Public Transportation

The city was one of five municipalities that sent a letter to the governor in support of two bills that would reduce funding to the agency.

A letter sent by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit board chair asks seven of its member cities requesting General Mobility Program funds to not support any legislation defunding the agency.

Lewisville’s downtown transit station is getting a $40 million makeover.

In a letter last month, the mayors of Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Highland Park, Irving and Plano urge Gov. Greg Abbott to revive proposals that would change DART's funding and the makeup of its board.

Fort Worth City Council members approved an agreement with Arlington for an economic analysis of the proposed bullet train. The April 22 agreement calls for Fort Worth to spend up to $75,000, while Arlington will spend $183,750.

The union representing Dallas Area Rapid Transit employees said it will call for a strike against Transdev if necessary, and is urging DART to intervene.

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 476 new buses will be phased into rotation over the next few years. They'll replace units that are nearing the end of their driving journeys.

The Regional Transportation Council voted to stay neutral in the dispute between DART and the member cities that want to cut its funding.

GOGO Charters, which began renting out charter buses in major U.S. cities in 2012, is planning daily bus routes between Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth as well Houston and San Antonio, with in-between stops in Katy and The Woodlands.

A regional group approved funding for Dallas developer’s legal fight over the effects of a high-speed route from Fort Worth to Dallas.

New smart stations are being installed around Fort Worth to elevate the city’s bike share program as it relaunches in January.