Addison Station just opened in Oct ‘25. It may close in May if Addison residents vote to leave DART. This station is a key component in DART’s network of buses and now served by a train, bike trails and very walkable downtown area. The Addison CC is very short sighted.
BREAKING: The motion at the Town Council of Addison to call an election to withdraw from DART FAILS to pass, 3 in favor and 4 against. Thank you to the public speakers from Addison and the broader region for standing up for transit, and thank you to the Council for listening!
Parking reform just passed Dallas City Council! That sound you hear is… absolutely nothing happening, as the city isn’t going to just change overnight. But man, I can’t wait to see how downtown and ToDs pop off over the next few years!
DART funding in North Texas is under attack. Contact your Texas reps today!
The first hearing for HB3187, a bill looking to change how Dallas Area Rapid Transit is funded, has just wrapped up around 1:00 AM. There were hours of testimony from mayors, city council members, DART staff, and residents, and yes, there was a duck.
Last night the Texas House Transportation Committee held a hearing on House Bill 3187, which could change the way DART is funded and potentially take millions from the agency. Of the 32 speakers, 28 were opposed while 4 were in favor of the bill. Here are some clips from that hearing:
@wfaa DART has made many efforts to engage with their member cities. It’s obvious Plano has an agenda because they know a pull out election from DART would fail. Let’s have WFAA hear from the actual riders of DART!
any city and elected worth a damn should be ignoring their NIMBY backlash and supporting aggressive investment and upzoning to both allow and attract a greater portion of refional growth into their city.
I'm on a train that takes 3.5 hours to get to my destination when it could easily take under 2 hours with high-speed rail. Call me crazy, but I think we should get faster trains...
This cause is for voting rights. Please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...
The Subway is plenty safe. Much safer than driving. But pulling funding will certainly not make it safer.
For the life of me, I don’t own understand how a completely apolitical CEO of the nation’s rail operator would be removed...
Southwestern Rail Conference is in April in DFW. Industry professionals or anyone interested in expanding passenger and freight rail should attend! www.texasrailadvocates.org/events/2025-...
This channel supports rail projects all over the country including California:
www.hsrail.org/blog/act-now...
It’s Carnival Season!
DART Silver Line testing. It’s so close to happening!! #trains #dart #dallas #transit #silverline
Fort Worth to Meridian to connect with the Crescent like they intended.
My first post! It’s about parking minimums in Dallas. My friend Hexel has put together this excellent video how outdated parking minimums are putting small entrepreneurs out of business! Watch here: youtu.be/SnEZeuy1w4k?...
