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Is Mass Is ss Transi sit Part t of of th the e Solu Solution tion? Dwight D. Burns Treasurer, DART Southern Municipal Finance Society Conference September 2017 1 Who ho W We e Ar Are Dallas Area Rapid Transit is an extensive
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Dwight D. Burns Treasurer, DART Southern Municipal Finance Society Conference September 2017
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit is an extensive network of bus and rail service that moves more than 220,000 passengers per day, across a 700-square-mile service area.
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DART is a regional transit agency that consists of 13 cities: Addison, Carrollton, Cockrell Hill, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Garland, Glenn Heights, Highland Park, Irving, Plano, Richardson, Rowlett, and University Park. Our service area population is over 2.3 million. About 72% of residents live within a quarter mile of DART service.
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Top 10 Texas Local Government Sales Tax Recipients
Net Sales Tax Receipts September 2017 Houston Metro Transit Authority $54,724,948 City of Houston $50,044,779 DART $43,607,123 City of San Antonio $26,768,851 City of Dallas $23,079,282 Capital Metro (Austin Transit) $17,884,373 City of Austin $16,480,653 City of Fort Worth $11,738,609 San Antonio Metro Transit (Via) $11,331,070 City of Arlington $8,160,275
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New routes, improved frequency on a series of bus routes anticipated in FY 2018
41 new transit buses in FY 2019 will support another major bus service expansion
Prototype shelter was completed in FY 2017, which will serve as a model for future enhanced bus services and will have additional features normally associated with rail stations, including security cameras and next-bus information
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Dallas CBD Second Light Rail Alignment (D2)
Revenue Service Anticipated in 2024
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Go Pass 2.0 will be introduced in FY18 and will offer multi- modal trip planning including
Network Companies (Uber/Lyft), bike share and even carpooling.
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