are figuring out a way to respond to cities' requests for service and funding changes as a sixth member plans to vote soon to possibly leave the system.

Addison is the sixth city to schedule a DART exit election, meaning nearly half of DART's 13 member cities are now considering leaving the agency.