The University Park City Council has canceled an agreement to provide paratransit services in the wake of voters’ decision to remain part of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).
The University Park City Council had contracted with Via for the on-demand transit company to provide paratransit services if residents had opted to withdraw from DART. The Town of Highland Park also approved an agreement with Via ahead of the vote.
About 54% of University Park voters, or 1,461 total, favored continuing DART service in the city. Voters in the Town of Highland Park, meanwhile, voted by about 70% (1,076 total votes) to discontinue DART service there…