Dallas Area Rapid Transit: Miles Ahead with Miles to Go

This article gives a profile of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), including top managers who have recently taken their positions in the organization. Created in 1983 and funded with a one-cent local sales, DART has 13 member cities and is governed by a 15-member board appointed by city councils in the partnership, with representation based on population. The article provides overall financial, operating, and ridership statistics, projected rail opening dates, a statistical glance at DART's light rail program, the diesel commuter rail program known as Trinity Railway Express, and the DART bus system that accounts for nearly 40 percent of the service. The article also notes that the passage and signing of SAFETEA - LU clears the way for $2.5 billion system expansion that will add 93 miles of light rail, 35 miles of commuter rail and 110 miles of HOV lanes.