DART’s current agency priorities are focused on immediate mobility and system needs that can benefit the DART System and our riders. These include:

• Bus improvements to enhance service plus a range of projects to enhance speed and reliability and modernize passenger amenities and facilities.
• System modernization efforts to upgrade original rail signal systems, infrastructure, and vehicles to support a safer, modern, and more reliable system that also aligns with priorities of funding programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
• Initiatives to address reliability, cleanliness, and security, and ensure the value of DART remains strong for our riders and many stakeholders.

This regional hike-and-bike trail will span from Plano to Fort Worth and will generally follow DART’s Silver Line in Collin and Dallas counties, and the TEXRail line in Tarrant County.

The Regional Transportation Council (RTC) of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) provided funding for construction design of the trail from DFW Airport to Shiloh Road in Plano (approximately 26 miles). Currently 1.8 miles of the trail corridor are existing or under construction. The remaining 21.76 miles of the trail will be constructed as part of the Silver Line project.

A variety of sources approved by the RTC, Dallas County, and the local communities will fund construction of the trail in the corridor, and DART will manage the trail design and construction. That funding includes a $25 million RAISE Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for the construction of approximately 5.2 miles of the shared-use trail including safety treatments.

Visit NCTCOG’s Cotton Belt Regional Trail webpage for more information on the project.