88S20163 CJM-D
By: Johnson, et al. S.R. No. 25
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dallas Area Rapid Transit is celebrating the 40th
anniversary of its founding on August 16, 2023, and this occasion
provides a fitting opportunity to recognize the agency for its
vital contributions to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex; and
WHEREAS, Created on August 13, 1983, as a replacement for the
Dallas Transit System, the DART regional transit agency serves a
700-square-mile area that includes Dallas as well as 12 surrounding
communities: Addison, Carrollton, Cockrell Hill, Farmers Branch,
Garland, Glenn Heights, Highland Park, Irving, Richardson,
Rowlett, Plano, and University Park; and
WHEREAS, DART offers a variety of transit options, such as
bus routes, DART Light Rail, Trinity Railway Express commuter rail,
and GoLink on-demand and paratransit services; transporting more
than 220,000 passengers each day, the system encompasses a fleet of
nearly 700 buses and the longest light rail system in the U.S.;
moreover, the DART Police Department is one of the largest police
departments in North Texas; and
WHEREAS, True to its mission, DART provides a system of
innovative, affordable, reliable, and safe mobility options that
contributes to the quality of life and economic vitality in the
region, and it is indispensable to the transportation
infrastructure in Dallas and beyond; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 2nd
Called Session, hereby commemorate the 40th anniversary of Dallas
Area Rapid Transit and extend to the agency sincere best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for DART as an expression of high regard by the Texas
Senate.