Public Transportation

The city will get the money over six years as part of DART's offer to return member cities' funding contributions.

Nadine Lee led DART through negotiations to keep the agency together.

Regional leaders greenlit a study looking at a corridor that could extend DART's current rail service.

Interfaith leaders want residents to know the vital need for public transit in Highland Park and University Park as the two cities prepare to hold withdrawal elections.

The city council voted unanimously to approve the interlocal agreement between DART and the city for general mobility program funds. It then voted 7-2 in favor of cancelling the election.

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.

The decision will keep DART in Plano for at least another six years.

With Irving and Plano, DART's largest member cities, now saying they’ll reconsider holding withdrawal elections, it’s not clear what happens next. But Irving officials said in a press release they’ll discuss the election at their next city council meeting.

Regional Transportation Council Director Michael Morris called it a "great day" for North Texas.

The discussion came as DART works to negotiate with member cities thinking about leaving the transit system, with a potential deal that would stave off elections already on the table.

The Dallas City Council backed a new governance structure what would reduce its representation on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit board to 45% as the agency negotiates with cities to prevent withdrawal elections.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit leaders approved a new funding and governance model that restructures the agency in an effort to stave off withdrawal elections.