DART

Lee to Step Down as DART President and CEO

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) President and CEO Nadine S. Lee on March 25 informed the agency’s Board of Directors that she will not seek an extension of her current contract, “concluding a tenure marked by operational transformation.”

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People News: Telos Advisers, DART, Denver RTD

Felicia Alexander joins Telos Advisers as Senior Director. Also, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) President and CEO Nadine Lee is recognized as a trailblazer by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO); and the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) appoints Kellie Irving as Civil Rights Division Director.

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Transit Briefs: WMATA, DART, CABR

Virginia and Maryland leaders endorse DMVMoves funding and recommendations for the future of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and area transit systems. Also, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors vote on a resolution that proposes a new governance and funding model; and Cochrane Mayor Morgan Nagel supports the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Canada’s Building Trades Unions, the Building Trades of Alberta and Friends of Calgary Airport-Banff Rail (CABR).

Los Angeles is one step closer to a direct rail connection that is slated to make travel faster and easier through the Sepulveda Pass. The LACMTA Board has selected “an underground heavy rail option” (Modified Alternative 5) for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, which will link the Van Nuys Metrolink Station to the Metro E Line. (Map Courtesy of LACMTA)

Transit Briefs: LACMTA, DART, Denver RTD

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board selects rapid transit for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project. Also, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) kicks off a transit-oriented development project near SMU/Mockingbird Station; and Denver Regional Transit District (RTD) in Colorado is increasing rail system fare checks.

Transit Briefs: MDOT MTA, DART, PRT

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) launches a new MARC train student fare program. Also, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) holds off on issuing new debt before November 2026; and Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) launches an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting service.

The State of California, through the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Round 9 program, has awarded SacRT three grants totaling $25.8 million. Among the projects covered by the grants: the purchase of four new LRVs. (Screen Grab from SacRT video)

Transit Briefs: SacRT, DART, BART

California’s Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) secures state funding for new LRVs (light rail vehicles) and station construction and other transit projects. Also, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) celebrates the phase one-opening of a Carollton, Tex.-based transit-oriented development; and San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) and 23 regional transit partners launch an electronic fare payment system.

Transit Briefs: DART, OC Streetcar, Denver RTD

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) releases its first Point B Strategic Plan Annual Report. Also, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) tests a new electric OC Streetcar ahead of its 2026 launch; and the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) launches a near-term plan to enhance the customer experience and increase transit utilization.

“In 2021, the MTA was looking at a $2.5 billion annual deficit, but we have been able to get back on track thanks to the amazing support from Albany,” MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said Nov. 19 upon release of the agency’s final 2026 operating budget and four-year financial plan. “That support allowed us to stay afloat without cutting service, without any layoffs—and another major factor in this agency’s fiscal stability has been the cost savings that we’ve achieved in recent years.” (MTA Photograph)

Transit Briefs: NYMTA, KC Streetcar, NCTD, WMATA, DART

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) releases its final 2026 operating budget and four-year financial plan. Also, KC Streetcar will soon reveal plans for the new northern terminus and CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City) Pavilion; North County Transit–San Diego Railroad (NCTD) and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) move forward on transit-oriented development projects; and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board approves contracts to improve security and cleanliness systemwide.

Transit Briefs: SEPTA, Baltimore Red Line, Metrolinx, DART

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) ridership for October 2025 decreases 3% from last year. Also, Baltimore’s Red Line project is slow moving; a new transit hub that will eventually serve Metrolinx’s Eglinton Crosstown is now open in Mount Dennis; and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) launches new ticket vending machines for easier fares.

“Every dollar generated by and within development around our light rail stations has the ability improve our cities, provide economic mobility and stability to our residents, and grow opportunity for North Texas,” DART President and CEO Nadine Lee said. (DART Photograph)

DART TOD Drives Dallas Investment

Transit-oriented development (TOD) within a quarter mile of Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) light rail stations has generated $18.1 billion in direct economic impact to North Texas over the past 25 years,