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 network of bus and rail service that moves more than 220,000 passengers per day, across a 700-square-mile service area. 2
Who W We e Serve 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. 3
Extens nsiv ive e Bus Bus an and Ra Rail il Cove verage 4
DART T Has the he State’s Thi Third L d Large gest Local Sa Sales les T Tax Bas ase 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 5
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En Enhanc nced Bu Bus s Ser Servic vice Rou oute Im e Impr provements New routes, improved frequency on a series of bus routes anticipated in FY 2018 New V Vehicles les 41 new transit buses in FY 2019 will support another major bus service expansion En Enhanced B d Bus S Shelt elter ers 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 7
Cotton on Bel Belt Commuter Rail Revenue Service anticipated in 2022 8
Dallas CBD Second Light Rail Alignment (D2) D2 D2 Revenue Service Anticipated in 2024 9
Mob obile A App Enhan ancem cement ents and Mobil ilit ity o y on Demand nd Go Pass 2.0 will be introduced in FY18 and will offer multi- modal trip planning including options for Taxi, Transportation Network Companies (Uber/Lyft), bike share and even carpooling. 10
DAR ART is is N Nor orth th Texas’ Mob Mobili ility ty Ma Manager 11
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