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Shortage of Working Vehicles Could Spread Dallas Fire-Rescue Even Thinner

Shortage of Working Vehicles Could Spread Dallas Fire-Rescue Even Thinner

School Bus Delays Hit North Texas Districts

School Bus Delays Hit North Texas Districts

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Sunrise Movement Dallas Launches Petition Requesting Free DART Rides for K-12 Students

By Kate Pezzulli
Aug 3, 2022

A Sunrise Movement Dallas petition that proposes DART provide free rides for K-12 students is supported by Dallas City Council and some DART board members, but safety still being discussed as they begin looking to starting a pilot program.
Dockless Vehicles Like Scooters Could Come Back to Dallas by October

By Jacob Vaughn
Jul 22, 2022

When Dallas started having problems with dockless vehicles, officials gave them the boot. They've been out of the city since 2020 but they could make a return in the coming months if operators are willing to play by new rules.
Amid Controversy Over Hi-Line Connector Trail Project, Construction Company Sues Dallas

By Jacob Vaughn
Jul 19, 2022

A lawsuit could delay a trail project meant to connect Victory Park to the Design District.
In Federal Lawsuit, Former Southwest Attendant Claims She Was Canned over Anti-Abortion Beliefs

By Kate Pezzulli
Jul 9, 2022

A former Southwest flight attendant is suing over her anti-abortion rhetoric after harassing union president.
Dallas Plans (Again) to Make the City More Bike Friendly

By Kate Pezzulli
Jul 7, 2022

Dallas is drawing up plans to make the city more bike friendly, and is hoping for the public participation in the process
DART Wanted New Routes to Make Commuters Freer. Not Everyone Is Waiting Around for Change.

By Jacob Vaughn
Jul 5, 2022

In February 2020, Jarrett Walker manned a podium in a room at the Old Parkland hospital building, some 200 people in front of him. Speaking to the crowd, he shared his philosophy on public transportation: It boils down to personal freedom. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board had contracted...
In North Texas and Elsewhere, Used Car Prices Are Probably Going to Keep Rising

By Kate Pezzulli
Jul 2, 2022

Used car prices are still high after pandemic increase and the tax office is noticing the flood of new titles and registrations with two hour or more wait times
Southwest Pilots Union Pickets at Dallas Love Field Airport as Cancelations and Delays Mount

By Kate Pezzulli
Jun 22, 2022

A regional pilot shortage leads to cancellations and picketing pilots due to difficult working conditions and delayed contract negotiations
Garland Police: DART Contract Driver Sexually Assaulted Female Passenger with Mental Disability

By Patrick Strickland
Jun 16, 2022

The Garland Police Department says a contract driver for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) sexually assaulted a young woman who has a mental disability. The driver, 44-year-old Samson Assefa Lemma, was arrested at his home in Wylie Tuesday night. Garland police officers learned earlier this month that he allegedly...
Scheduled Maintenance Will Add 15 Minutes to Some DART Riders' Commutes this Month

By Jacob Vaughn
Jun 7, 2022

Some DART riders could see longer commutes this month as part of scheduled maintenance to the agency's rail services.
Who's Behind the Uncomfortably Detailed Phallus on a DART Construction Site Porta-Potty?

By Patrick Strickland
May 21, 2022

It all started with an alarmingly detailed artistic portrayal of a phallus. The graffiti in question was scrawled on the side of a portable toilet at a North Dallas construction site off the path that will eventually become the Silver Line. Alongside the phallus was a message. Although it’s difficult...
Looking for a Job in Dallas? Lyft Might Just Give You a Free Ride to Your Interview

By Kate Pezzulli
May 19, 2022

Dallas is known for many things, like its music scene, Reunion Tower and an assassination. But its ease of public transportation hasn’t ever been something to write home about. To try to alleviate the transportation burden for people on the job hunt, the ride-hailing company Lyft is offering free rides...
McKinney Horsemanship Center ManeGait Worries Highway Expansion Will Disrupt Therapy

By Kate Pezzulli
May 9, 2022

When William is on a horse, it doesn’t matter that he can’t run or jump, according to ManeGait, the nonprofit therapeutic horsemanship center where he rides. The National Institute of Health says he's only one of two children with his diagnosis who don’t use a nighttime ventilator. Both ride horses...
Noise Control: Dallas Love Field Airport Could Get a Little Quieter

By Jacob Vaughn
May 2, 2022

Thousands of complaints poured in last year stemming from noisy aircraft at Dallas Love Field. Now, the city is looking into how it can make things quieter for residents in the area.
Texas Says Quick Growth Demands Expansion of U.S. Highway 380, but Prosper Doesn't Want It

By Kate Pezzulli
Apr 22, 2022

Prosper and McKinney have found themselves on the opposite ends of a debate over a new highway expansion.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Embraces Inner Karen, Slams Southwest Airlines Over Mask Dispute

By Simone Carter
Apr 20, 2022

Mayor Eric Johnson aired his beef with Southwest Airlines in a social media rant on Monday.
Sick of Getting Stranded, Spirit Airlines Employees Picket at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

By Kate Pezzulli
Apr 14, 2022

With flight cancellations hampering travel, Spirit Airlines employees say the company has repeatedly left them stranded without accommodation.
Road Rage Incidents Have Skyrocketed, and Dallas Hasn't Been Spared

By Jacob Vaughn
Apr 1, 2022

In a seven-year period, road rage incidents accounted for 15% of murders in the city of Dallas. With these incidents on the rise, local police have formed a task force intended to tap the brakes.
Self-Driving Vehicles Are Hitting the Roads All Over Texas, and More Could Show Up in Dallas

By Jacob Vaughn
Feb 18, 2022

Safety concerns loom as autonomous vehicles take over the roads in Texas and across the country.
E-Scooter Companies Say They Can Fill the Gap Left by Reduced DART Bus Stops in Dallas

By Jacob Vaughn
Feb 17, 2022

Electric scooter operators have been trying to get back into the city since they were kicked out in September 2020 over public safety concerns. Is there return just beyond the horizon?

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