Transit Tangents

Plano vs Public Transit


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Texas legislators have introduced bills that could slash DART funding by up to 50%, threatening the survival of Dallas's transit system in one of America's fastest-growing regions. 


• Six Dallas suburban cities initially supported cutting DART funding by 25%, with Plano leading the charge
• Unable to get enough board votes, Plano representatives took their fight to the Texas Legislature
• House Bill 3187 would reduce the sales tax funding and allow diversion of additional money to non-transit projects
• If passed, this bill could effectively cut DART funding by 44-50%, making system survival impossible
• The Dallas Area Transit Alliance (DATA) is organizing concerned citizens to fight these cuts

Contact your state representatives and join DATA to help protect public transit funding in Texas. Visit DATA's links in the description to get involved.


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