DART News Release
|  Media Relations Contact: August 22, 2014 Region's bus, train riders asked to provide input to improve system Transit Agencies Continue Surveys to Gauge Demand, Meet Needs August 22, 2014 (Arlington, Texas) - The next phase of a regional transit survey intended to help planners better understand the demand for rail and bus service throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area will begin in late August.
"The Dallas-Fort Worth region continues to grow, but not uniformly. This survey allows us to pinpoint where transit demand is strongest and direct resources to those areas," said Arash Mirzaei, senior program manager for the North Central Texas Council of Governments. "This leads to a better transit system and ultimately a more effective transportation network providing multiple options for people who live, work, visit and go to school in North Texas." This $1.5 million survey is a cooperative effort funded by the transit agencies ($900,000) and NCTCOG ($600,000). Before this project began, the region's transit passengers had not been surveyed since 2007-08, and the transit system has expanded significantly. DART recently opened light rail service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, bringing its light rail network to 90 miles. The T is working to connect transit passengers to DFW Airport from the west by 2018 with its planned TEX Rail commuter rail service. In 2011, DCTA introduced the 21-mile A-train commuter rail line connecting Denton with DART's Green Line in Carrollton. For more information about the survey, visit www.nctcog.org/survey2014. About the North Central Texas Council of Governments: NCTCOG is a voluntary association of local governments established in 1966 to assist local governments in planning for common needs, cooperating for mutual benefit, and coordinating for sound regional development. NCTCOG's purpose is to strengthen both the individual and collective power of local governments and to help them recognize regional opportunities, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and make joint decisions. NCTCOG serves a 16-county region of North Central Texas, which is centered on the two urban centers of Dallas and Fort Worth. Currently, NCTCOG has 240 member governments including 16 counties, 170 cities, 24 school districts, and 30 special districts. For more information on the NCTCOG Transportation Department, visit www.nctcog.org/trans. -- 30 -- |
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