DALLAS — One common complaint shared by the handful of member cities threatening to leave Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is that they would like more representation on the board that makes the big decisions for the transit agency and its partners.
Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch and Highland Park argue the city of Dallas has too much power.
One proposal just heard by the Dallas City Council is a “one city, one vote” approach to the board’s makeup, where each city has a member and gets an equal vote. But that would mean Dallas relinquishes power on the board, and District 14 Council Member Paul Ridley says that scenario is not realistic…