As negotiations between Dallas Area Rapid Transit and city leaders inch toward a late February deadline, key discussions weighing the public transportation...
Leaders in five of the agency’s 13 member cities have until the last week of February to remove from their May 2 ballots theat a December council meeting, they could not agree on scheduling an election, citing a need for more public input and further negotiations with DART.
After they reconvened to discuss the vote in a work session, the item has returned to the council for consideration.If leaders opt to put membership in DART to a vote, nearly half of DART’s member cities could exit the agency.to DART’s board with conditions on what it would take to stop efforts to cut ties with the agency. The Park Cities have also scheduled May elections. The DART board is scheduled Tuesday afternoon to receive an update on the status of city and regional discussions related to reforming DART’s governance, funding and service. The 2:30 p.m. meeting will be held in person at DART’s headquarters on Pacific Avenue and byA working group of mayors, city managers and DART leadership, convened by the North Texas Commission and North Central Texas Council of Governments, has met for months to The group convened last week to discuss next steps and receive feedback from other cities on the discussions in Dallas, according to a memo from Dallas City Manger DART will share results of a rate study with the working group on Jan. 29, she wrote, and the results will inform the feasibility of a new funding model for DART.On Feb. 12, the mayors and city managers of DART member cities will convene to discuss governance and funding options, according to the memo.Lilly Kersh is a local government accountability reporter at The Dallas Morning News covering Collin County with a focus on McKinney and Plano. She graduated in 2024 from the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism and was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.Live updates: When will ice melt? Record snowfall ends Monday, road conditions still poor
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