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  City Proposes Fixes for Its Scooter Problem

  February 18 at 4 a.m.

  The city is proposing implementing new restrictions and raising fees to address safety concerns about its "Dockless Mobility Program." The program allows five companies — Bird, Jump, Lime, Ojo and Wheels — to blanket the city in scooters that can be picked up, rented by the minute and then dropped...

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  Dallas Is Falling Far Short of Its Ambitious Goal to Become Bike Friendly By 2021

  February 18 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas is nowhere close to fulfilling an ambitious plan to create a citywide network of bicycle lanes. In 2011, the City Council adopted a plan to create 1,300 miles of bike routes, including bikes lanes, street markings and multipurpose trails, that would promote "wide-spread use of bicycles" in the car-centric...

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  Dallas Needs To Do a Tammy Wynette on DART — D - I - V - O - R - C - E

  February 13 at 4 a.m.

  Sometimes somebody just rings the damn bell. Two young guys who are smart, one an analyst at the Manhattan Institute in New York and another an urban developer here in Dallas, co-wrote an op-ed piece recently that rang the bell loud and clear on DART, our regional transit agency. The...

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  The Death, Life of Dallas Transit Discussed During Public Symposium

  February 3 at 4 a.m.

  Before Dallas can build a new plan for its public transit infrastructure, it must decide what kind of system it wants: one that attracts the largest number of riders possible, or one that serves everyone in the city equally, a transit expert told a crowd of 200 people at a...

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  New Report: DFW Is Less Affordable Than NYC. Why? Blame Car Culture.

  January 24 at 4 a.m.

  A typical DFW family spends more of its income on housing and transportation than those in most other major cities — including San Francisco and New York — according to a new report released by the NYC-based Citizen's Budget Commission. Using data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, researchers at...

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  PSA: DART Is Free on NYE. Just Don’t Stay Out Too Late.

  Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Don't get a ticket. Buses, light rail and the Trinity Railway Express are all free Tuesday night beginning at 6 p.m., thanks to MillerCoors. But you'll need to keep your eyes on the clock after that midnight kiss. Buses and trains are operating on a normal weekday schedule. That means most...