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  DART Doing Everything It Can to Fix One of Its Biggest Problems

  March 14 at 4 a.m.

  There are few worse feelings for a North Texas transit commuter than the one that often hits just as they step off of one of DART's climate-controlled light-rail cars and onto the platform at one of the agency's more far-flung train stations: "How fricking long is it going to be...

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  Finally, for One of Dallas’ Oldest Traffic Headaches, Light at the End of the Tunnel

  March 11 at 4 a.m.

  If at any point over the last seven years you've found yourself on the east side of downtown Dallas, you've encountered it — the quagmire of detour signs, potholes and uneven pavement that have accompanied Dallas' quest to fix up Pearl Expressway and Cesar Chavez Boulevard on the eastern edge...

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  Dallas Is Building a Great Wall to Keep Out the … Noise

  February 26 at 4 a.m.

  What are we gonna build? “A wall!” Who’s gonna pay for it? “Mexi … er, TxDOT!” Residents in Lake Highlands are getting some long-sought peace and quiet, thanks to the construction of a giant, gaudy wall. Not the one at the heart of President Donald Trump’s controversial national emergency, but...

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  North Texas State Rep. Rolls Out Plan To Reform Texas' Toll Roads

  February 20 at 4 a.m.

  State Rep. Matt Krause rolled out a new plan Tuesday to take on one of Texas conservatives' long-standing bugaboos, announcing a bill he's calling the "Toll Payer Protection Act." The bill, the Fort Worth Republican says, is intended to get local communities involved in decisions to build toll roads or...

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  Dallas Cops Aren't Issuing Traffic Tickets Like They Once Did

  February 18 at 4 a.m.

  Among the many issues stemming from the Dallas Police Department's struggles to hire and retain police officers is that it is becoming harder to get a traffic ticket in Dallas, according to city officials, DPD union leaders and municipal court data. "You cannot get a ticket in this town," Dallas...

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  Dallas Remains Deadly for Pedestrians, New Study Says

  January 28 at 4 a.m.

  North Texas remains extremely dangerous for pedestrians even as Dallas takes steps to modernize its thoroughfares, according to the 2019 version of Smart Growth America's Dangerous By Design report. According to the study, 1,037 pedestrians died after being struck by cars in DFW between 2008 and 2017. Put another way, that's 1.49...