Metro&State Section B Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Why a council mainstay DALLAS won’t be running again Tougher oversight never figured Pleasant shoot “feral animals.” And Grove’s Rickey Don the time he said the only ICallahan for one to quit way to stop panhandlers of police weighed thegamewithplentyof was to “break their backs, halted a City Council meeting a budget, and allowing the time left on the clock. But I break their spirits.” Botham Jean case fuels on one occasion — after an of- board to subpoena officers. figured wrong. But Callahan, too, always ROBERT WILONSKY calls to strengthen ficer fatally shot 26-year-old The Police Department Callahan announced struck me as a man who [email protected] Botham Jean, a Pricewater- has already implemented the Tuesday came to City Hall hoping to citizen review board houseCoopers analyst, in his complaint submission process. that he’s disagreed on some Big do some good. He fought By CASSANDRA own Cedars apartment. And the council is scheduled giving up Stuff — the Trinity River for what he believed was JARAMILLO In a memo sent to council to decide on new procedures his shot at toll road and Confeder- best for the Grove. And I and CORBETT SMITH Staff Writers members and released publicly early next year. But efforts to a fourth — ate monuments, both of did once call him the most last week, City Manager T.C. boost the board’s powers are and final — which he’d still like under affable man on the council. Dallas officials will soon Broadnax wrote that commu- likely to meet stiff resistance term as a the Christmas tree. And he “I didn’t do it for an ego weigh whether to give broad nity groups had made a series from police groups, who say RICKEY Dallas City often seemed to think all trip, and I didn’t come here new powers to the Citizens of recommendations for new the extra oversight is unwar- CALLAHAN Council economic development was for my agenda,” he said in Police Review Board, a little- accountability measures and a ranted. member. good economic develop- an interview before he an- known city panel that reviews stronger review board. Those Dallas Police Association That means he’ll leave ment, even if that meant nounced his farewell tour at allegations of police miscon- proposals included allowing president Mike Mata said he in June after six years of voting in favor of concrete the Southeast Dallas Cham- duct. residents to submit complaints felt that the board, if granted fighting vociferously for his batch plants near people’s ber of Commerce. “I came Activists demanded chang- in person and online, giving investigative power, would Pleasant Grove district. homes. here for the community’s es to the board in September the review board an indepen- During his tenure, Cal- And there was that time — their protests temporarily dent investigative arm and See DALLAS Page 5B lahan and I have strongly he said we maybe ought to See CALLAHAN Page 5B TRANSPORTATION TRE racing to beat deadline More time sought technology was the result of 2008 federal legislation. It on safety tech upgrade requires commuter lines to to avoid shutdown be equipped to monitor and control train movements By RAYLESZCYNSKI using GPS, Wi-Fi and high- Staff Writer [email protected] band radio to reduce the chance of human error. Crunch time continues for As of Oct. 31, PTC equip- the Trinity Railway Express, ment has been fully installed which is among a hand- on TRE cars and track seg- ful of commuter railroads ments. Radio towers are in- nationwide racing to beat a stalled and requisite band deadline to avoid a federal spectrum is available. Four shutdown over implementa- PTC-required tests have been tion of Positive Train Control completed since September. safety equipment. But employee training is An extension of the Dec. less than two-thirds complete, 31 deadline will be requested and none of 32 miles of track Photos by Shaban Athuman/Staff Photographer for the TRE, which carries was in actual PTC operation. DART spokesman Mark A. Ball said if passengers are ever in an emergency situation in the tunnels, which don’t have 6,500 passengers a day be- The federal mandate also cell service, they should remain on the train. There are also call boxes, and security guards or police are always on site. tween downtown Dallas and calls for the TRE system to Fort Worth. be interoperable with five While Dallas Area Rapid other railroads that have Transit believes it will be access to the TRE corridor. granted the extension, which That hasn’t happened yet. Digging deep would allow service to con- In a Sept. 13 Federal Rail- tinue uninterrupted, it has a road Administration update contingency plan for shuttle to Congress, nine commuter bus service. DART runs the rail lines were listed as at- for answers TRE in partnership with risk over PTC implementa- Fort Worth’s Trinity Metro tion issues. One is MetroRail, transit agency. Why don’t DART tunnels have cell service? 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