KevinKorell
Jun 4 2012, 10:27 AM
DART press release:
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Don Johnson wasn't quite sure what to expect when a small group of people and a gaggle of news cameras converged on him as he got off the Red Line at Union Station Monday morning. What he soon found out was he was making history and the crowd was on hand to help celebrate.
Johnson is the 250 millionth customer on the light rail system of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).
Story is
here.
EvergreenRailfan
Jun 4 2012, 02:06 PM
Way to go DART!
I have to ask, were there any naysayers in Dallas when it got started?
AlanB
Jun 4 2012, 09:36 PM
There are still naysayers in Dallas and its suburbs.
KevinKorell
Jun 4 2012, 09:48 PM
Every city has its share of naysayers, including those where transit has proven to be highly successful. Dallas has done well from day one with its LRT network, and they have expanded it quickly and incrementally.
EvergreenRailfan
Jun 4 2012, 10:19 PM
Best example up here in the Pacific Northwest for Portland. I used to joke that since at one point they only went East and West, and the naysayers were saying North Portland and the communities to the south of the city were left out, and then they started building in those parts, criticize away, TriMet might find a way to build there!
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