STRUCTURING FOR SUCCESS: THE DART APPROACH
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has been a successfully operating regional transportation system for over 14 years. In the early 1980s it was determined that several of the bus transit corridors were at capacities that could no longer accommodate the exclusive use of buses without undue traffic congestion, increased air pollution, and degradation of service to the riding public. Faced with this problem, DART began to explore other transit alternatives to better serve its customers. After a period of reassessing alternative transit modes, DART opted for a change to its service plan. A more economical, easier to design and construct, and quicker to place into service Light Rail Transit and Commuter Rail system became the preferred modes of transit. Transit authorities contemplating the institution of Light Rail Transit service and transit authorities planning for the expansion of existing service, can acquire a great deal of insight and useful information from this paper on structuring their approach to LRT by understanding how DART has organized for its current and future success.
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Corporate Authors:
American Public Transportation Association
1201 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005 -
Authors:
- Tanke, T J
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Conference:
- 1997 Rapid Transit Conference of the American Public Transit Association. Volume 3 - Way & Structures and Construction
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: 1997-6-8 to 1997-6-12
- Publication Date: 1997-8
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: p. 104-111
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Commuter service; Light rail transit; Rapid transit; Regional transportation
- Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00748923
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 18 1998 12:00AM