DART

Members of the House Transportation Committee held a first hearing over a controversial bill to cut DART's funding by 25%.

Anthony Ricciardelli, Plano's new representative on the DART board, said he wants what's best for DART, Plano and the region. "I don't think those are mutually exclusive."

The Regional Transportation Council voted to pursue work over the next two years to come up with a new way to "deliver transit in the region" as Dallas Area Rapid Transit faces efforts to reduce its funding.

The Texas Legislature is considering bills that transit officials warn could hamper public transportation in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth regions.

DART board members approved a resolution to direct 5% of its tax collections back to certain member cities. Meanwhile, the city of Dallas is backing full funding for the agency.

DART and the Urban Land Institute hosted the inaugural Transit Oriented Development Summit this week.

The Dallas Area Transit Alliance held a press conference on Monday to speak out in opposition to bills that would cut DART's funding.

Plano appointed outgoing city council member Anthony Ricciardelli to represent the city on the DART board. He replaces Paul Wageman, who led calls to cut DART's funding and received public criticism over his ties to Uber.

The Regional Transportation Council voted unanimously to initiate mediation talks between DART and member cities.

The new bill filed by North Texas state Sen. Tan Parker would give each DART member city a representative.

The Rowlett City Council voted this week to support full funding for DART, rescinding a previous resolution that called for cuts.

North Texas won't be ready for millions of visitors during 2026 World Cup games if DART's funding gets cut, regional transportation director Michael Morris warned.