Dallas Public Transportation DART [by: Nicole]
Channel: Jordan O. James
Date: 2022-05-16

For my final project for my community and regional planning class I decided to look into Dallas public transportation specifically the Dart system. The DFW population is around 7.5 million people, with about 4.5 million cars registered (keeping in mind that some people/families have more than one car registered). Public transportation is important to provide equal opportunities for the working and lower-middle class as well as combating the current environmental crisis. Public transportation helps facilitate economic growth by creating easier access to new job opportunities (for those without personal transportation) as well as the public transportation creating jobs itself. Dallas has one of the largest public transportation systems in terms of mileage and area covered but that does not mean that there are no issues. Since this is a public system, there are a lot of changes and improvments that can be made. In my presentaion I mention how Dart should expand into cities like Frisco, The Colony, and Prosper. These are areas that are having high population growth and would benefit having easier access to public transportation. Expanding to these areas would also allow for people who are living in the inner cities of Dallas have better job opportunities since a lot of major headquarters are moving and have moved to these areas. Such as Toyota, Dallas Cowboys, and tech start-ups. DART should also try and make public transportation safer for users so more people will be inclined to use it, especially woman and young adults. In my presentation I also provide ways that DART can improve their issues for saftey and expansion. In conclusion, public transportation should be accessible to everyone. This means safe for all users and reaches as many places as possible. This is important to ensure equal opportunities as well as good for the environment.