Highland Park exits DART, reshaping North Texas transit
TL;DR
Highland Park voters chose to exit the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system, the first suburb to do so since 1989; Addison and University Park voted to stay in DART, leaving 12 member cities. DART says Highland Park’s withdrawal will take effect May 14 and will cost about $270 million in sales-tax revenue over 20 years, with the closure of 15 bus stops and the loss of paratransit service in Highland Park amid ongoing disputes over taxes and service.
- Dallas’ Highland Park votes to leave Texas’ second-largest public transit system The Texas Tribune
- DART secures victory in Addison, University Park while Highland Park votes out Dallas News
- LIVE: DART withdrawal election results FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
- 3 DART member cities to hold withdrawal elections Saturday NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
- Saturday brings big votes for both DART and DISD WFAA
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