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It's Been a Great Ride!
A letter from the DART Chairman of the Board.
Keeping it in Park
With temperatures and gas prices boiling over, smart commuters are parking their cars, pocketing their gas cards, and jumping on DART.
Summer in the City
Keep your cool by riding DART to some of the summer's most exciting destinations. It's a relaxing change of pace, and the most affordable ride around town.
Rolling Fast
DART Rail has become a fixture in the local culture. Don't look now, but it's about to double in size – and community input is the cornerstone.
Open Road to Freedom
DART's growing network of HOV lanes gives ride-sharing road warriors the edge in the battle against congestion and pollution.
The Sky's the Limit
With DART delivering trainloads of economic opportunity, developers and tenants alike are lining up at the stations.
Short Trips
Track the Green Line online; Victory Park gains EPA laurels; great ride at any price; planning ahead for downtown.
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DART Current and Future Services Map
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Commuters are parking their cars, pocketing their gas cards, and jumping on DART.
With temperatures and gas prices boiling over, North Texans are turning to public transit.
DART's bus and rail ridership increased in the summer of 2006 as gasoline hit a record high of $3.13 per gallon. Now with average prices surging past $3 again in 2007, DART's providing more gas relief.
According to BIGresearch's May Consumer Intentions & Actions Survey of more than 8,300 consumers nationwide, rising gas prices are pressing hard on consumer confidence. "With expectations for even higher gas prices, consumers continue to look for ways to stretch their paychecks by deferring purchases," says Gary Drenik, president and CEO of BIGresearch.
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Jared Aldinger hits the books and his laptop during his daily commute from Dallas to law school in Fort Worth. |
An easy way for North Texans to stretch their paychecks is to hop on public transit. Jared Aldinger saves money – and puts his commute time to good use – by riding DART Rail and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) from Mockingbird Station to downtown Fort Worth. Getting off at the ITC Station, he walks two blocks to Texas Wesleyan University where he's getting his law degree. Aldinger makes the commute four days a week – five if his study group meets on Saturday.
"With gas prices as high as they are, it's a heck of a deal to ride DART and the TRE."
– Jared Aldinger |
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"With gas prices as high as they are, it's a heck of a deal to ride DART and the TRE," he says. "But I also like the convenience of being able to get things done. I don't have to worry about traffic and driving. I study on the way to class and back, and by the time I get home I'm done."
Aldinger owns a car but sometimes jumps on DART for easy in-and-out to big events. "I've ridden to the Auto Show at the Dallas Convention Center and to Mavericks games. It's a good way to go," he says.
Calculate Your Savings
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 Want to know how much you can save by riding DART? Use our Commute Calculator at www.DART.org/calculator. It's easy: just fill in the blanks for your daily mileage, number of days worked each month, average vehicle miles per gallon, average price per gallon and monthly parking expense. Click "Calculate Cost," and prepare to be amazed. For example, if your daily roundtrip is 14 miles, you work 20 days a month, your car gets 20 miles per gallon, and you pay $3 a gallon plus $90 a month for parking, your monthly commuting cost is $249.60. For $40 you can buy a DART Local Monthly Pass and save $209.60! |
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