DALLAS — Plano may opt out of a transit program that DART says would force bus route cuts. The program was part of a compromise after Plano pushed state legislationthat could have redirected up to 25% of DART’s funding back to member cities — a change the agency warned would cause severe service reductions.
Plano Mayor John B. Muns said the city would not agree to the proposed terms under the “general mobility program” that would require the city to pay back the money if it lobbied for more legislative changes to redirect DART funds, or called for an election to leave the network.
The news that the largest city eligible for funds may sit out the general mobility program is another twist in the years-long struggle DART has faced as it works to balance an increasingly fragile transit alliance…