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It’s Official: DART Will Roll Out New Bus Service Plan in January
A redesigned bus network aims to make the public transit system easier to understand and use.
By Peter Simek
Transportation
DART Extends Face Mask Requirements Through January
Free masks are available in handy little dispensers on the transit agency’s buses and trains.
By Alex Macon
Transit Oriented Development
How Will the Senate Infrastructure Bill Affect Dallas’ I-345?
The $1 trillion legislation includes a pilot program targeting highway-to-boulevard projects like I-345. Will it be enough to make removal a reality?
By Peter Simek
Transportation
Why It Is Time to End Mandatory Parking Minimums in Dallas
Parking policies hide the cost of car travel by making it more difficult to build vibrant urban places. Until they are abolished, Dallas will never regrow its core.
By Peter Simek
Good Public Transit
How Traffic Studies Perpetuate a Traffic Congestion Obsession
The Texas Transportation Institute's new Urban Mobility Report peddles the myth that urban traffic congestion is a problem that can be solved
By Peter Simek
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Deck Park Will Finally Give Historic Neighborhood ‘A Place to Walk to’
The Oak Cliff park suggests that Dallas is finally learning to listen to local communities when planning major public infrastructure investments
By Peter Simek
Policy
Urban Expert on TxDOT’s I-345 Options: ‘You Can Do Better’
Peter Park helped Milwaukee remove its own urban highway. He believes TxDOT can improve upon its initial designs for replacing I-345.
By Peter Simek
Good Public Transit
Have We Reached Peak Return on Highway Infrastructure Investment?
A new report suggests that spending more federal money on the nation's highways won't necessarily result in a boost to the economy
By Peter Simek
Transportation
Dallas Is the Most Dangerous U.S. City for Driving, But Don’t Blame the Drivers
Bad transportation policy is killing us.
By Alex Macon
Transportation
Here Are the Five Possible Futures for I-345
TxDOT is showing off the most detailed look yet at what could happen to the elevated highway running through the heart of downtown Dallas.
By Alex Macon