The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors announced Aug. 23 that it will distribute $214 million in unallocated revenue funds to the 13 cities that use the public transportation system.
According to a release, DART received federal relief operating funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds were used for COVID-related supplies and cleaning, regular operating expenses and to replace fare revenue that was lost due to the pandemic.
As part of these federal funds, DART did not utilize all of its tax collections, which it plans to distribute to its cities.
DART offers public transit services for 220,000 passengers per day across a 700-square-mile service area in Dallas and 12 neighboring cities, including Richardson and Plano. The public transit network includes the DART Light Rail, the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail, bus routes and other transit services.
