TRANSPORTATION
The approved plan involves a hybrid concept that balances the need to maintain high-ridership routes with providing adequate coverage.. (Courtesy DART)
DART board, committee approve hybrid approach to bus network redesign
About 55% of DART’s bus service currently focuses on high-ridership routes, while the rest is used to provide coverage, according to Mark Nelson, director of transportation for the city of Richardson. (Courtesy DART)
DART board hones in on hybrid concept for ridership redesign as vote is delayed to November
Dallas Area Rapid Transit is providing free rides to polling locations during the two Saturdays of early voting and on Election Day, Nov. 3. (Liesbeth Powers/Community Impact Newspaper)
DART offering free rides to the polls during early voting weekends, Election Day
The DART Board of Directors is expected to vote on the ratio of ridership and coverage at its next meeting, Oct. 20. (Courtesy Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
DART committee members, staff push for super majority vote on ridership redesign
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DART board considers more options for bus network redesign
Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s bus and light rail services will operate on regular Sunday schedules on Labor Day. (Courtesy Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
DART to run on its holiday schedule for Labor Day in North Texas
Jollibee opened with a fanfare of cars wrapped around its parking lot midday Aug. 20. (Liesbeth Powers/Community Impact Newspaper)
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George Bush Intercontinental Airport experienced a 3.5 million drop in passengers in April compared to April 2019. Gov. Greg Abbott signed into order some travel restrictions for passengers from specific states, though those orders expired in May. (Courtesy Houston Airport System)
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McKinney officials on June 23 approved a request to open an indoor shooting range. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
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Normally crowded toll roads are experiencing a decline in the number of motorists, according to data from the North Texas Tollway Authority. (Liesbeth Powers/Community Impact Newspaper)
North Texas Tollway Authority develops plan to mitigate unprecedented loss of revenue
North Texas traffic saw significant declines in March as government stay-at-home orders went into effect. (Ellen Jackson/Community Impact Newspaper)
North Texas traffic trends downward as data shows regional air conditions, crash rates improve
The installation was two years in the making. (Courtesy Richardson Police Department)
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A company looking to build a high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas won a key court case May 7. The case has since been appealed to the Texas Supreme Court. (Courtesy Texas Central)
Texas Central wins key ruling in court case over eminent domain; case to be appealed to Texas Supreme Court
Business returned May 8 at Blondie's Salon in Plano. Employees and customers wore masks as the establishment practiced coronavirus safety precautions. (Courtesy Blondie's Salon)
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Traffic crashes are down statewide, but the Texas Department of Transportation is reporting traffic fatalities have remained the same despite fewer drivers on the road. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
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