BUILDING A BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE Progress Report FY 2018 Inmotion THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT Cover Inmotion Spring Progress Report Final Print.indd 2 4/30/19 4:26 PM 132-006-0119 INMOTION Spring 2019 Size: 11w X 8.5 t, Spot varnish front on logos (see layer) with bleed. CMYK, stitching short side with plus cover, 12 pages. AE: KP Design: CW DART CURRENT AND FUTURE RAIL SERVICES TRE to Fort Worth A-train to Denton (operated by DCTA) NW PLANO PARK & RIDE PLANO TEXRail BELL RICHLAND HILLS PARKER ROAD JACK HATCHELL DOWNTOWN PLANO TRANSIT CTR. Preside SHILOH FORT WORTH nt G ROAD e urnpike 12TH STREET FORT WORTH CENTRAL STATION o ush T r g e B FORT WORTH T&P STATION Dallas North Tollway CITYLINE/BUSH NORTH CARROLLTON/FRANKFORD UT DALLAS GALATYN PARK TRINITY MILLS CARROLLTON ADDISON Downtown Dallas Dallas KNOLL TRAIL RICHARDSON ARAPAHO CENTER VICTORY DOWNTOWN CARROLLTON ADDISON PEAPEARRLL//AARRTSTS TEXRail to Fort Worth CYPRESS WATERS TRANSIT CTR. DISTRIDISTRICCTT DEEP (operated by Trinity Metro) (DALLAS) SPRING VALLEY ELLUM DFW FARMERS WEST NORTH BRANCH TRANSFER DOWNTOWN GARLAND FARMERS BRANCH GARLAND ST. PAUL LBJ/CENTRAL WEST END DFW DFW DOWNTOWN AIRPORT AIRPORT FOREST LANE ROWLETT AKARD EAST FOREST/JUPITER TRANSFER Terminal B Terminal A ROSA PARKS ROYAL LANE LBJ/SKILLMAN DFW BELT LINE ROWLETT PLAZA WALNUT LAKE HIGHLANDS UNION STATION IRVING CONVENTION WALNUT HILL/DENTON HILL CENTER Lake Ray UNIONEDDIE SBERNICETATION PARK LANE Hubbard CONVENTION NORTH LAKE LAS COLINAS S. GARLAND JOHNSON CENTER COLLEGE URBAN CENTER TRANSIT CTR. UNION STATION UNIVERSITY WHITE ROCK BACHMAN LOVERS UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS PARK LANE LOVE HIGHLAND FIELD White LAKE RAY BURBANK PARK HUBBARD Projects under development in Downtown Dallas: INWOOD/LOVE FIELD MOCKINGBIRD Rock TRANSIT CTR. Lake IRVING SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL DISTRICT/ D CBD S L R A PARKLAND DALLAS (D2 Subway) in shaded area To Fort Worth CENTREPORT/ WEST IRVING DOWNTOWN IRVING/ MEDICAL/ MARKET DFW AIRPORT HERITAGE CROSSING MARKET CENTER CENTER CITYPLACE/UPTOWN D Sreetcar Central Link DEEP ELLUM PEAR VICTORY ST. PAUL BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AKARD WEST END L FAIR PARK /ARTS DISTRICT EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON MLK, JR. Tr r UNION STATION Rail System Legend in it y Rive CONVENTION CENTER LAWNVIEW CEDARS HATCHER Currently Operating COCKRELL HILL 8TH & CORINTH DART Rail Red Line DALLAS ZOO LAKE JUNE DART Rail Blue Line TYLER/VERNON MORRELL DART Rail Green Line HAMPTON ILLINOIS DART Rail Orange Line WESTMORELAND BUCKNER DART Rail Orange Line (Selected Weekday Trips Rush Hour Only) KIEST Trinity Railway Express (TRE) VA MEDICAL CENTER TEXRail RED BIRD LEDBETTER DCTA A-train TRANSIT CTR. M-Line Trolley Inset Map CAMP WISDOM Dallas Streetcar Planning/Design Underway UNT DALLAS Cotton Belt GLENN HEIGHTS Proposed Cotton Belt station GLENN HEIGHTS PARK & RIDE D2 Corridor (Inset Map) Cover Inmotion Spring Progress Report Final Print.indd 3 4/30/19 4:26 PM TABLE OF CONTENTS DART Plus . 2 Downtown Dallas Light Rail Replacement . 3. Platform Extensions on Red and Blue Lines . .4 . Cotton Belt Regional Rail Project . 5. D2 Subway: Dallas Central Business District Second Light Rail Alignment . 6 Innovative Technology . 7 GoLinkSM Expansion. 8 GoPass® App Enhancements . 8. GoPass® Tap Card . .9 . Interactive Kiosks. 9 DART Zoom . 10 August 2019 Bus Service Change . 11 Difference Between Light Rail and Regional Rail . .12 . Dallas Area Rapid Transit P.O. BOX 660163 Dallas, TX 75266-0163 BUILDING A BETTER EXPERIENCE Progress Report FY 2018 ON THE COVER: DART has several improvement projects in the works that will create a smoother, more comfortable and more efficient ride for our customers. Every time you see DART Plus, you know that we are making major improvements to the DART System to build a better Inmotion THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT future for North Texas. 132-006-0119 CW Cover Inmotion Spring Progress Rpt.indd 1-2 4/18/19 2:44 PM 132-006-0119 INMOTION Spring 2019 Size: 11w X 8.5 t, Spot varnish front on logos (see layer) with bleed. CMYK, stitching short side with plus cover, 12 pages. AE: KP Design: CW Inmotion Spring Inside pgs Final Print.indd 1 5/6/19 10:54 AM 132-006-0119 INMOTION Spring 2019 Size: 11w X 8.5 t, Spot varnish on photos (see layer) with bleed. CMYK, stitching short side with plus cover, 12 pages. AE: KP Design: CW BUILDING A BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE Under the banner of DART Plus, DART is communicating the value and benefits of current and future construction projects, which include more than $2.5 billion in rail projects and expanding capacity on the current light rail system over the next five years. These capital investment projects build a better customer experience for our riders as well as expand North Texas’ transportation options. DART.org/plus 2 Inmotion Spring Inside pgs Final Print.indd 2 5/6/19 10:54 AM DOWNTOWN DALLAS LIGHT RAIL REPLACEMENT DART Light Rail customers will have a smoother ride through downtown Dallas once the agency upgrades the rail and makes street repairs in the city’s Central Business District. The rail replacement project started in late March and will continue through the fall. DART is upgrading the worn rail in the downtown corridor between the Pearl/Arts District and West End stations to the type and gauge used on the rest of the light rail system. As part of the project, the agency will add a crossover near St. Paul Station to provide another place where trains can switch tracks, which will reduce service disruptions. Crews also will replace an existing crossover near West End Station and repair the underlying road and drainage at four street intersections. The rail replacement and other track improvements will give the light rail system greater operational flexibility and eliminate ongoing maintenance issues. DART is suspending weekend rail service DART is replacing worn light rail tracks, adding or replacing crossovers, and repairing streets and drainage along the through September to complete the work. rail corridor in downtown Dallas to create a smoother ride and eliminate ongoing maintenance issues. DART Rail in Six bus shuttle routes will connect the downtown will be shut down on the weekends through September to complete the work. affected stations during track replacement. Normal service resumes each weekday. DART.org/plus 3 Inmotion Spring Inside pgs Final Print.indd 3 5/6/19 10:54 AM Once DART completes work to lengthen or modify train platforms at 28 light Longer stations allow DART to operate longer trains, which means more rail stations along the Red and Blue lines, the entire DART Rail System will seats, fewer people standing, and more doors to get on and off the train. accommodate three-car trains. PLATFORM EXTENSIONS ON RED AND BLUE LINES DART is lengthening platforms and modifying Longer platforms mean DART will be able to entry doors per side. Customers who board trains level-boarding areas at 28 light rail stations along operate three-car trains on any rail line during peak at the low-floor center car gain a third the Red and Blue lines. ridership hours or during special events when the level-boarding accessible entrance. trains are most crowded. Once these rail stations can accommodate Construction should begin in late spring and is longer trains, the agency will have the capacity Crews will move and add level-boarding areas scheduled to be complete in late 2021, with full to move up to 33 percent more passengers per at the Red Line’s four aerial stations, as those operation of three-car trains in 2022. The Platform hour through downtown Dallas during the busiest platforms were built long enough. At the remaining Extensions project is funded by grants from the operating times. 24 stations, contractors will extend the platforms by Texas Department of Transportation and the approximately 100 feet, as well as move the level- Federal Transit Authority. These stations lie outside of downtown Dallas and boarding areas. DART.org/plus were built before 2004. All other light rail stations were either built to accommodate three-car trains A third light rail vehicle on a train adds 100 more or already have been modified. seats, room for 50 more standees and five more 4 Inmotion Spring Inside pgs Final Print.indd 4 5/6/19 10:54 AM PLANO y a w l l o To Denton (A-train operated by DCTA) T Preside nt G e SHILOH ROAD h o urnpike t r T 12TH STREET g e B ush or N CITYLINE/BUSH s a l l UT DALLAS a D KNOLL TRAIL RICHARDSON DOWNTOWN CARROLLTON ADDISON TRANSIT CENTER CYPRESS WATERS (DALLAS) CARROLLTON COTTON BELT REGIONAL DFW NORTH ADDISON FARMERS GARLAND DFW DFW BRANCH AIRPORT AIRPORT RAIL PROJECT TERMINAL B TERMINAL A To Fort Worth (TEXRail operated by Trinity Metro) DFW Residents in the northern part of the DART Service Area have a new rail option coming. UNIVERSITY LOVE PARK DART’s 26-mile Cotton Belt Corridor spans from FIELD HIGHLAND PARK Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Shiloh To Fort Worth IRVING Road in Plano. The alignment traverses seven cities: DALLAS Plano, Richardson, Addison, Carrollton, Dallas, In February, DART’s contractors began preconstruction work, LEGEND Cotton Belt DART Orange Line InDCTterfAac A-tre Satiantion which is needed to advance the design of the Cotton Belt Regional TEXEXR Raaiill DART Green Line PTroteinitynti Rala Cottoil Expresn Beslt Stations Coppell and Grapevine. DCTExistiAng A -trTracink DART Red Line Rail Project. Trinity Rail Express DART Blue Line This project will improve mobility, accessibility and transit connections to major employment, population and activity centers. Regional rail also Metro’s TEXRail to Fort Worth – which opened Design work is expected to take six to eight months, will support sustainable growth and economic January 2019 – at the DFW Airport North and followed by utility relocation and foundation work development taking place in these communities.