Transportation & Real Estate
Cindy lives in a sober-living home in Dallas. She has a part-time job that covers her reduced rent and she does volunteer work regularly. She has a valid Texas driver’s license, but she can’t afford a car. So she spends $48 a month — the rate for disabled and senior citizens — and takes the…
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A final series of public meetings kicks off May 24 to allow the public a last chance to weigh in on Texas Department of Transportation’s Interstate-345 Feasibility Study. The study is guiding TxDOT officials as they develop a project to better move traffic around the 1.4-mile roadway on the east side of downtown Dallas adjacent…
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On December 15, then-President-elect Joe Biden announced Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary. Within Transportation is the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), dedicated to urban public transportation, with an estimated 2021 budget of $14.5 billion. Buttigieg and the FTA are already penciled for a $20 billion raise as part of Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package – more…
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On August 20, the Parks and Recreation Board received a briefing from the Aviation Department about potential scenarios for adding a second entrance for Love Field – an idea that’s been kicking around for a few years. (Before we dive in, a reminder to paid and unpaid city staff working from home – Zoom requires…
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Googling “subway” and “Dallas” nets a lot of information on where to purchase a train-shaped sandwich, less so the underground transit system it was named for. But Dallas is desperate for transit solutions to connect the city, and this week, the D2 Subway line was on DART’s radar. Too bad it’s not on anyone else’s,…
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