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02/23/2010

DART plans meetings on service changes
Dallas Area Rapid Transit has scheduled a series of community meetings about extensive service changes that are set to take effect in December. The changes will affect a majority of DART's bus routes when new parts of the Green Line open. The community meetings will be capped by a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. March 23 at the DART boardroom at 1401 Pacific Ave. in downtown Dallas.

02/22/2010

DART bus fire jams traffic on North Central Expressway
No one was injured in the fire, on a DART bus in Richardson.

02/19/2010

Even stimulus opponents sought funds for Texas
With critics calling the year-old package a colossal waste of money, Democrats have fought back by leveling charges of hypocrisy. Not one Republican voted for the $787 billion plan, but many have tried to wangle funds for the folks back home.

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02/18/2010

$1 billion DFW Connector project will ease Grapevine highway mess, but the work will be painful
Construction crews began work Wednesday on an enormously complex $1 billion highway project in Grapevine that will eventually smooth the daily commutes for hundreds of thousands of North Texas drivers weary of the constant sight of taillights.

02/17/2010

Dallas awarded $43M in federal grants for roads, streetcars
The money will build a starter downtown streetcar loop and will greatly reduce NTTA's cost to build the State Highway 161 toll road in western Dallas County.

Link: Learn more about TIGER grants

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Dallas panel urges changing East Ledbetter Drive's name to Trinity Forest Boulevard
The last time the city of Dallas sought to rename a street to spruce up the image of the Trinity River, it quickly turned into a drawn-out fight with ugly racial overtones.

02/15/2010

Work set to begin today on DFW Connector north of D/FW airport
Work starts today on the DFW Connector, a $1.02 billion project that will improve mobility along state highways 114 and 121 north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

02/14/2010

Super Bowl host committee going to school on NBA All-Star Weekend
The North Texas Super Bowl host committee returned last week from Sunday's football game with a brand-new focus: basketball.

02/11/2010

DART, TRE extend hours for All-Star events
DART and the Trinity Railway Express will have extra service and extended hours for 2010 NBA All-Star events at the Dallas Convention Center and American Airlines Center starting Friday.