In January, the Addison City Council voted to put a citywide withdrawal from DART on the May ballot, joining five other cities in doing so. (As we mentioned in Leading Off, early voting for May elections starts today.) While half the cities opted to drop their elections, three remain: Addison, Highland Park, and University Park. All three say the move stems from longstanding dissatisfaction with how DART is funded and the extent of member cities’ say in DART operations.
On the night the Addison City Council voted, residents questioned that decision, pointing out the city’s stop in the new Silver Line in particular, which “provides an identifier that’s hard to put a price tag on.” Ahead of the vote, the transit advocacy group Dallas Area Transit Alliance produced a video imagining what a DART-less Addison would look like. You can see that below.
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