Brashear
Brashear, TX · Traffic & Transit
rockwallcountytexas.com
Master Thoroughfare Plan Update...
Rockwall County is updating its Thoroughfare Plan to prepare for continued growth and evolving transportation needs. This long-range plan will guide future roadway connections, preserve key corridors, and support safe, efficient travel across the County. This update builds on the County’s Strategic Plan 2050 and the 2019 Thoroughfare Plan, incorporating...
dmagazine.com
Dallas: the city that hates pedestrians, Pt. 55.
If you’ve been here for a minute, you are probably familiar with our “Dallas Hates Pedestrians” series where we occasionally showcase the ways our city is unkind (to say the least) to people taking the Ankle Express around town. (Even Ken Burns got in on the action.)
hoodline.com
DART Paratransit Van Flips in North Dallas, Driver and Rider Hospitalized
A DART paratransit van flipped onto its side early Tuesday morning at the intersection of Webb Chapel Road and Forest Lane in North Dallas, sending its driver and lone passenger to the hospital with injuries described as minor. Dallas Fire-Rescue crews arrived around 6:30 a.m. to find the van resting on its side after a two-vehicle rollover collision.
KXII.com
Highway 75 closures and route changes set for this week in Denison
DENISON, Texas (KXII) - The Texas Department of Transportation is fully closing the southbound lanes of Highway 75 in Denison from Exit 67 near Loy Lake Road to the FM 691 entrance ramp. Crews will close those lanes at 9 p.m. Sept. 15 and reopen them at 5 a.m. Sept....
fortworthreport.org
‘The heart of Fort Worth’: La Línea Rosa buses connect community with culture
Claudia Ramirez beamed with pride as the south Fort Worth bus route she rode as a child was rebranded into a festive, Latino-themed transit experience. “It’s so vibrant,” Ramirez, a lifelong Fort Worth resident, said of Trinity Metro’s new La Línea Rosa buses. “We have lowriders and everything Southside represented on the bus. It’s pretty nice.”
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
DART adding State Fair shuttle buses, more train service for fairgoers
DART announced Wednesday that it will launch special "State Fair Flyer" shuttle buses on weekends during the fair, giving riders direct service from several transit centers to Fair Park. The agency is also increasing train capacity and running all light rail lines every 20 minutes during the fair season. DART...
Progressive Rail Roading
TNW Corp.'s NETX Railway begins operations
TNW Corp.'s newest railroad subsidiary, Northeast Texas Railway Co. (NETX), has begun operations in Northeast Texas. NETX Railway operates a corridor spanning about 66 miles between Greenville and Winfield, Texas, under a long-term agreement with the Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District, TNW officials said in a press release. The...
CBS News
Semi trucks hit bridge, closing 45, I-20 in Hutchins
keranews.org
New Dallas ISD program teaches students how to fix DART buses
Dallas Area Rapid Transit is launching a new program that gives Dallas students hands-on bus maintenance experience and a chance at a good-paying job right after graduation. DART’s High School Student Bus Maintenance Externship program focuses on valuable mechanic skills ranging from automotive basics to fixing buses with supervised hands-on training.
ajot.com
TNW Corporation establishes NETX Railway to operate and invest in Northeast Texas Rail Corridor
TNW Corporation, a privately held transportation company whose subsidiaries operate Class III railroads and logistics facilities across Texas, today announced that NETX Railway (Northeast Texas Railway Company), its newest railroad subsidiary, has begun operations in Northeast Texas. NETX Railway operates the corridor under a long-term agreement with the Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District and is investing to strengthen freight rail service and support economic growth across the region’s communities.
transportationhistory.org
2009: The First of Two Openings in the Same Month for a Light Rail Station in South Dallas
Fair Park station became one of the four original stops of the Green Line of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), an agency serving the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex of Texas, to be opened to the public. Fair Park station is in the South Dallas neighborhood of the Lone Star State city famously nicknamed “Big D.”
fortworthreport.org
‘There is so much potential’: Residents offer ideas for transit-oriented developments near rail stations
An overgrown parking lot off Leslie Street, nearly hidden among the tall trees and medical buildings of the Near Southside District, holds promise for new transit-oriented development. The site, located between railroad tracks to the west and Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center–Fort Worth to the east, is...
rockwallcountytexas.com
Planned lane closures on Interstate 30 for the upcoming week.
Sunday, September 13th thru Saturday, September 19th:. 1. I-30 Eastbound Left Lane from TL Townsend to FM 3549. Overnight. 9P-5A. Removals and Place Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement. 2. I-30 Eastbound. Alternating Lane Closures from Erby Campbell to FM 35. Overnight. 9P-5A. Install/Pin Concrete Safety Barriers. 3. I-30 Westbound. Alternating Lanes...