r/dart

Hi everyone I am working on relocation plans to go live in DFW. I am going for Aerospace/ Defense, Engineering and manufacturing. And I am curious about DART, is it reliable, is it safe? Can I park knowing my car will be there when I come back to the station?

I might be moving in a few months, but it depends on certain factors also looking at universities for Engineering specifically Aerospace, mechanical or systems?

Also I am approaching 40, what is there to do around DFW?

Also is this the right Thread? And i am sorry for so many questions.

Sorry the title has a typo. Please forgive me.

I parked my vehicle there on the 9th and am coming back on the 24th. Am I good? I did it years ago and I was good but just wanted to make sure now. No signs said anything about a limit. I know Plano does but it’s not at that one

The Arapaho Center Station redevelopment in Richardson is on hold due to unfavorable market conditions and high capital costs. The city, anticipating budget cuts and potential restrictions on economic development funding, will not pursue the project further until market conditions improve.

City	2020	2024	2025	1-year diff	1-year % diff	5-year diff	5-year % diff
Addison	17,090	17,257	17,195	-62	-0.36%	105	0.61%
Carrollton	133,482	135,456	134,562	-894	-0.66%	1,080	0.80%
Dallas	1,304,341	1,326,087	1,329,491	3,404	0.26%	25,150	1.89%
Farmers Branch	35,572	37,341	38,320	979	2.62%	2,748	7.17%
Garland	246,190	250,431	249,625	-806	-0.32%	3,435	1.38%
Glenn Heights	15,854	19,752	20,327	575	2.91%	4,473	22.01%
Irving	256,781	258,060	257,076	-984	-0.38%	295	0.11%
Plano	285,465	293,286	293,028	-258	-0.09%	7,563	2.58%
Richardson	119,460	118,221	118,542	321	0.27%	-918	-0.77%
Rowlett	62,550	68,123	67,890	-233	-0.34%	5,340	7.87%
University Park	25,279	25,268	25,323	55	0.22%	44	0.17%

If you’re unfamiliar with “urbanism,” it's how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment. Positive urbanism inherently supports public transit and mixed use zoning, with an emphasis on making it easier to do everyday errands without needing a vehicle.

As a native Dallasite, I’ve noticed that there is quite a lack of this kind of infrastructure outside of very few places, which is crazy given the population size.

This doesn't apply to just DFW, but I’m working on a campaign to get local officials involved in supporting this kind of legislation forward. One small step in that is furthering the Build More Housing Near Transit Act. August is coming up, and if you want to get more involved in local politics, this is a great starting point.

Check out DATA to support DART - https://dallasareatransitalliance.org/

Last week I put out a survey, here's the responses. If you grouped Uptown, Victory Park, and West Village into Oak Lawn it would be by far the highest voted area.

Neighborhood	Votes
Uptown Dallas	15
Downtown Dallas	15
Bishop Arts	11
Addison Circle	8
CityLine Richardson	7
Deep Ellum	7
Victory Park	5
SMU / Mockingbird	5
Downtown Plano	4
West Village	4
Lower / Lowest Greenville	4
Oak Lawn	3
Downtown Garland	2
Cedars	2
Las Colinas	2
Downtown Carrollton	2
Prestonwood North Dallas	1
Arts District	1
Trinity Groves	1
Lakewood	1
Downtown Garland	1
Trinity Mills	1
Klyde Warren Park	1
Downtown Carrollton	1
Turtle Creek	1
North Carrollton/Frankford Donut Shop and QT	1
Walnut Hill Station Area	1
CityPlace	1

https://preview.redd.it/ljxb670ta71h1.png?width=1832&format=png&auto=webp&s=df102ca67988cd73bc66059429493f083d6c49a7

https://youtu.be/77WuFMUKlfg?si=KW4IWLYQLoSiII8H

For some comparison, for $750 per ride that HP was paying , I can fly you to Hawaii and back, twice for a distance of 15,137 miles.

I had no idea HP was paying this much to DART for so little service. HP is small, so it's not like it would benefit from more service.

Reddit and this sub in particular is against the government wasting money - $750 per ride when an Uber costs less than $50 (I'm shooting high here) is waste and abuse of taxpayer money.

Just because the taxpayers are seen as more affluent doesn't make it right.